Overview
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. The role involves conducting capacity building, legal monitoring, research, analysis, and reporting.
Key Responsibilities
- Implement legal activities according to established plan of action
- Conduct outreach activities to identify key locations for legal aid delivery
- Organize and conduct individual / group information sessions
- Provide individual and tailored legal counselling
- Provide legal assistance and representation for selected cases
- Ensure effective and appropriate legal case management and quality of legal aid provision
- Provide services in person or through remote modalities
- Conduct housing, land and property due diligence activities
- Ensure safe identification and referral of persons in need of a specific service
- Develop informational, educational and training materials on legal protection issues
- Prepare, organize and facilitate capacity building activities
- Participate in needs assessments and feasibility studies
- Conduct legal research and analysis
- Provide inputs to legal and advocacy documents
- Contribute to the development of tools and procedures
- Contribute to strengthening of local capacities of partners and key stakeholders
- Coordinate activities with other NRC programmes
- Coordinate activities with local authorities, NGOs, UN Agencies and other actors
- Conduct data entry and proper filing of documents related to ICLA activities
- Assist with administrative/logistics/finance tasks whenever required
- Prepare weekly and monthly plans and reports
Required Experience
- Minimum 2 years of relevant work experience
- Experience working in similar roles in humanitarian/recovery context
- Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
- Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
- Experience of providing information, counselling and legal assistance / representation services
- Experience of community sensitization
- Experience in real estate, construction and land law
- Experience of working in the field with displaced and/or vulnerable groups and communities
Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in law
