Camp Management Technical Officer (National Position)

Iraq

Organization: NRC - Norwegian Refugee Council
Location: Iraq
Grade: Mid level - Mid level
Occupational Groups:
- Urban Development, planning and design
- Camp Managment
- Protection Officer (Refugee)
- Human Settlements (Shelter, Housing, Land, Property)
Closing Date: Closed

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 2019). 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 programs 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.

Duties and responsibilities

Implement demographic data collection exercises and ensure transparent and appropriate information sharing with all relevant stakeholders in a manner that upholds
the principle of confidentiality.
Oversee the process of registration of new arrivals at the camp and provide a regular update to the CCCM Cluster regarding demographic changes.
By using Cluster-approved tools, monitor service provision in the camp against agreed-upon guidelines, standards, and indicators with the view to improving the quality of
the response and promoting accountability of actors.
Monitor and maintain a database of distributions and services
Establish and strengthen an effective and transparent coordination system in the camp, including coordination of service provision and other defined camp activities.
Ensure representation for NRC towards partners and community representatives and be focal and develop a continuous and constructive communication with all stakeholders.
Ensure participation of the camp population in camp activities with particular emphasis on meaningful inclusion of women, children, elderly and persons with specific needs in decision-making processes.
Promote, facilitate and develop an accountability mechanism towards the camp population, including setting up of complaints and feedback mechanisms.
Support the development of effective referral mechanisms in the camp in close collaboration with relevant stakeholders and protection actors. Upon the PM’s request,
improve knowledge and familiarity with a number of Camp Management related topics/concepts with partner organizations through workshops on roles and
responsibilities, humanitarian standards, community participation, and information management, etc.
Any related tasks assigned by the line manager.

Our Ideal Candidate:-

Higher education, preferably within social science, humanitarian action or related fields of study.
3 Years’ Experience from working within technical expertise area in a humanitarian/ recovery context.
Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts Camp Management expertise.
Strong Management and leadership experience.
Solid understanding and experience in crisis contexts and working in a clusterized response
Fluency in English and Arabic, both written and verbal.