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Urban Displacement and Outside of Camp - Outreach Officer - Iraq

Mosul

  • Organization: NRC - Norwegian Refugee Council
  • Location: Mosul
  • Grade: Level not specified - Level not specified
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Communication and Public Information
    • Infrastructure and Urban-Rural development
    • Coordination
    • Civil Society and Local governance
    • Urban Development, planning and design
    • Protection Officer (Refugee)
    • Human Settlements (Shelter, Housing, Land, Property)
  • Closing Date: Closed





The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with 60 years of experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life for refugees and internally displaced people. NRC advocates for the rights of displaced populations and offers assistance within the shelter, education, emergency food security, legal assistance, and water,sanitation and hygiene sectors.



The Norwegian Refugee Council has approximately 5000 committed and competent employees involved in projects across four continents. In addition, NRC runs one of the world’s largest standby rosters -NORCAP, with 650 professionals, ready to be deployed on 72 hours notice when a crisis occurs




Rights Respected, People Protected

NRC in Iraq

Iraq, with a long history of displacement, has seen an unprecedented rise in recent years. Of the more than 5.8 million Iraqis who fled their homes since 2014, two million remain displaced. Over four million Iraqis have returned to their area of origin. Many Iraqis have returned to areas that lack basic infrastructure, utility services and livelihood opportunities, or where explosive devices have not been cleared. Other challenges include: lack of security, community rejection, housing, property and civil documentation issues and lack of educational opportunities.

The UN estimates that more than 8 million Iraqis will need assistance in 2019, and 3.2 million children attend schools irregularly or not at all. Humanitarian agencies are asking for 569 million USD to deliver basic assistance to Iraqis  (HRP 2018). With military operations against IS group having ended, the Iraqi government faces new challenges to ensure an inclusive reconstruction and reconciliation that will sustain peace.

Since 2010,NRC Iraq has been assisting internally displaced Iraqis, Syrian refugees, and host communities in Ninewa, Dohuk, Erbil, Kirkuk, Basra and Anbar. We focus on assisting the newly displaced, those in lengthy displacement in camps and those in hard-to-reach places. In 2018, NRC scaled-up programmes across Iraq to respond to the large-scale displacements and returns, especially in Anbar governorate, around Kirkuk and in Ninewa using our water and sanitation, education, camp management, legal assistance, livelihoods, camp management, and cash activities.

                                                                             UDOC Officer

The purpose of the Urban Displacement and Outside of Camp (UDOC) Outreach Officer is to implement the day to day activities of the outreach component of the community center. The UDOC Outreach Officer will be managing the community mobilization team. He/she will be reporting to the Camp Management Coordinator. The position will be based in West Mosul/Mosul.

Main Responsibilities:

  • Coordinate activities within the neighborhoods, conduct assessments, surveys and focus group discussions.
  • Support the establishment and maintenance of coordination mechanisms and coordination tools (e.g. 3W, service mapping etc.).
  • Establish, strengthen and monitor an effective, transparent, representative governance system by interacting with community members, community representatives and women’s council members.
  • Ensure that beneficiaries receive up to date information and are aware of the assistance available in the area.
  • Promote referral, complaint & feedback mechanism for the effected population.
  • Set up and maintain an overall schedule and plan of activities of NRC UDOC staff and activities in the area.
  • Participate in the recruitment of staff and provide on the job training as required.
  • Ensure that gender and protection mainstreaming are carried out at the field level by all staff and throughout all activities. Promote durable solution.
  • In collaboration with Project Coordinator prepare Procurement Requests, payment lists, attendance sheets, reports, etc. as needed.
  • Perform any other activities requested by line manager.

Our Ideal Candidate:

A university Bachelor degree is required. 2 years’ experience with NGOs. Experience managing teams of community mobilizers, community outreach workers, or similar preferred. Ability to communicate effectively with people of all ages, genders, education levels, and backgrounds .Good computer  application skills in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, database and network communications. Ability to communicate effectively with people of all ages, genders, education levels, and backgrounds Complete fluency in written and spoken Arabic and English.

Additional Information:

Contract period: 6 months (With possibility to extension subject to funds)

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

Duty station: Mosul, Nineveh

For more information, please find attached the job description.


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