Information, Counselling, and Legal Assistance Specialist Bangladesh

What we are looking for

NRC is looking for an Information, Counselling, and Legal Assistance Specialist to join the Bangladesh mission. The role holder will provide technical development of the Information, Counselling, and Legal Assistance thematic area, strategic direction, and quality control. The Information, Counselling, and Legal Assistance Specialist is responsible for mentoring, training, and capacity building of staff on the Information, Counselling, and Legal Assistance technical capacity.

If you are an influential leader; with strong communications, networking, collaborative, and stakeholder management skills; and strong analytical expertise; who has a passion for capacity building and leading and inspiring large and diverse teams, then this is the role for you!

What you will do

• Information, Counselling, and Legal Assistance strategy, technical guidance, and Macro Logical Framework Approach developments.
• Donor engagement on funding for programming.
• Fundraising and proposal/budget/donor report development.
• Trends, technical standards, and donor priority identification.
• Technical quality and project implementation synergies.
• Technical direction and project implementation support.
• People leadership by identifying and recruiting staff; as well as providing mentorship and support; and capacity building and training.
• Stakeholder relations, networking, and partnership development.
• Forums/cluster/working groups participation and representation.

What you will bring

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Legal assistance expertise experience in a humanitarian/recovery context.
• Protection principles and technical legal advocacy knowledge.
• Community-Based Dispute Resolution and Housing Land & Property programming implementation experience.
• Complex and volatile context exposure.
• Rohingya context exposure and knowledge, in Bangladesh, pertaining to displacement and humanitarian needs will be an added advantage.
• English fluency, both written and verbal.

What makes this position attractive?

• The opportunity to work in the steadily growing NRC mission of Bangladesh that has scaled up since inception in 2018 to respond to the Rohingya influx, and that has an increasingly growing portfolio and funding. NRC interventions are used to increase the acceptance of humanitarian assistance amongst Rohingya and Bangladeshi populations.
• In addition to the existing Rohingya refugee response, NRC’s integrated activities are addressing the impacts of displacement from climate change in Cox’s Bazar, in the North-East and South-West parts of Bangladesh. As of 2022, NRC is working to respond to severe floods in Sylhet. Bangladesh is one of the world’s most disaster-prone countries while also hosting nearly 1 million Rohingya refugees. This is considered a protracted emergency in which displacement and recurrent climate disasters combine.
• Meaningful work that responds to the diverse needs, priorities, and concerns raised by beneficiary communities. The current context is set against a backdrop of continued conflict in Rakhine State, steady attenuation of humanitarian access, and political pressure to repatriate refugees. This is characterised by multiple localised emergencies adversely affecting communities and populations with low levels of resilience, high vulnerability, and acute poverty.
• Female candidates are strongly encouraged to join our work culture that empowers every employee to share ideas and take responsibility.

What we offer

• Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh duty station.
• 24-month contract duration.
• 50% travel, approximately.
• Grade 9 in NRC’s Salary Scale, with accompanying terms and conditions. NRC offers a competitive compensation and benefits package.
• NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality, and physical ability.
• We think outside the box, encourage ideas, and give responsibility to all employees at all levels. You will have many opportunities to be heard and take the initiative.