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NORCAP seeks Counter Trafficking and Mixed Migration Specialists - Expert Deployment/ NORCAP

Oslo

  • Organization: NRC - Norwegian Refugee Council
  • Location: Oslo
  • Grade: Mid/Senior level - Mid/Senior - Internationally recruited position
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Human Resources
    • Emergency Aid and Response
    • Humanitarian Operations
  • Closing Date: Closed

NORCAP is the Norwegian Refugee Council’s expert deployment mechanism. It consists of several, world-leading standby rosters, comprising more than 1000 highly qualified women and men. NORCAP strengthens international and local partners’ capacity to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from crisis. We do this by delivering the right expertise, building strategic partnerships and advocating for more effective action.
NORCAP rosters’ experts work with UN agencies, humanitarian organizations, development actors and national stakeholders to build save lives, build resilient communities, ensure peaceful transitions from conflict and promote sustainable governance.

NORCAP is currently seeking Protection specialists with significant technical expertise and proven skills in capacity building, coordination and advocacy work around mixed migration and counter trafficking.

Job description

◦The exact job description will vary with each assignment. The responsibilities for a counter trafficking and mixed migration speacialt may include conducting field assessments and/or situational analysis to determine needs and gaps in protection of migrants;

◦Further enhance capacities and improve practices of government authorities, national institutions and civil society organizations, dealing with asylum and migration issues, involving all relevant partners/stakeholders.

◦Outreach and coordination to enhance referral mechanisms for persons with possible international protection needs and other persons with specific needs.

◦Collect and consolidate data on mixed migration, arrivals, departures and interception draft regular reports.

◦Enhance border monitoring and information sharing through partners and when possible, authorities and other regional offices. Develop protection policy related to refugee protection and durable solutions within mixed migration contexts.

◦Support in developing SOPs and enhanced case management with/for implementing partners.

◦Ensure that protection mainstreaming is integrated into all relevant programmes; proactively engage with donors to raise additional funds.

Qualifications

◦5 years of relevant humanitarian experience in Counter trafficking / Mixed migration
◦Extensive knowledge of protection humanitarian programming
◦Higher university degree in a social science or related discipline
◦Experience in capacity building and coordination
◦Demonstrable understanding of the UN agencies’ mandates, and the main humanitarian frameworks and tools
◦Fluency in English. French, Spanish and/or Arabic are considered strong assets

Education level

  • College / University, Master / Phd grade

Personal qualities

◦Ability to work in a collaborative manner with team members and with multiple stakeholders at various levels from national to sub-national and community levels.
◦Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including cultural sensitivity.
◦Demonstrated ability to work effectively in highly stressful situations.

Language

  • French
  • English
  • Arabic
  • Spanish

We offer

Being a NORCAP roster member gives you:
◦ A great opportunity to work in an international setting for a world recognised organisation.
◦ Significant life experiences through challenges and self-development.
◦ A meaningful job working with the world’s challenges on location.
◦ For more information about NORCAP, please go to our website https://www.nrc.no/

Practical information:
◦ Protection is at the heart of the work that we do; candidates selected for interview can expect for this aspect of their profile to be explored in some detail.
◦ Candidates are expected to be available for mission within the first 6 months of having been accepted to the roster.
◦ Shortlisted candidates will need to pass an English test as part of the selection process.
◦ Candidates from Norway and the Global South will be prioritized
◦ Kindly submit your CV and application in English and include your full name as written in your passport.
◦ All candidates will get feedback within three weeks after the closing date of this advertisement
◦ Application procedures and CV registration: Please note that you are required to enter the geographical location for all your previous positions while registering your CV. There is no specific field for this information in our CV form, but you can use the "Company name" field for both company and location

•NRC reserves the right to conduct a full background check on shortlisted candidates

Job description

◦The exact job description will vary with each assignment. The responsibilities for a counter trafficking and mixed migration speacialt may include conducting field assessments and/or situational analysis to determine needs and gaps in protection of migrants;

◦Further enhance capacities and improve practices of government authorities, national institutions and civil society organizations, dealing with asylum and migration issues, involving all relevant partners/stakeholders.

◦Outreach and coordination to enhance referral mechanisms for persons with possible international protection needs and other persons with specific needs.

◦Collect and consolidate data on mixed migration, arrivals, departures and interception draft regular reports.

◦Enhance border monitoring and information sharing through partners and when possible, authorities and other regional offices. Develop protection policy related to refugee protection and durable solutions within mixed migration contexts.

◦Support in developing SOPs and enhanced case management with/for implementing partners.

◦Ensure that protection mainstreaming is integrated into all relevant programmes; proactively engage with donors to raise additional funds.

Qualifications

◦5 years of relevant humanitarian experience in Counter trafficking / Mixed migration
◦Extensive knowledge of protection humanitarian programming
◦Higher university degree in a social science or related discipline
◦Experience in capacity building and coordination
◦Demonstrable understanding of the UN agencies’ mandates, and the main humanitarian frameworks and tools
◦Fluency in English. French, Spanish and/or Arabic are considered strong assets

Education level

  • College / University, Master / Phd grade

Personal qualities

◦Ability to work in a collaborative manner with team members and with multiple stakeholders at various levels from national to sub-national and community levels.
◦Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including cultural sensitivity.
◦Demonstrated ability to work effectively in highly stressful situations.

Language

  • French
  • English
  • Arabic
  • Spanish

We offer

Being a NORCAP roster member gives you:
◦ A great opportunity to work in an international setting for a world recognised organisation.
◦ Significant life experiences through challenges and self-development.
◦ A meaningful job working with the world’s challenges on location.
◦ For more information about NORCAP, please go to our website https://www.nrc.no/

Practical information:
◦ Protection is at the heart of the work that we do; candidates selected for interview can expect for this aspect of their profile to be explored in some detail.
◦ Candidates are expected to be available for mission within the first 6 months of having been accepted to the roster.
◦ Shortlisted candidates will need to pass an English test as part of the selection process.
◦ Candidates from Norway and the Global South will be prioritized
◦ Kindly submit your CV and application in English and include your full name as written in your passport.
◦ All candidates will get feedback within three weeks after the closing date of this advertisement
◦ Application procedures and CV registration: Please note that you are required to enter the geographical location for all your previous positions while registering your CV. There is no specific field for this information in our CV form, but you can use the "Company name" field for both company and location

•NRC reserves the right to conduct a full background check on shortlisted candidates

This vacancy is now closed.
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