Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities

What we are looking for Are you passionate about protecting the rights of displaced populations and driving meaningful humanitarian impact? We're looking for a strategic thinker with strong technical expertise in legal protection and HLP , humanitarian coordination experience working in difficult/complex humanitarian settings and the ability to influence and inspire others. If you enjoy combining technical leadership with advocacy, partnership building, and programme development, this is an opportunity to make a lasting impact on the lives of people affected by displacement. Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Yemen is offering a unique opportunity to shape one of its programmes in the country.

What you will do As the ICLA Specialist , you won't just manage a programme you'll set the strategic direction for NRC's Information, Counselling and Legal Assistance (ICLA) portfolio across the country. You'll lead technical excellence, strengthen programme quality, mentor and develop high-performing teams, and influence national protection responses through coordination with UN agencies, donors, government counterparts, and humanitarian partners. This role offers the opportunity to:

• Lead the development and implementation of NRC's national ICLA strategy in Yemen.
• Shape humanitarian responses by co-leading the national Housing, Land and Property Working Group and the Legal Aid Technical Working Group alongside UNHCR and representation of NRC in Yemen.
• Influence policy and advocacy on critical issues such as housing, land and property rights, civil documentation, and access to justice for internally displaced people and returnees.
• Drive programme innovation by integrating ICLA across Shelter, Education, Site Management, and Protection programming.
• Strengthen organisational capacity by coaching technical teams, developing guidance and training materials, and embedding best practices across the programme.
• Build strategic donor relationships , contribute to resource mobilisation.
• Ensure high-quality programme delivery by providing technical support, mentorship, coaching, and induction of ICLA staff and overseeing adherence to NRC policies and donor requirements.

Desired Candidate Profile

What you will bring

• Bachelor s degree in law, human rights, international relations, political sciences or equivalent.
• Minimum 5 years of experience within protection, legal protection and HLP issues.
• Demonstrated understanding of humanitarian principles and minimum protection standards, humanitarian coordination mechanisms, applying protection standards to vulnerable communities.
• Knowledge of relevant concepts of international refugee and human rights law and understanding of protection principles. Expertise in HLP rights, IDPs /refugee related programmes.
• Experience in coordination and liaison with external actors.
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal. Arabic language skills are an added advantage.
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