Generic Professional Competencies:
- Experience from working in a humanitarian/recovery context
- Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
- Some knowledge of English
- Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
Context / Specific Skills, knowledge and Experience:
- University Degree in Law / Social Sciences from a recognized Nigerian university, a thorough knowledge of the application of Nigerian law in a displacement context
- Work experience in the field of law (e.g. courts, attorneys, or legal aid agencies) and humanitarian protection. Preferably experience in working with displaced populations.
- Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
- Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
- Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile
- Managing resources to optimize results
- High-level competency in computer skills (Microsoft Office applications)
- Fluency in English, both written and verbal
- Fluency in Hausa and one or more other national/regional languages.
Behavioural Competencies:
- Handling insecure environment
- Planning and delivering results
- Empowering and building trust
- Communicating with impact and respect
- Highest standards of ethics and integrity
Generic Responsibilities:
- Adhere to NRC policies, tools, handbooks, and guidelines.
- Assist with the implementation of civil and legal identity, housing, land, property (HLP) rights, and collaborative dispute resolution (CDR) activities.
- Prepare and develop status reports as required by the supervisor.
- Ensure proper filing of documents
- Promote and share ideas for improvement of the support function
- Involve and inform communities and community leaders about the activities to ensure accountability.
- Break down the annual operational plans into weekly, monthly and quarterly implementation plans
- Assist officers to ensure that procurement and distribution of materials and are timely and according to procedures
- Perform any other professional duties as requested by the officers, team leaders, coordinators or the ICLA PM.
- Promote the rights of IDPs/returnees in line with the advocacy strategy
Specific Responsibilities:
- Assist in the direct Implementation of legal and civil identity activities; HLP activities and CDR activities in particular the information and counselling sessions, legal assistance and capacity building trainings
- Assist In the documentation of project achievements and deliverables including compiling periodic reports
- Contribute in the development of training materials and information dissemination materials adapted to the location and context
- Engage in community mobilisation and beneficiary engagement
- Provide updates and contribute to an updated M& E system in the country
- Integrate gender, protection and advocacy priorities during ICLA project implementation