Area Shelter & Infrastructure Manager (National Contract)

DRC Lebanon is currently delivering programming in protection, housing, infrastructure, basic assistance, livelihoods, and community development interventions. This myriad programming seeks to address the immediate needs of displaced populations and concurrently support vulnerable host populations. DRC has five offices spread throughout Lebanon in, Beirut, the Bekaa, Saida, Tripoli and Qobayat.

About the job

DRC is seeking to recruit a highly qualified Area Shelter and Infrastructure Manager (ASIM) who is enthusiastic to achieve success in a humanitarian organization working in a challenging but interesting environment. The ASIM has the overall responsibility for leading, coordinating and overseeing DRC S&I activities in North Lebanon and will lead the timely and quality implementation of all shelter and infrastructure related works, as well as providing technical support to other sector teams and work closely with other sectors of DRC in Tripoli and Akkar.

Your main duties and responsibilities will be:

• Manage the implementation of various housing and infrastructure programs including housing units rehabilitation, sites improvements, tailored rehabilitation of elderly and PwSN, shelter kits distribution, fire prevention programs and other innovative shelter modalities.
• Lead on designing and implementing various types of shelter modalities, develop and provide technical support related to S&I activities, assist in drafting layouts, technical drawings and bill of quantity (BoQ) for potential sites to be rehabilitated/assisted;
• Support in managing contractors for projects on site and liaise with logistics and procurement department;
• Work closely with M&E department to draft monitoring and evaluation tools related to the shelter activities and support in drafting regular evaluation and impact appraisal reports.
• Lead on financial management of S&I activities in North Lebanon and timely reporting to the Area Program Manager on any deviation in project workplan and budget.
• Ensure the utilisation of DRC internal project management tools and Information management system in the daily operation of the S&I department.
• Oversee and ensure the timely submission of accurate and well written internal and donor reports, provide technical inputs into proposals, ensuring S&I needs are clearly represented.
• Participate in local level coordination forums representing DRC’s interests and activities.
• Support the Area Program Manager in liaising with project stakeholders; mainly municipalities and other shelter partners.
• Supervise and manage the daily operation of S&I team consisting of senior Shelter engineers in Tripoli and Akkar including designing of workplan, regular capacity building and performance appraisal, line management and capacity building of S&I Senior Officers.

About you

To be successful in this role we expect you to have higher Education as civil or mechanical engineer, architect or other related engineering field of study. Moreover, we also expect the following:

Required

• At least 3 to 5 years’ experience working in the Shelter and/or infrastructure sector in non-governmental organizations
• At least 3 years of managing a team and the implementation of shelter/housing and infrastructure projects
• Proven experience in project cycle management
• Knowledge and experience of project cycle management
• Demonstrated competence in the use of Microsoft Office, Excel and AutoCAD

Desirable

• Experience working in the WASH sector
• Confident representation skills

In this position, you are expected to demonstrate DRC’ five core competencies: 

Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process.

Collaborating: You involve relevant parties and encourage feedback. 

Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.

Communicating: You listen and speak effectively and honestly. 

Demonstrating integrity: You act in line with DRC’s vision and values. 

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We offer

Contract length: until end of December 2018

Level: D+1 equivalent to 2,400 USD

Duty Station: Tripoli

Start date: ASAP

Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for Nationals.For questions regarding the vacancy please contact christele.hage@drclebanon.dk.

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Application process

Interested? Then apply for this position by clicking on the apply button or go to www.drc.ngo under current vacancies, and click the apply button.

All applicants must send a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English. Applications sent by email to Christele Hage will not be considered.

Closing date for applications: 16 August 2018.

For further information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult our website drc.ngo.