Shelter Wash Officer (Darfur) – NRC
Job Description
| Organization | The Norwegian Refugee Council |
| Job Identification | 7393 |
| Job Category | Education |
| Locations | Darfur |
| Apply Before | 08/31/2022, 09:34 AM |
| Job Schedule | Full time |
Shelter/Wash Officer Sudan El-Fasher (Nationals only)
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The Norwegian Refugee Council has an interesting and rewarding opportunity to be part of our newest country of operation – Sudan.
The NRC has recently re-registered to operate in Sudan, and is currently in country start-up phase, conducting assessments and designing the first steps of the programme. Focus will be given to people displaced by conflict, refugees, and vulnerable migrants, and potential geographical areas of work will be Khartoum state, South Kordofan, Gadarif and Blue Nile on a first phase, with the idea to expand to other States.
As a priority, NRC is therefore hiring an Shelter/Wash Officer to be part of establishing NRC’s programme in Sudan.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Adherence to NRC policies, guidance and procedures;
- Contribute to Education strategy development, project proposals and provide input on needs and gaps;
- Responsible to implement delegated technical engineering aspects of the Education projects (activities, budget and project documentation) as delegated from the Project Coordinator in line with proposals, strategies and donor requirements, and ensure high technical quality;
- Provide regular progress reports to the Project Coordinator;
- Prepare and ensure that all technical Bill of quantities and scope of works are in line with quality NRC standards;
- Promote and share ideas for improvement and necessary changes in the activities;
- Ensure capacity building of project staff and transfer key skills to engineering officers and assistants.
- Liaise and collaborate with relevant local authorities and other key stakeholders;
- Promote the rights of IDPs/refugees in line with the advocacy strategy;
- Technical Support. Providing technical support and leadership to partners and communities implementing engineering related Education activities. This includes ensuring compliance with relevant minimum standards and collaborative engagement with the technical team in developing minimum technical standards, SOPs, BoQs and guidance.
- Partnerships/Contractors. Work in collaboration with the Education team to identify and develop strategic partnerships (including contractors), monitor the implementation and assess the performance.
- Assessments. In collaboration with the Education team, overseeing all technical/engineering assessments undertaken by NRC or partners for engineering or related activities in North Darfur state. Assessments may be emergency-focused, Sector-Specific, Multi-Sector Assessments, Market Assessments, etc.
- Accountability. Responsibility for ensuring adequate accountability for technical documentation, including Bill of quantities, SoWs, monitoring reports, as per NRC policies and the requirements of management for Shelter/WASH or related activities.
Our ideal candidate:
- Desirable minimum 3 years of experience of project implementation, managing and supervising construction/rehabilitation projects with private/humanitarian sectors with proven experience on technical and managerial skills.
- Experience from working in complex and volatile contexts;
- Technical engineering university degree;
- Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities;
- Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile;
- Fluency in English, both written and verbal;
- Valid driver’s license.
- Knowledge of the context in Sudan;
- Fluent Spoken Arabic and English essential.
- Strong knowledge of MS package (Word, Excel…) and Autocad (or similar).
We can Offer
- Duty Station: Elfasher, North Darfur
- Salary/Benefits: NRC offers a competitive compensation and benefits package
- NRC may be required to verify the identity of its partners and employees to check they have not been involved in illegal activities. NRC reserves the right to use electronic screening tools for this purpose.
- Travel: 50%
- Females are highly encouraged to apply
- To apply please visit https://www.nrc.no/careers/
