Research Technical Officer

The Program: 

The ICLA programme in Palestine is focused on the provision of information, counselling and legal assistance services on civil and other documentation, legal residency, freedom of movement, housing, land and property and socio-economic rights, capacity building and technical services for relevant stakeholders and advocacy actions on legal protection.

The Position:

The purpose of the Legal Research Technical Officer position is to support the Legal Research Coordinator in the execution of legal research projects and to monitor and analyze legal developments, trends, laws and relevant court decisions, in response to the needs of the ICLA programme. 

جميع الحقوق محفوظة لموقع جوبس.

Main Responsibilities of the Role:

1. Monitoring of legal, political, social and economic environment and identifying key legal issues and trends.                                              
2. Reviewing local and international media outlets and tracking of other organizations’ related work and news.
3. Keeping abreast of developments in housing, land and property rights, freedom of movement, residency, economic and social rights and relevant legal areas.
4. Supporting the research and analysis of the relevant laws and trends that are taking place related to ICLA work.
5. Contributing to writing research, legal alerts, legal updates, factsheets, case summaries, bulletins, information materials, etc. targeting diverse audiences.  
6. Contributing to the IHL and International law analysis for the documents produced by ICLA. 
7. Managing the administrative part of the external consultancies.
8. Maintaining up-to-date records of all research conducted by ICLA.

Qualifications and Skills required: 

1. University degree in the field of Israeli domestic law (master’s degree is an advantage) and knowledge of international humanitarian and human rights law.
2. Expertise in housing, land and property law
3. Minimum of 3 years of relevant work or post-graduate experience
4. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
5. Excellent reading, writing and speaking skills in English and Hebrew languages.
6. Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts and/or working within the Cluster system.

What we Offer? 

You will be working in an international and diverse organization with a dynamic atmosphere. 

You will receive support and opportunities to expand your skills and enhance your expertise. 

You will be working in our Office in Jerusalem, 

This position is Grade (06) Step (01). Salary & Benefits are based on Jerusalem Duty Station.

Reports to: ICLA Research Coordinator

Recruiter: Judeh Hussein

Contract Duration: 12 months depending on need of position, fund and performance.

E-mail: [email protected] 

If you are interested to apply for this position, please check the full Job Description: 20231204_JD_Legal_Research_final.docx

Applications are only accepted if submitted through NRC website.

Applications won't be considered without a Resume and a Cover Letter in English. 

For more information about NRC's work in Palestine, please check: factsheet_palestine_may2023.pdf (nrc.no)

NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality and physical ability.