The purpose of the ICLA officer position is day to day implementation of the ICLA Programme. The main duty of the ICLA Officer is to provide mobile legal assistance to beneficiaries who are unable to claim or realize their Registration Civil Documentation (RCD) or Housing, Land, and property (HLP) rights on their own (i.e. irregular cases or those with particular vulnerabilities) in Mosul.  ICLA Officer will be reporting to the ICLA Project Manager. The position will be based in Mosul, Nineveh

Specific responsibilities:

1. Provide mobile legal assistance to beneficiaries who are unable to claim or realise their RCD, HLP, and ER rights on their own (i.e. irregular cases or those with particular vulnerabilities).
2. Assess the need for the provision of financial assistance to vulnerable IDPs to cover administrative or legal fees, or transportation allowance to attend administrative or court proceedings;
3. Input and update beneficiary data into ICLA’s case management tools, and periodically disaggregate and analyse data gathered during legal assistance activities in order to identify trends;
4. Compile up-to-date information on relevant Registration Civil Documentation (RCD) & Housing, Land and property (HLP) laws, procedures, and practices
5. Advocate for recognition of the RCD & HLP rights of displaced persons when engaging with stakeholders, including building owners, local authorities and humanitarian partners
6. Undertake regular monitoring & evaluation of ICLA activities, and contribute to monthly progress reports on activities, highlighting any technical or operational successes
7. Adhere to ICLA policies, donor agreements, work plans, budgets and procurement plans
8. Coordinate and collaborate with relevant stakeholders, including government authorities, NGOs, and community leaders, to ensure effective implementation of the ICLA program and maximize its impact. This includes attending coordination meetings, participating in working groups, and fostering strong partnerships to enhance the program’s reach and effectiveness.
9. Conduct regular monitoring and evaluation of the ICLA program activities to assess progress, identify challenges, and propose appropriate solutions. This involves collecting data, analyzing results, and providing feedback to the management team to inform decision-making and improve program outcomes.
10. Support capacity-building initiatives for partners involved in the ICLA program. This includes organizing and facilitating training, workshops, and other learning activities to enhance the knowledge and skills of team members and partners in areas such as legal assistance, documentation, and access to essential services.
11. Any other tasks assigned by the line manager

Generic professional competencies: 

• Experience working as a Legal Project Officer in a humanitarian/recovery context
• Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
• Good knowledge of English are prefrred.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, analytical and negotiation skills
• Proven skills and experience in report writing and representing an organization in public forums
• Ability to prioritize responsibilities, carry out multiple tasks simultaneously, and meet deadlines

Context/ Specific skills, knowledge and experience: 

• A University degree in law and a license to practice law in Iraq.
• Minimum of 2 years experience with legal representation in civil law matters in Iraqi courts, including familiarity with RCD, HLP and ER laws, procedures, and practices operative in Iraq
• Proven skills and experience in case management and conflict resolution
• Advanced computer skills, especially in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook;
• Good experience in internal and external referrals.
• Fluency in written and spoken Arabic and good knowledge of English is required.

Other Information:

Contract Duration: 6 months Extendable.
Duty Station: Nineveh – Mosul – Iraq
Health Insurance is provided
Salary: G5/S1, According to NRC’s Iraq salary scale and terms and conditions.
Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

• NRC is an equal opportunity employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality, and physical ability.
• NRC is committed to our localization strategy including with respect to our workforce in Iraq, whenever possible NRC will recruit new staff from the local area of the programme operations.
• NRC will endeavour  to hire staff that together represent the balance of diversity in the governorate of operations.  

For more information please read Job Description 

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Geneva leads NRC’s representation with the IASC and UN agencies, and coordinates donor engagement with the UN and Swiss donors. NRC strives to assist and protect vulnerable and displaced people during crises, especially in situations of conflict. Established in 1946, NRC is an independent, humanitarian, non-profit, non-governmental organisation working in around 31 countries with approximately 14’000 staff. NRC employs a rights based approach, challenging those with responsibility to uphold the rights of displaced people set out within national and International Laws. NRC endeavors to secure the acceptance of local stakeholders for activities and is committed to the principles of humanity, neutrality, independence and impartiality.

NRC seeks to engage with all relevant actors in order to promote the full respect for the rights of displaced and vulnerable people; secure and maintain access for humanitarian operations and promote the achievement of durable solutions. NRC Geneva, with the Internal Displacement Monitoring Center (IDMC), are NRC’s primary presence in Geneva.