ICLA Officer - North Afar

About the role

NRC Ethiopia is looking for an ICLA Officer in North Afar. The officer ensures the day-to-day implementation of all ICLA activities and provides mobile legal assistance to project participants who cannot claim or realize their rights. All activities and staff must comply with the NRC Code of Conduct, national law, donor requirements and ICLA's objective of helping people affected by displacement access a durable solution.

Key responsibilities

• Supervise ICLA activities, including legal information, counselling and assistance, so that services meet ICLA strategy, project documents and applicable laws; manage and supervise ICLA Technical Assistants (TAs).
• Help TAs identify and select beneficiaries and collect documents; organize information sessions and individual counselling, especially for housing, land and property cases.
• Identify legal cases, conduct legal research and analysis, and organize capacity-building trainings and mentorship for external stakeholders.
• Provide on-the-job training to TAs and work with them on integrated programming.
• Monitor and verify the team's data entries in the electronic database, report regularly on advocacy, access and protection needs, raise PR and liaise with governments, NGOs and UN agencies for referral networks.
• Update the M&E matrix, send weekly and monthly progress reports to the line manager, and follow up with the logistics department.

Required profile

• Experience as a Legal Project Officer in a humanitarian or recovery context, in complex and volatile settings.
• University degree in law or a related field and thorough knowledge of Ethiopian law.
• 1-2 years' experience in project management, including supervising staff and ensuring compliance with policies.
• Experience in monitoring, evaluation and reporting, and prior experience representing an NGO and advocating for beneficiaries in public forums.
• Good knowledge of English is preferred; willing to travel to hard-to-reach areas covered by ICLA projects.

Required skills

• Advanced computer skills, especially Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Strategic thinking, planning, communication, analysis and ability to handle insecure environments.