ICLA Project Manager Syria Response Office AO4 (Open to Nationals Only)

30 يوليو، 2023

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ABOUT US

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organization helping people forced to flee. We work in crises across more than 31 countries, providing emergencies and long-term assistance to millions of people every year. We stand up for people forced to flee, advocating their rights. NORCAP, our global provider of expertise, helps improve the international and local ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from crises. NRC also runs the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva, a global leader in reporting on and advocating for people displaced within their own country.

Employment with NRC may lead to employment in or deployment to Regions, Countries, Areas, or Offices that may be host to considerable health, safety, and security risks. NRC takes this very seriously and we have procedures in place to reduce known risks, but will never be able to take away all risks.

NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality, and physical ability.

Job Purpose

This position aims to lead the implementation of all Information, Counselling and Legal Assistance (ICLA) activities in Northeast Syria. They will be responsible for managing the overall NRC ICLA project portfolio and staffing in Northeast Syria, which in this area are delivered through remotely managed NRC staff. They also contribute to broader country-level programme development in collaboration with the ICLA Specialist.

The position-holder will be duty-stationed in Amman, Jordan, but will be expected to travel to Syria Response office areas of operations for coordination.

What you will do:

Generic responsibilities

Contribute to the development of Country, Area and ICLA strategies, initiate and participate in the development of relevant ICLA projects.
Coordinate and manage ICLA project implementation (activities, budget and project documentation) in line with proposals, strategies and donor requirements.
Implement technical direction to ICLA team and ensure high technical quality of projects.
Provide regular progress reports to the Area Programme Manager and the ICLA Specialist
Ensure that projects target beneficiaries most in need of protection, explore and assess new and better ways to assist.
Develop and manage project budget (in cooperation with Area Programme Manager) and coordinate across Core Competencies (CCs)
Line management for project staff and ensure their capacities are built and skills transferred.
Liaise and collaborate with relevant local authorities and other key stakeholders.
Promote the rights of displaced persons in line with the advocacy strategy.

Specific responsibilities

Participate in relevant project start-up, progress review, and closing meetings.
Accountable for the successful implementation of all ICLA projects throughout the full project cycle
Ensure accurate and consistent implementation of ICLA case management and Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) tools.
Actively participate in relevant humanitarian coordination meetings, including by leading the Housing, Land and Property (HLP) Technical Working Group
Actively promote and operationalize synergies between ICLA and other NRC programs.
Any other task relevant to the position as requested by the Area Programme Manager or ICLA Specialist.

Professional Competencies and Qualifications Required

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

Relevant university degree, preferably law or social studies.
Minimum 3 years of experience in a senior-level legal assistance project implementation position in a humanitarian/ recovery context
Experience working in complex and volatile contexts
ICLA technical expertise, including knowledge of Housing, Land & Property and/or civil documentation issues.
Experience with start-up or expansion of new programmes
Knowledge of the displacement context in Syria and the Middle East
Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile with documented results related to the position’s responsibilities.
Fluency in English and Arabic, both written and verbal. Knowledge of Kurdish desirable.
Advanced computer skills, especially in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.

Behavioural competencies

Working with people
Analysing
Handling insecure environments
Planning and delivering results
Coping with change
Communicating with impact and respect

Leadership Profile Competencies:

Build meaningful relations
Empower people
Act with authority
Deliver results

What We Offer

NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality and physical ability.

We offer an opportunity to match your career to a compelling cause and a chance to meet and work with people who are the best in their fields.

Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply and join our work culture that empowers every employee to share ideas and take responsibility: At NRC we think outside the box. We encourage ideas and give responsibility to all employees at all levels, to help solve the complex issues that we face. You will have many opportunities to be heard and take initiative.

We are also looking for people who share our values:

To be dedicated to what we do;
To be innovative with our solutions;
To act as one unified and inclusive team;
To be accountable to the donors that make our work possible; the people we exist to serve, and to each other… the members of our NRC family.

Additional Information:

Duty Station: Amman, Jordan

Travel: 20% (Syria Response areas of operations)

Duration of contract: 12 months renewable subject to performance and available funds

Grade 8 in NRC's grading structure

Reports to : Area Programme Manager

Provides supervision to: ICLA team

We invite applications from all qualified and interested candidates to be sent on or before August 10, 2023.

All applications should be submitted in English!

Please ensure you attach copies of your academic and professional certificates.

For more information regarding the role, here is the detailed job description.

For any queries, please email us at mero.recruitment@nrc.no with “ICLA Project Manager” as the subject line.