Job Overview:

The purpose of the Information, Counselling, and Legal Assistance (ICLA) Technical Assistant position is to provide Information, Counselling, and Legal Assistance support on House, Land, Property (HLP), Legal Identity Documentation (LID), Essential and Employment Law Procedure (ELP) Rights, for target groups (IDPs, Returnees and EVI Host Communities). The general role of the ICLA Technical Assistant position is to conduct ICLA normal activities based on the ICLA Target Setting Guideline, and also to support the ICLA Officers in conducting Capacity Building Trainings for Duty Bearers, and HLP assessments.

For more details about this position please click here: Job Description and NRC Grade Structure.

Generic Responsibilities:

• Adhere to NRC policies, tools, handbooks, and guidelines.
• Assist a range of support with the implementation of the CC portfolio according to the plan of action.
• Implements independent procedures and activities within own function or core competency as delegated.
•  Responsible for organizing and delivery of tasks in line with priorities and standards.
• Develop and maintain knowledge of the specialist area of work in which technical assistance and support is being provided, to be most effective in supporting the team.
• Use initiative in day-to-day problem-solving in line with agreed procedures, priorities, and standards for the area of work.
• Prepare and develop status reports as required by management.
• Ensure proper filing of documents.
• Promote and share ideas for improvement in your area of expertise.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Provide Information, Counselling, and Legal Assistance on House, Land, Property (HLP), Legal Identity Documentation (LID), and Essential and Employment Law Procedure (ELP) rights, based on the ICLA Core Competency Target Setting Guideline for the Target group.
• Contribute to support the ICLA Officers in conducting Capacity Building Trainings for Duty Bearers and Governmental Officials, and in doing Legal Assistance on HLP assessments and due diligence to Refugee Returnees, IDPs, and Extremely Vulnerable (EVI) Host Communities (beneficiaries) consistent with the applicable laws, procedures and current referral system, (update on Actor Mapping).
• Conduct to consider the gender and displacement breakdowns in the work plan based on the norm given by the line manager.
• Maintain and update standard hard and soft filing for conducted activities and this also includes entries of the activities into the online Program Beneficiary Database.
• Maintain updated information on current legislation and legal developments in Afghanistan, international protection frameworks, and human rights laws.
• Participates in field visits for identification and follow-up of activities, when scheduled.
•  Participates in the preparation of Weekly Reports, Monthly Reports, Thematic Reports, and Correspondence with Government Officials and International Organizations.
• Bring humanitarian, protection, and essential problems and experiences of returnees before and after return to the attention of NRC and relevant departments/stakeholders through the referral system.
•  Participates in NRC staff seminars and training, when scheduled.
• Observe the anonymity of clients approaching NRC and the confidentiality of information received from any clients all the time.
• Assist and cooperate with NRC’s other core competencies as an Integrated approach including multi-sectorial needs assessments and identifying beneficiaries where appropriate.
• Any other tasks as instructed by immediate superior.

Generic Professional Competencies: 

• University degree from the faculty of law or Sharia and a thorough basic knowledge of Afghan law.
• At least 1 year experience working in a Protection or legal assistance implementation position Prior experience of representing an I/NGO, and advocating on behalf of beneficiaries, in public forums (e.g. Protection Sector).
• Some understanding of Housing, Land, and Property (HLP) and Legal Civil Documentation (LCD) rights.
• Relevant experience in humanitarian operations particularly in legal and advocacy fields.
• Willingness and ability to travel regularly to the field independently are essential.
• Advanced computer skills, especially in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Working knowledge of context-relevant languages.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work under stressful conditions.

Behavioral Competencies:

• Handling insecure environment.
• Planning and delivering results.
• Empowering and building trust.
• Communicating with impact and respect.

We Offer:

• Monthly Salary based on NRC Afghanistan Salary Scale.
• NRC has medical coverage for staff plus 4 dependents.
• Leave and Holidays according to Afghanistan Labor Law.
• Top up Credit card every month.