ICLA Officer | Shire, Ethiopia

Role and responsibilities

Generic responsibilities:

• Adherence to NRC policies, guidance and procedures.
• Ensure that ICLA projects target beneficiaries most in need of protection and contribute to new approaches for assisting target populations.
• Any other tasks assigned by the line manager.

Specific responsibilities:

Supervision 30%

• Overseas day to day activities of ICLA, particularly the legal information, counseling and assistance to ensure the quality of services provided to displaced affected people are in accordance with the ICLA strategy, project documents, and applicable laws and procedures.
• Manage and supervise ICLA Technical Assistants (TAs).

Legal Counselling and Assistance 40%

• Assist ICLA TAs in identifying and selecting beneficiaries and collecting relevant documents.
• Organize and conduct information sessions with the team per ICLA standards and project documents.
• Counselling: Provide individual counselling to beneficiaries where the issue is complex, especially for cases related to Housing, Land and Property matters.
• Legal assistance: Identify legal cases and assist beneficiaries as needed.
• Conduct legal research and analysis, needs and other assessments as required.
• Organize and conduct capacity building trainings and related mentorship sessions for external stakeholders.

Staff Capacity Building 10%

• Provide on-job training to ICLA TAs

Integrated Programing 10%

• Work closely with other core competencies in finding touching points for ICLA integrated programing.
• Working with ICLA TA on creating co-ownership for integrated programing.

Administrative and Reporting 10%

• Supervise, monitor, and ensure his/her team’s data entries in the electronic database each month and verify and organize hard copies of sources of verification.
• Look out for advocacy, access, and protection needs from the field and report regularly to the ICLA Team Leader.
• Raise PR and follow up with the logistics department as needed.
• Liaise with governmental, non-governmental organizations and UN agencies to establish and maintain networks for referrals.
• Updating the M&E matrix regularly and share with ICLA PC on a timely manner.
• Send weekly and monthly reports on her/his team’s progress to the line manager.

1. 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:

1. Professional competencies 

These are skills, knowledge and experience that are important for effective performance.

Generic professional competencies: 

• Experience working as a Legal Project Officer in a humanitarian/recovery context.
• Previous experience working in complex and volatile contexts.
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities.
• Good knowledge of English is preferred.

Context related skills; knowledge and experience: 

• University degree in law, or a related field and a thorough knowledge of Ethiopian law.
• Experience working in a Protection or legal assistance implementation position
• At least 1-2 years’ experience in project management, including supervision of staff and ensuring compliance with internal policies and procedures
• Experience in monitoring, evaluation and reporting on project activities
• Prior experience of representing an I/NGO, and advocating on behalf of beneficiaries, in public forums (e.g. Protection Sector)
• Willing to travel to the “hard to reach areas” covered under ICLA projects in Central area
• Advanced computer skills, especially in Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook

 Behavioural competencies

• Strategic thinking
• Planning and delivering results
• Working with people
• Communicating with impact and respect
• Analysing
• Handling insecure environments