ICLA Technical Assistant - Mocímboa da Praia

About the role

NRC 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 there, 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 office in Mocímboa da Praia, 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 reach the most needy sites and promote technical improvements in ICLA programming
• Participate in capacity-building trainings, workshops and seminars, and help develop work plans for ICLA activities
• Ensure gender and protection mainstreaming at field level and collaborate with other teams to deliver full service packages
• Conduct technical needs assessments, take part in focus groups and community meetings, and update case management systems and databases
• Respond to information requests and complaints about technical implementation, and bring urgent issues to the attention of the ICLA Officer
• Collect and share information on protection issues faced by IDPs and maintain good relations with communities and local stakeholders

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 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