Role and responsibilities
The Housing, Land and Property- Task Force (HLP-TF) Co-Lead will strengthen advocacy, policy, legal development and dispute resolution related to housing, land and property rights by ensuring effective coordination of monitoring, reporting, analysis, response and capacity building.ย The Officer is responsible for ensuring that all ICLA activities comply with the NRC Code of Conduct, national law, donor requirements, and ICLAโs overall objective to ensure that people affected by displacement can access their right to a durable solution.
Caution: This role is national, only internal candidates from Afghanistan can be considered.
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To make sure and based on the action plan, providing information, counselling and legal assistance on house, land property (HLP) and legal identity documentation (LID) to refugee returnees, IDPs and host community (project participants) consistent with the applicable laws, procedures and current referral system (update on actor mapping), communication with representative of IDPs is a must; To make sure delivering legal assistance on HLP and LID for the targeted project participantsย Make sure to liaise with governmental and nongovernmental organizations to create and maintain a network of organizations to which returnees and IDPs can be referred; Make sure to collect and record information about the socio-economic, security and general conditions within the ICLAโs program strategy and approach for returnees and IDPs; Make sure to maintain and update standard hard filing from the caseload activities;ย Shall be remained updated on current legislation and legal developments in Afghanistan, international protection frameworks and human rights lawsย Participates in field visits for identification and follow up of activities, when scheduled. Participates in preparation of monthly reports, thematic reports, and correspondence with government officials and international organizations Bring humanitarian, legal and essential problems and experience of returnees before and after return to the attention of NRC and relevant departments/stakeholders through referral system Shall represent NRC in national and international meetings, when requested and promote exchange of information with relevant external actors Participate in NRC staff seminars and training, when scheduled Make sure to respect the anonymity of clients approaching NRC and the confidentiality of information received from any clients all the time Shall be inclusive for close co-operation with NRCs other CCs including needs assessments and identifying beneficiaries where appropriate Any other tasks as instructed by immediate superiorGeneric professional competencies for this position:ย
Excellent understanding of housing, land and property rightsย Experienced in coordination within the protection cluster forumย Significant experience in humanitarian operations particularity in legal and advocacy fieldsย Strong interpersonal skills, including capacity to negotiate with government and non-government stakeholders Excellent report-writing abilitiesContext related skills, knowledge and experienceย
Understanding and respect for humanitarian work, particularly relating to refugee and displacement issues At least 4 yearsโ experience in either legal service, advocacy and coordination related to HLP legal issues. Proven report writing abilities.ย Relevant bachelorโs degree related to Law and Sharia Law or housing, land and property.ย Good English skills and fluency in Dari and Pashtoย Ability to work under stressful conditions.ย Willingness and ability to travel regularly to the field independently is essential.Behavioral competencies
Handling insecure environment Planning and delivering results Empowering and building trust Communicating with impact and respect The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We work in crises across more than 31 countries, providing emergencies and long-term assistance to millions of people every year. We stand up for people forced to flee, advocating their rights. NORCAP, our global provider of expertise, helps improve international and local ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from crises. NRC also runs the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva, a global leader in reporting on and advocating for people displaced within their own country. Employment with NRC may lead to employment in or deployment to Regions, Countries, Areas or Offices that may be host to considerable health, safety and security risks. NRC takes this very seriously and we have procedures in place to reduce known risks, but will never be able to take away all risks. NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality and physical ability.