The Information, Counselling and Legal Assistance (ICLA) Technical Officer will be responsible for the day-to-day implementation of ICLA activities, community outreach and provision of legal services on legal identity, internally displaced persons registration, housing, land and property rights in particular with regards to Real Estate, Construction, Rent Agreements, Due Diligence, Housing Compensations and Land Law - and to ensure synergies with other NRC Core Competencies and access to services. The ICLA Technical Officer will also conduct capacity building activities at internal and external level, and conduct legal monitoring, research, analysis and reporting.
Generic responsibilities
1. Ensure compliance with NRC policies, guidelines, standards and donor requirements
2. Ensure adherence to ICLA strategy, tools, handbooks, guidelines and standards
3. Implement legal activities according to established plan of action
4. Promote and share ideas for technical improvement and further program development
5. Ensure that projects target beneficiaries most in need, and explore and assess new and better ways to assist
6. Contribute to the identification of legal protection needs to inform programming and advocacy
Specific responsibilities
โข Conduct outreach activities to identify key locations for legal aid delivery
โข Organize and conduct individual / group information sessions
โข Provide individual and tailored legal counselling
โข Provide legal assistance and representation for selected cases, according to ICLA criteria
โข Ensure effective and appropriate legal case management and quality of legal aid provision
โข Provide services in person or through remote modalities
โข Conduct housing, land and property due diligence activities in close coordination with the NRC Shelter programme
โข Ensure safe identification and referral of persons in need of a specific service
โข Develop informational, educational and training materials on legal protection issues
โข Prepare, organize and facilitate capacity building activities
โข Participate in needs assessments and feasibility studies, conduct analysis of legal protection trends and propose adaptation of the response
โข Conduct legal research and analysis
โข Provide inputs to legal and advocacy documents (i.e briefing notes, case studies)
โข Contribute to the development of tools and procedures
โข Contribute to strengthening of local capacities of partners and key stakeholders
โข Coordinate activities with other NRC programmes
โข Coordinate activities with local authorities, NGOs, UN Agencies and other actors regarding legal aid provision
โข Conduct data entry and proper filing of documents related to ICLA activities (i.e client files, intake forms and other tools) according to NRC internal procedures โข Assist with administrative/logistics/finance tasks whenever required โข Prepare weekly and monthly plans and reports, upon agreement with line manager
โข Perform any other tasks as requested by ICLA Project Coordinator /Project Manager
Generic professional competencies for this position:
โข Bachelorโs degree in Law
โข Minimum 2 years of relevant work experience
โข Experience working in similar roles in humanitarian/recovery context
โข Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
โข Documented results related to the positionโs responsibilities
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Context related skills, knowledge and experience (shall be adapted to the specific position):
โข Good knowledge of the context in Ukraine
โข Experience of providing information, counselling and legal assistance / representation services
โข Experience of community sensitization
โข Experience in real estate, construction and land law (real estate acquisition, maintenance, use and transfer, drafting and negotiating sale-purchase/transfer/leasing agreements, real estate development, rent agreements, due diligence, destroyed/damaged housing compensations)
โข Experience of working in the field with displaced and/or vulnerable groups and communities
โข Knowledge of the software programs (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
What We Offer
This position is open for Ukranian Nationals Only
We offer an opportunity to match your career to a compelling cause and aย chance to meet and work with people who are the best in their fields.
We are also looking for people who share our values:
To be dedicated in what we do;To be innovative with our solutions;To act as one unified and inclusive team;To be accountable to the donors that make our work possible;We invite applications from all qualified and interested candidates. Candidates are encouraged to apply early, as applications will be screened on a rolling basis and interviews will be assigned instantly until a suitable candidate is selected.