Job Description
Job Posting Organization:
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a humanitarian organization established in 1946, dedicated to helping people forced to flee. NRC operates in multiple countries around the world, focusing on providing assistance to refugees and internally displaced persons. The organization is committed to ensuring safety and well-being for all its employees and beneficiaries, promoting a positive working culture that values empowerment, support, and a sense of belonging. NRC has a zero-tolerance policy towards exploitation and abuse, ensuring that all employees adhere to its values of dedication, innovation, inclusivity, and accountability.
Job Overview:
The ICLA Coordinator will lead the implementation of the Information, Counselling, and Legal Assistance (ICLA) program across Unity State. This role involves comprehensive planning, execution, monitoring, evaluation, and learning, alongside team management, documentation, and reporting. The ICLA Coordinator will collaborate closely with project teams, government institutions, UN agencies, technical experts, implementing partners, beneficiaries, and civil society to ensure the successful implementation of ICLA program activities. The position requires a proactive approach to managing ICLA operations, ensuring adherence to NRC policies and donor requirements, and fostering effective communication and cooperation with relevant partners and local authorities.
Duties and Responsibilities:
The ICLA Coordinator will oversee the implementation and coordination of ICLA programs and interventions across all project locations. Key responsibilities include: ensuring adherence to NRC policies and donor requirements; coordinating and implementing ICLA projects according to NRC and ICLA country office policies; developing activity and work plans; supervising ICLA project staff; training and mentoring staff in line with developed strategies; promoting ideas for improvement; maintaining knowledge of Legal Identity Documentation (LID) and Housing, Land and Property (HLP) rights; preparing monthly activity/project reports; managing daily ICLA operations; conducting frequent visits to target locations; monitoring and documenting issues of concern; coordinating with local authorities and partners; contributing to proposal writing and budget drafting; representing ICLA in coordination forums; and ensuring effective budget monitoring and reporting.
Required Qualifications:
Candidates must possess a university degree in law from a recognized institution, with additional qualifications considered an advantage. Experience in legal assistance programs within a humanitarian or recovery context is essential, particularly in delivering technical capacity-building training. A minimum of two years of project management experience, including staff supervision and compliance with internal policies, is desirable. Candidates should also have significant experience in monitoring, evaluation, and reporting on project activities, as well as prior experience representing an NGO and advocating for beneficiaries in public forums.
Educational Background:
A university degree in law is mandatory for this position. Additional qualifications in related fields will be considered advantageous. The educational background should reflect a strong understanding of legal frameworks relevant to the ICLA program and the ability to apply this knowledge in a practical context.
Experience:
The position requires at least two years of relevant experience in project management, particularly in a humanitarian or recovery context. Candidates should have a proven track record of supervising staff, ensuring compliance with policies, and effectively managing project activities. Experience in monitoring and evaluation, as well as advocacy on behalf of beneficiaries, is also essential.
Languages:
Fluency in written and spoken English is mandatory for this position. An understanding of the Nuer language is considered an added advantage, as it may facilitate communication with beneficiaries and local stakeholders.
Additional Notes:
This position is a national contract with a duration of 12 months, starting from January 1, 2027, to December 31, 202
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a humanitarian organization established in 1946, dedicated to helping people forced to flee. NRC operates in multiple countries around the world, focusing on providing assistance to refugees and internally displaced persons. The organization is committed to ensuring safety and well-being for all its employees and beneficiaries, promoting a positive working culture that values empowerment, support, and a sense of belonging. NRC has a zero-tolerance policy towards exploitation and abuse, ensuring that all employees adhere to its values of dedication, innovation, inclusivity, and accountability.
Job Overview:
The ICLA Coordinator will lead the implementation of the Information, Counselling, and Legal Assistance (ICLA) program across Unity State. This role involves comprehensive planning, execution, monitoring, evaluation, and learning, alongside team management, documentation, and reporting. The ICLA Coordinator will collaborate closely with project teams, government institutions, UN agencies, technical experts, implementing partners, beneficiaries, and civil society to ensure the successful implementation of ICLA program activities. The position requires a proactive approach to managing ICLA operations, ensuring adherence to NRC policies and donor requirements, and fostering effective communication and cooperation with relevant partners and local authorities.
Duties and Responsibilities:
The ICLA Coordinator will oversee the implementation and coordination of ICLA programs and interventions across all project locations. Key responsibilities include: ensuring adherence to NRC policies and donor requirements; coordinating and implementing ICLA projects according to NRC and ICLA country office policies; developing activity and work plans; supervising ICLA project staff; training and mentoring staff in line with developed strategies; promoting ideas for improvement; maintaining knowledge of Legal Identity Documentation (LID) and Housing, Land and Property (HLP) rights; preparing monthly activity/project reports; managing daily ICLA operations; conducting frequent visits to target locations; monitoring and documenting issues of concern; coordinating with local authorities and partners; contributing to proposal writing and budget drafting; representing ICLA in coordination forums; and ensuring effective budget monitoring and reporting.
Required Qualifications:
Candidates must possess a university degree in law from a recognized institution, with additional qualifications considered an advantage. Experience in legal assistance programs within a humanitarian or recovery context is essential, particularly in delivering technical capacity-building training. A minimum of two years of project management experience, including staff supervision and compliance with internal policies, is desirable. Candidates should also have significant experience in monitoring, evaluation, and reporting on project activities, as well as prior experience representing an NGO and advocating for beneficiaries in public forums.
Educational Background:
A university degree in law is mandatory for this position. Additional qualifications in related fields will be considered advantageous. The educational background should reflect a strong understanding of legal frameworks relevant to the ICLA program and the ability to apply this knowledge in a practical context.
Experience:
The position requires at least two years of relevant experience in project management, particularly in a humanitarian or recovery context. Candidates should have a proven track record of supervising staff, ensuring compliance with policies, and effectively managing project activities. Experience in monitoring and evaluation, as well as advocacy on behalf of beneficiaries, is also essential.
Languages:
Fluency in written and spoken English is mandatory for this position. An understanding of the Nuer language is considered an added advantage, as it may facilitate communication with beneficiaries and local stakeholders.
Additional Notes:
This position is a national contract with a duration of 12 months, starting from January 1, 2027, to December 31, 202
- The role is based in Rubkona, South Sudan, and requires approximately 50% travel within the area of operation. The position is classified as Grade 7, Step 1, and reports to the Field Manager. The ICLA Coordinator will have line management responsibilities for ICLA Officers and Assistants, with technical supervision provided by the ICLA Specialist. NRC is committed to creating a safe and inclusive work environment for all employees.
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