ICLA Officer (Capacity Building) Libya Tripoli

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Background
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation providing assistance, protection, and durable solutions to displacement-affected populations worldwide, including in Libya.
In Libya, NRC offers capacity-building support to stakeholders and duty bearers to strengthen service delivery in line with humanitarian principles and NRC’s strategic objectives.
The Capacity Building Officer position responds to the growing need for structured capacity sharing within NRC’s core competencies. Based in the West Area Office (AO5), under the direct supervision of the ICLA Project Coordinator and technical guidance of the ICLA Specialist and Project Manager, the Capacity Building Technical Officer will design, coordinate, co-facilitate, implement and follow up on tailored capacity-building initiatives in line with project objectives and NRC’s standards.
Roles and responsibilities
The Capacity Building Officer is responsible for designing, coordinating, delivering, and following up on capacity-sharing initiatives with NRC partners, stakeholders, and duty bearers in the West Area of Libya.
Under the supervision of the Project Coordinator and guidance of the ICLA Specialist and Project Manager, the Officer ensures that tailored capacity-sharing roadmaps are developed and implemented in line with project work plans, NRC’s capacity development framework, and DIP and SIP principles.
Generic Responsibilities
Ensure adherence to NRC policies, tools, handbooks, and guidelines related to capacity building, and participate in mandatory internal and external trainings.
Support the implementation of NRC’s capacity development strategy at the Area level.
Ensure that capacity-sharing activities target the most relevant stakeholders, based on needs assessments and agreed priorities.
Maintain proper filing of all capacity-building documents and records.
🟧 - Ensure that NRC’s capacity-building work is inclusive, conflict-sensitive, and aligned with safeguarding, SIP, and DIP standards.
Review all capacity-building tools and content and ensure alignment with NRC standards.
Support internal processes for delivering capacity-building activities, including trainings, secondments, technical support, and in-kind assistance linked to duty bearers’ mandates.
Liaise and coordinate with relevant local authorities and stakeholders for the implementation of capacity-building activities.
Promote and share ideas for technical improvement in NRC’s capacity-building approaches.
Specific responsibilities:
A. Project Implementation.
Lead the design of tailored capacity-sharing roadmaps for partners and stakeholders, in consultation with technical teams.
Organise and deliver capacity-building activities, including training sessions, workshops, on-the-job coaching, secondments of experts, technical support, and provision of in-kind resources directly linked to partners’ mandates in the multiple intervention locations.
Ensure implementation of activities in line with agreed roadmaps, work plans, budgets, and quality standards.
Liaise with technical specialists to ensure that all content and methodologies are relevant, participatory, and adapted to the local context.
🟧 - Integrate DIP principles across all training curricula and facilitation methods, ensuring balanced participation of women, men, and vulnerable groups, and adapting materials for accessibility (e.g. language, format, disability inclusion).
🟧 - Mainstream gender, age, disability, and diversity considerations in all engagement with external partners, community structures, and authorities.
B. Monitoring and reporting.
Use NRC-approved tools to collect and verify means of verification for all output activities.
Track and report on output indicators and ensure the use of appropriate tools to measure outcomes.
Document progress, challenges, and lessons learned in capacity-building implementation.