ICLA Assistant

Rights Respected, People Protected

The Norwegian Refugee Council is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We work in crises in 40 countries, where we help save lives, rebuild futures and promote the rights of people who are displaced. We deliver high-quality aid where needs are greatest, in both new and protracted crises.

NRC in Palestine

In Palestine, NRC provides humanitarian assistance and promotes respect for international law in one of the longest-running displacement crises in modern history. In the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and Gaza, NRC’s work includes emergency preparedness and response, education, ICLA, protection, shelter, and WASH.

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a global humanitarian organization helping people forced to flee. 

Join us in assisting millions of people in areas where others cannot, tackling some of the world's most dangerous and difficult crises. Bring your skills and dedication to an organization recognized for providing high quality aid and for defending the rights of refugees and internally displaced people. 

At NRC, we give responsibility to employees at all levels and foster professional growth and innovative teams. You can expect a supportive culture and an open dialogue with management. We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. 

Together, we save lives and rebuild futures.

Safeguarding is central to NRC’s work. We expect all employees to: 

• treat everyone with respect and dignity 

• contribute to building a safe environment for all 

• never engage in any form of exploitation, harassment and specifically sexual exploitation, abuse and sexual harassment (SEAH) 

• always report. NRC has a zero-tolerance approach to inaction against exploitation, abuse and SEAH

Role and responsibilities

The purpose of the ICLA Project Assistant position is the day-to-day implementation of the ICLA Programme activities in the Gaza Strip\ Area office.

The following is a brief description of the role.

Generic responsibilities 

1. Adhere to NRC policies, tools, handbooks and guidelines.
2. Implement delegated and assigned tasks and activities according to plan of action
3. Ensure proper filing of documents.
4. Prepare and develop progress reports as required by project management.
5. Ensure that projects target beneficiaries most in need and explore and asses new and better ways to assist.
6. Promote the rights of beneficiaries in line with the advocacy and ICLA strategies. 
7. Promote and share ideas for technical improvement.
8. Contribute to the implementation of Safe and Inclusive Programming Minimum Standards across area of responsibility.

Specific responsibilities 

• Facilitating the provision of basic information sessions about the rights and entitlements of beneficiaries and introducing the ICLA programme through mobile visits and outreach activities.
• Supporting and mobilizing beneficiaries for information and counselling with ICLA lawyers and contingent workers.
• Receive the counselling and legal cases after holding group information sessions and refer these cases to ICLA contingent workers by ICLA database.
• Provide support to ICLA contingent workers in the process of preparation of the necessary documentation and follow up on cases with relevant administrative institutions.
• Undertaking regular monitoring and evaluation of ICLA activities, including those conducted by ICLA contingent workers, reviewing their monthly progress reports on activities, and highlighting any technical or operational successes and challenges. 
• lnput and update beneficiary data into ICLA's case management tools, and periodically disaggregate and analyze data gathered during legal assistance activities in order to identify trends.
• Compiling narrative and statistical reports in the respective formats including collection and processing of ICLA data and ensuring regular monitoring and check-up of the entered data with actual reports.
• Ensuring proper documentation and filing of documents (preparation of PRs, movements, payments, invoices, monthly reports).
• Adhere to ICLA policies, project descriptions, work plans, budgets and procurement plans.
• Adhere to NRC's Human Resource, Financial, Logistics & Security policies and procedures, and coordinate with these departments to ensure timely implementation of ICLA activities.
• Any other task relevant to the position as requested by the line manager.