Females are highly encouraged to apply. Context:
NRC has been working to support conflict- and displacement-affected people in Ukraine since 2014, scaling up the response following the escalation of the conflict in February 2022.
In 2024 NRC supported close to 300,000 people across Ukraine through the provision of legal aid, protection, education, shelter, water and sanitation, livelihoods and multi-purpose cash assistance interventions. NRC works in areas with high severity of needs in the east, south and north of the country. NRC works increasingly with local actors, ranging from local NGOs, but also with local authorities, the private sector, academia, among others, to ensure the sustainability of the response.
The ICLA programme aims at enhancing legal protection and the exercise of rights for IDPs, returnees and conflict-affected people in Ukraine through the provision of information, counselling and legal assistance, directly and through partners, on IDPs registration, legal identity, housing, land and property rights, employment laws and procedures and access to essential services. NRC also promotes internally displaced people’s self-reliance, as a pathway towards durable solutions. ICLA teams provide technical assistance to other programmes (i.e Shelter and Settlements) conducting due diligence on HLP, facilitating informed decisions on how to proceed with specific activities and ensuring do no harm principles. Capacity building activities and operational support are delivered targeting key stakeholders, to enhance the institutional response to legal protection needs arising from the ongoing conflict.What you will do:
The purpose of the ICLA Specialist position is to further develop NRC’s Information, Counselling and Legal Assistance (ICLA) Programme in Ukraine, provide strategic direction and quality assurance. The ICLA Specialist is responsible for mentoring, training, and building the capacity of the programme staff on all related technical matters. The ICLA Specialist will enhance NRC’s added value through direct implementation and contribute to the strategic expansion of its partnerships portfolio.
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