All NRC employees are expected to work in accordance with the organisation’s core values: dedication, innovation, inclusivity and accountability. These attitudes and believes shall guide our actions and relationships.

The purpose of a Core Competency (CC) Technical Officer position (Lawyer) is to contribute with specific technical competences to project implementation.  This position will normally not entail management responsibility of staff, but under certain circumstances the job may entail management responsibility for a very limited number of staffs at assistant level. These circumstances can either be related to a time-bound support or permanent but limited-scope administrative support.  If supervision of technical or a wider range of staff is needed, the position of Team Leader is to be used.

Role and responsibilities

The following is a brief description of the role. 

Generic responsibilities (max 10)

These responsibilities shall be the same for all positions with the same title. The responsibilities shall be short and essential. Details belong in the Work- and Professional Development Plan.

1. Ensure compliance with NRC policies, guidelines and standards 2.

2. Ensure compliance with CC strategy, tools, handbooks, guidelines and standards

3. CC specific technical responsibility for implementation of technical activities of CC project(s)

4. CC specific technical responsibility for tracking of financial expenditures for technical activities of CC project(s)

5. CC specific technical responsibility for the quality control and monitoring of project activities

6. CC specific technical responsibility for project documentation of technical activities of CC project(s)

7. Provide specific technical support and capacity building towards project staff

8. Provide specific technical analysis and feedback to NRC representatives in coordination forums

9. Assess, promote and document ideas for technical improvement and further program development options

10. Ensure that projects target beneficiaries most in need, and explore and asses new and better ways to assist

11. Promote the rights of IDPs/refugees/returnees in line with the advocacy strategy

12. IF APPLICABLE: Monitor and document the implementation of project activities done by implementing partners and/or contractors (plan of action activities, contracts, financial expenditures and project documentation)

13. IF APPLICABLE: Conduct quality control and provide technical support to implementing partners and/or contactors