Shelter Assistant (Geneina) – NRC
Job Description
| Organization | The Norwegian Refugee Council |
| Salary/benefits | According to NRC’s salary scale and terms and conditions |
| Duty station | Geneina |
| Travel | Within the State |
| Closing date | 19th October 2022 |
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NRC resumed operations in Sudan in 2020, providing humanitarian assistance, protection, and durable solutions. Our country programme integrates all of NRC’s six core competencies (camp management, education, ICLA, livelihoods, shelter, and WASH), and provides a rapid response capacity (including for the recent refugee emergency in eastern Sudan), and thematic capacities for cash and markets-based approaches, advocacy, digital modes of assistance, and co-leading various technical and strategic coordination platforms.
Role Specific Information
The following is a brief description of the role.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Supervision of Daily Workers and Incentive Labor
- Adhere to NRC policies, tools, handbooks and guidelines as well Government rules and regulations
- Assist with the implementation of the shelter portfolio according to plan of action
- Prepare and develop status reports as required by management
- Ensure proper filing of documents in both hard and soft copies
- Ensure that projects target beneficiaries most in need, and explore and assess new and better ways to assist
- Actively participate in capacity building trainings, workshops and seminars organized by NRC.
- Contribute to organizational learning through the provision specific community mobilization and technical analysis, lessons learned and reports
- Conduct needs assessments, focus group discussions, community meetings, and other community mobilization activities
- Explain to the beneficiaries and stakeholders project implementation methodology, BoQs, designs, scope of work, selection criteria, best use practices for materials and any other related beneficiary project documents
- Carry out regular follow-up visits with selected project beneficiaries during and post-project implementation
- Preparation of daily/weekly progress reports, instructions to contractors, variance orders,
- Produce site level BoQs and BoQ amendments, Scope of Work in accordance with NRC Technical minimum standards. Document existing condition of site/unit.
- Responsible for ensuring that safety of beneficiaries and workers in maintained throughout project implementation and that proper measures are taken to ensure safety concerns are immediately rectified.
- Respond to any project beneficiary information requests and complaints as directed by Project Coordinator and M&E unit.
- Report on daily activities of Incentive labour and complete documentation in regard to attendance and performance
- Participate in activities at distribution sites including registration of recipient households, verification of IDs, and signing of distribution lists by beneficiaries
- Conduct household level M&E activities and develop success stories from project implementation
- Perform any other task relevant to the position as requested by the Project Officer and/or the Project Coordinator.
Job Specification
- Experience working as a Shelter Assistant (or Equivalent) in a humanitarian/recovery context
- Fluency in written and spoken English. Knowledge of additional local dialects is a plus.
- Sound understanding of humanitarian principles, SPHERE standards
- Bachelor degree in one of Engineering Majors or equalling (civil, structural, water etc.)
- Basic knowledge in developing and following through on community mobilization and technical implementation of construction project.
- Experience in overseeing site/unit level construction activities
- Basic knowledge in documenting progress of construction related shelter activities
- Experience in monitoring construction activities/contractors.
- Experience in working at distribution sites
- Experience in conducting needs/vulnerability assessments and previous participation in beneficiary selection processes.
- Experience in working with vulnerable households in a camp setting with an NGO, charity or similar organization.
- Experience in filing out BoQs and Scope of Work documentation
- Proven experience in performing assigned tasks in an efficient and effective manor
- Experience in field level coordination with community stakeholders, and local government officials and Basic experience in coordinating the technical aspects of implementation activities carried out by Daily/Incentive labour teams
- Local knowledge of areas of implementation and local building practices
- Strong communication, interpersonal, analytical and negotiation skills including the ability to explain and present technical information.
- Basic computer skills, especially in Word, Excel and CAD.
- Languages: English and Arabic are required, knowledge of the local language is and advantage.
- Preparedness to travel up to 40%
Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply!
Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s salary scale and terms and conditions
Duty station: Geneina
Travel: Within the State
NRC may be required to verify the identity of its partners and to check that its partners have not been involved in illegal activities. NRC reserves the right to use electronic screening tools for this purpose.
NB: All employees of the Norwegian Refugee Council should be able to adhere to our Code of Conduct and the four organizational values: Dedicated, innovative, inclusive and accountable.
To apply please visit www.nrc.no careers
Closing date: 19th October 2022
