Information Counseling and Legal Assistance (ICLA) - Coordinator

NRC in Iraq

The unfolding crisis in Iraq is one of the most complex humanitarian emergencies in the world today, with millions of uprooted Iraqis, and hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees. For the past several years, millions of people have been displaced from and within Iraq as a result of military operations. At the end of 2015, the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) began a military operation to enter and retake control of parts of the country under the control of armed opposition groups, especially in the Anbar governorate. Civilians have been caught in the crossfire. 

NRC has been present in Iraq since 2010, with offices located in Baghdad, Erbil, Dohuk, Kirkuk and Mosul.  We have scaled up our response across Iraq to meet the large-scale crisis facing the country, reaching Iraqis with emergency assistance and supporting Syrian refugees as they live in exile.  Our goal is to always be prepared to work in new settings, so we are establishing more local partnerships in Iraq.  Additionally, NRC is part of the UNICEF and WFP-led Rapid response mechanism (RRM), which enables us to reach newly displaced populations with the most urgent life-saving assistance.

Today, NRC is one of the biggest cash providers in Iraq. Our emergency assistance also includes distributing food rations, hygiene kits, water and basic non-food items (NFIs). In the winter months, we also provide blankets and heaters.  We pay particular attention to gender equality and ending gender-based violence (GBV).

Information Counseling and Legal Assistance (ICLA) - Coordinator

The purpose of the ICLA Coordinator position is to implement delegated ICLA project portfolio.

Role Specific Information

1. Line management of ICLA project field staff
2. Adherence to NRC policies, guidance and procedures
3. Contribute to ICLA strategy development, project proposals and provide input on needs and gaps
4. Manage and implement delegated portfolio of ICLA projects (activities, budget and project documentation) as delegated from Project Manager (PM) in line with proposals, strategies and donor requirements, and ensure high technical quality
5. Provide regular progress reports to Project Manager        
6. Ensure that projects target beneficiaries most in need of protection, explore and asses new and better ways to assist
7. Promote and share ideas for improvement and necessary changes in the activities
8. Ensure capacity building of project staff and transfer key skills
9. Liaise and collaborate with relevant local authorities and other key stakeholders
10. Promote the rights of IDPs/returnees in line with the advocacy strategy

Our Ideal Candidate:

A university graduate in a relevant field(s) with Minimum 3 years of experience from implementing legal assistance project in a humanitarian/ recovery context

We are specifically looking for some who can implement delegated ICLA Portfolio by the Project Manager.

Additional Information:

Contract period: 7 months (Possibility of extension)

Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s salary scale and terms and conditions

Duty station : Mosul

Approved health certificate will be requested before contract start

NB: Please enter the geographical location in the "Company name" field for both company and location on your application.

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