Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, February 07, 2023 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
The purpose of the ICLA Specialist is technical development of ICLA, strategic direction and quality assurance, the ICLA strategy and quality control. The ICLA Specialist will be responsible for mentoring, train and capacity build staff on ICLA technical capacity.

Generic responsibilities:
• Develop ICLA strategy, technical guidance, and Macro LFAs that are aligned with regional and global strategies and priorities.
• Compliance with and adherence to NRC policies, guidance, and procedures.
• Contribute to fundraising, develop, and revise funding proposal, budgets and donor reports.
• Identify trends technical standards and donor priorities.
• Follow up on compliance with contractual commitments within ICLA, ensure high technical quality and synergies in project implementation.
• Provide technical direction and project implementation support.
• Ensure that key learnings are extracted from ICLA implementation and incorporate them in ICLA and staff development processes.
• Contribute to systematic training and build capacity of technical staff, in approaches including youth, gender, environment and protection.
• Contribute to the institutionalization of cash-based interventions and market-based programmes though capacity building, guidance and SOP development and interdepartmental engagement.
• Represent NRC in relevant forums/clusters, including with national authorities and donors.
• Promote the rights of Refugees/IDPs/returnees in line with the NRC response strategy.

Specific responsibilities:
• Ensure overall quality of the programme, including through community-based approach and continuous learning, in collaboration with M&E Unit.
• Continue to seek new and innovate project interventions to ensure program diversification and expansion within context limitations.
• Ensure compliance with donors’ commitments and requirements including through PCM
• Support ICLA program teams in the implementation of ICLA strategy action plan.
• Ensure drafting and roll-out of the relevant guidance and tools for the provision of legal aid and protection services in consultation with the protection specialist.
• Produce regular evidenced-based policy briefing papers and analysis that contribute to the protection trends analysis and other advocacy initiatives.
• Carrying out regular analysis to ensure programme relevance, efficiency and impact.
• Provide capacity development initiatives to local partners on legal aid, case management and on refugees’ laws, rights and obligations, in collaboration with NRC Partnership unit.
• Maintain strong relationships with relevant stakeholders at both national and field level.
• Ensure increased integration and multi sectoral approach in line with the Country strategic initiatives.
• Study specific ICLA contextual aspects and issues and produce strategic and programming analysis to develop ICLA core competency in Uganda
• Provide ICLA related strategic and technical inputs into the Protection Working Group and other relevant country or field level fora.
• Support the ICLA teams to ensure proper functioning of M&E systems and timely reporting
• Institute a culture of creativity, innovation and use of digital technologies to reach more people with less money

Critical interfaces:
By interfaces, NRC means processes and projects that are interlinked with other departments/units or persons. Relevant interfaces for this position are:
• Programme development: Core Competencies section (RO Nairobi and HO Oslo)
• Proposal development: Specialists, Area Managers, Project Managers and Coordinators
• Quality control/ support: Area Managers, Project Managers
• Capacity development: Project staff, Area Managers
• Programme implementation: Programme staff, Area Managers and Support staff

Competencies
Competencies are important in order for the employee and the organisation to deliver desired results. They are relevant for all staff and are divided into the following two categories:

Required Professional Competencies:
• A Bachelor’s degree in legal, Social, Humanitarian or community development
• Minimum 4 years of experience within technical expertise area in a humanitarian/ recovery/development context
• Experience in human rights/access to justice programing
• Previous experience from working in complex contexts
• Documented results related to the position's responsibilities
• Experience working in coordination and liaising with external actors
• Ability to multi-task and work with short deadlines
• Ability to work independently and proactively with limited daily support and supervision
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal

Required Behavioral Competencies:
These are personal qualities that influence how successful people are in their job. NRC’s Competency Framework states 12 behavioral competencies and the following are essential for this position:
• Handling insecure environments
• Strategic thinking
• Empowering and building trust
• Influencing
• Initiate action and change
• Analyzing

Preferred context/specific skills, knowledge and experience:
• Knowledge of the context in Uganda refugee operation
• Knowledge of international human rights law and refugee’s law
• Experience in advocacy work
• Experience in working with local organizations is an asset

Education Requirement: No Requirements

Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

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