The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee.

We work in crises across more than 30 countries, providing emergencies and long-term assistance to millions of people every year. We stand up for people forced to flee, advocating their rights.

NORCAP is a global provider of expertise that contributes to solving challenges in the humanitarian, development and peacebuilding sectors. Our ultimate goal is to strengthen the resilience, and protect the lives, rights and livelihoods of vulnerable people and communities

NRC also runs the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva, a global leader in reporting on and advocating for people displaced within their own country.

NRC is looking for ICLA Community-Based Paralegal Network Assistant in our office in Kurakhove, Ukraine.

Job description:

• Adhere to NRC policies, tools, handbooks and guidelines
• Assist with the implementation of the ICLA Programme according to plan of action; promote and share ideas for improvement of the support function
• Prepare and develop status reports as required by management
• Ensure proper filing of documents
• Contribute to identification of protection risks and needs in the context of the program implementation
• Maintain constant communication with paralegals regarding Network activities
• Provide secretarial support such as typing, taking minutes, drafting letters, etc.
• Assist ICLA Community-Based Paralegal Network Coordinator in support/preparatory matters as requested
• Provide inputs to the Workplan for the Network and propose amendments as relevant; highlight the bottlenecks identified during the preparation/implementation of the activities;
• Assist in organizing and conducting the capacity-building activities according to the plans, project documentation and budgets;
• Assist in the procurement processes;
• Establish and maintain the monitoring system for monthly payments of compensation, phone, internet fees for paralegals activity, prepare requested documentation and confirm it with relevant staff;
• Assist in running the quality control and monitoring system established for the Network activities;
• Assist in conducting field visits to identify the paralegals/locations; monitor the implementation of the activities, liaise with stakeholders etc.;
• Maintain the documentation and intake form system, including Volunteer agreements/Paralegals MoUs, entry of data from intake forms and photocopying and filing all the documents related to the Network activities according to the procedures approved;
• Monitor, analyse and document issues of concern arising during the casework with beneficiaries
• Assist drafting letters and data entry of intake forms as necessary
• Overall responsible for the purchasing, distribution and recording of stationary
• Assist in the process of identification of both locations for interventions and paralegals of the Community-Based Paralegal Network in both Luhansk oblast according to the Proposals, Concept Notes and plans agreed upon between NRC/ICLA and Donors/Senior Management;
• Perform any other tasks as requested by ICLA PM/ICLA CBPN Coordinator.

Qualifications:

• Experience in documentation preparation, administrative tasks, organizing events
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
• Knowledge about own skills/profile
• Good reporting and analytical skills
• Advanced PC user (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, KOBO etc.)
• Experience working in humanitarian/development organization or local non-governmental organization would be an asset
• Good knowledge of the Ukrainian and Russian languages
• Knowledge of English would be an asset
• High education (especially with legal background) would be an asset
• Experience in case management and record keeping
• Previous experience working in volunteer-based projects will be a decisive advantage
• Experience cooperating with self-government institutions would be considered as an advantage
• Understanding of laws and regulations related to internal displacement and other conflict-related issues would be an advantage
• Good knowledge of the context in Ukraine
• Knowledge of the context in East Ukraine, especially regarding the contact-line communities.

Personal qualities:

• Working with people
• Planning and delivering results
• Communicating with impact and respect
• Handling insecure environments.

We offer:

Contract period: till 31st December 2020, upon availability of funding

Salary/benefits: According to NRC country policy, medical insurance, training opportunities, 7,5 h. working day

Duty station: Kurakhove, Ukraine

Please note that we will contact only with shortlisted candidates.

NRC retains the discretion to cancel the recruitment.

For submitting CVs please follow the link - https://rabota.ua/company2938123/vacancy8008931