Role and responsibilities

The objective 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 analyse legal developments, trends, laws and relevant court decisions, in response to the needs of the ICLA programme.

Specific responsibilities  

• Monitoring, tracking and keeping abreast of the following topics (50%)
• Monitoring of legal, political, social and economic environment and identifying key legal and other protection issues and trends as relevant to legal aid in Palestine.
• Reviewing local and international media outlets relevant to our focus areas and tracking of other organizations’ related work and news.
• Keeping abreast of developments in housing, land and property rights, freedom of movement, residency, economic and social rights and relevant legal areas.

Research activities including (50%):

• Supporting the research and analysis of the relevant laws and trends that are taking place related to ICLA work.
• Contributing to writing research, legal alerts, legal updates, factsheets, case summaries, bulletins, information materials, etc. targeting diverse audiences.
• Contributing to the IHL and International law analysis for the documents produced by ICLA.
• Managing the administrative part of the external consultancies including, drafting of ToRs, following up on procurement, preparing completion of service etc., and ensuring all research meets NRC requirements.
• Maintaining up-to-date records of all research conducted by ICLA.

• Any other tasks as may from time to time be assigned by the Legal Research Coordinator.

Generic professional competencies for this position:

• Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts and/or working within the Cluster system
• Good understanding of protection, legal frameworks with the ability to integrate gender and good governance into programming
• University degree in the field of Israeli domestic law (or relevant subjects) and knowledge of international humanitarian and human rights law
• Expertise in housing, land and property law and other laws relevant to ICLA’s work
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant work or post-graduate experience
• Excellent research and analytical skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent reading, writing and speaking skills in English and Hebrew languages.

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 Coordinator.

Recruiter: Judeh Hussein

Contract Duration: Open-end Contract.

E-mail: PS.Recruitment@nrc.no

If you are interested to apply for this position, please check the full Job Description: 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: https://www.nrc.no/globalassets/pdf/fact-sheets/2024/factsheet-palestine-nrc_202405.pdf

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