Shelter Field Officer

                                                                                                         Shelter Field Officer

Première Urgence - Aide Médicale Internationale (PU-AMI) is a non-profit, non-political and non religious humanitarian NGO. Its objective is to bring about a global response to the basic needs of populations suffering from acute humanitarian crisis and to allow them to recover their autonomy and dignity.
Today, PU-AMI is intervening in 21 countries in Africa, the Near East, Caucasus, Asia and the Caribean to cover the needs of populations affected by conflict, natural disasters or economic crises.
PU-AMI in Lebanon has been implementing emergency and recovery projects in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, in Shelter Rehabilitation, Health and in Livelihood Recovery sectors.
POSITION GENERAL INFORMATION
 Position: Field Officer
 Component: Shelter
 Based in: Akkar 

Supervision
 Under the direct supervision of: Shelter Project Manager
 Under the indirect supervision of: Shelter Project Manager
 Supervision of : Daily workers, Community members, contractors and volunteers
 Under the overall supervision of: Field Coordinator

OVERALL MISSION

General objective

The Shelter Field Officer is part of the Shelter Team, working on Shelter activities, including but not limited to construction and rehabilitation of shelters, upgrading of sanitation facilities, and distribution of relief items at field level, in the framework of PU-AMI’s Emergency Response and Development Program in Lebanon. The Shelter Field Officer works in close collaboration with team members of the Shelter and other departments, under the supervision of the Senior Management. He/she contributes to and is part of conducting surveys and assessments, collecting and processing of information, and reports. The Shelter Field Officer spends most of his/her time in the field and is in regular and direct contact with beneficiaries.

Responsibilities and tasks

Activities implementation
- Ensure the timely distribution of shelter relief items to beneficiaries;
- Supervise and carry out the implementation of shelter support activities, including but not limited to rehabilitation and construction of (individual and collective) shelters, reahbilitation and upgrading of sanitary facilities, and cash assistance.
- Ensure respect of security rules and report immediately to the team leader and security manager.
- Identification and referrals of needs and potential beneficiaries to assesment team
- Provide technical advice to beneficiaries.
- Ensure compliance with PU-AMI’s strategies and methodologies at field level.
- Communicate and defend PU-AMI’s policies at field level.
- Participate actively and constructively in team meetings.
Communication & Follow up
- To participate in the field work and respond to beneficiaries’ queries with good knowledge of relevant information.
- To respond to donor requests for special cases which need individual attention and follow their progress.
 Reporting
- Report immediately any delay, problem or other relevant information to the Shelter project manager.
- Prepare,translate and submit weekly analytical and progress reports to the shelter project manager
- Report orally on the progress of Shelter activities on a daily and weekly basis.
The tasks and responsibilities defined in this job description are not exhaustive and can evolve depending on the project needs.

QUALIFICATIONS

Mandatory requirements
 Education Degree: Secondary degree
 Work experience: Experience in NGOs/ On-site training in construction and social work
 Language Skills: Fluent in English and Arabic
 Computer Skills: Good knowledge of MS Office software including Word, Excel, Outlook\

 Other requirements
- Valid driving license (for more 1 year minimum)
- Demonstrate willingness to improve own knowledge and skills by participating actively in any training sessions and capacity building activities
- Excellent geographical knowledge of the Area of Responsibility
- Willingness and ability to travel within the Area of Responsibility
- Capacity and experience in working unsafe environments Assets

Interests
- General interest in Humanitarian Relief Work and social issues

 General skills
- Excellent communication and diplomacy skills
- Ability to manage relationships in potentially tense situations
- Strong motivation to help people in need
- Ability to analyze and suggest improvement
- Well organized and hard worker
- Ability to manage stress and pressure
- Neutral