ICLA Technical Assistant - Mocímboa da Praia

About the role

NRC Mozambique has been delivering Information, Counselling and Legal Assistance (ICLA) activities in Mocímboa da Praia since 2024, supporting displaced, returnee and host community members to access information on their rights and obtain civil documentation. A full-time ICLA team is now being established in the district, and the ICLA Technical Assistant will provide technical support to field activities and contribute to the quality and impact of the legal assistance programming.

The position is based at the NRC Mocimboa da Praia office, with regular field trips to Cabo Delgado Province for mobile legal clinics, information and awareness-raising sessions and other assigned activities.

Key responsibilities

• Support implementation, monitoring and reporting of ICLA field activities in line with project workplans and NRC quality standards
• Provide legal assistance, including information and counselling on legal identity and health, through mobile legal clinics
• Assist in preparing technical status reports and filing project documents
• Ensure projects target the most needy sites and promote ideas for technical improvement
• Take part in capacity-building trainings, workshops and seminars
• Help develop work plans for the technical aspects of ICLA activities
• Ensure gender and protection mainstreaming at field level and collaborate with other teams so beneficiaries receive the full range of services
• Conduct technical needs assessments, take part in focus groups and community meetings, and help update case management systems and databases
• Engage communities in line with NRC technical minimum standards, respond to information requests and complaints, and collect information on protection issues faced by IDPs
• Follow NRC policies, tools and guidelines, and represent NRC on the field in line with the code of conduct

Required profile

• University degree in law, social studies, development studies or another relevant field
• At least one year of work experience with an NGO, legal or international organisation in protection or human rights
• Experience with projects in a humanitarian or recovery context
• Fluency in spoken and written Portuguese and knowledge of local languages spoken in northern Cabo Delgado
• Knowledge of the context in Mozambique, especially Cabo Delgado Province and northern Mozambique
• Experience working with government, local authorities, humanitarian actors, host communities and displaced populations

Required skills

• Microsoft Office Suite
• Case management systems and databases