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| Norwegian Refugee Council |
ICLA Team leader job Post
Location: Jobs in Uganda 2021 - 2022
Work Hours: Full-time, 08 hours per day
Salary:
UGX
No. of vacancies: 01
Deadline: 08 February 2022
Hiring Organization: Norwegian Refugee Council
Job Details:
Position: Information Counselling and Legal Assistance (ICLA) Team Leader
Reports to: Multi Core Competency Project Manager
Supervisor of: ICLA Officers
Duty station: Kampala
Travel: 20%
Duration and type of contract: 10 Months
All NRC employees are expected to work in accordance with the organisation’s core values: Dedication, Innovation, Inclusivity and Accountability. These attitudes and believes shall guide our actions and relationships.
Position open to Ugandan Nationals only
Generic responsibilities
• Adhere to NRC policies, guidance and procedures
• Oversee the provision of ICLA services to NRC beneficiaries according to strategy, proposals, budgets and plans.
• Supervise the assigned team and ensure capacity building of project staff and transfer key skills
• Develop the technical framework regarding legal services for specific targeted groups
• Ensure that services target beneficiaries most in need, and explore and assess new and better ways to assist
• Promote and share ideas for technical improvement
• Liaise and collaborate with relevant local authorities, stakeholders and communities
• Ensure that NRC’s related activities are implemented within NRC’s Protection mainstreaming guidelines and report any breaches/concerns to the line manager and/or focal point for proper actions.
• Ensure that all protection related detected cases are referred to the concerned referral focal point and to the Protection Specialist.
Specific responsibilities
• Manage the provision of ICLA services in Kampala and Southwest to the specific targeted population within the OPM and UNHCR refugee response and other groups
• Develop and update guidelines, standard operation procedures and ICLA tools related to ICLA services specific to the NRC Refugee response and other groups
• Develop and implement a detailed work plan in line with ICLA objectives
• Supervise and support capacity building activities for frontline workers and key actors
• Ensure the implementation of the safe identification reporting and referral system
• Monitor and follow-up on the quality of the services provided
• Operationalize and mainstream technical inputs from ICLA National team
• Oversee data management and documentation related to ICLA services
• Conduct regular field visits, spot checks and follow up of activities
• Coordinate externally with relevant stakeholders, host and refugee community, local authorities, humanitarian actors and local organizations
• Provide regular progress reports about the activities implemented
• Contribute to context analysis, protection needs and trends identification.
• Ensure the production of success stories, policy briefs, IEC materials
Qualifications
Generic professional competencies
• Experience working in a humanitarian/recovery context desired
• Experience working in complex and volatiles contexts desired
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities required
• Solid computer skills, including MS Word, Outlook and Excel required
• Ability to work diligently both independently and in a team setting required
• Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile required
• Willingness to travel regularly to the field is required
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal required; knowledge of local languages of South West Uganda will be an asset
Context related skills, knowledge and experience
• Bachelor degree in Law, Human Rights, International Relations, Political Sciences or equivalent
• Minimum 3 years of relevant job experience in a similar role, preferably within the humanitarian sector
• Knowledge of relevant concepts of international refugee and human rights law and understanding of protection principles
• Proven experience in collaborative dispute resolution and housing, land and property rights is an asset
• Proven experience in coordinating activities and liaising with external actors
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Proficiency in English, both written and spoken. Knowledge of refugee spoken languages is added advantage.
Application procedure
Apply at: https://ekum.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1001/requisitions/preview/4633/?location=Uganda&locationId=300000000311167&locationLevel=country
Date Posted: 2022-01-28
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