Shelter Coordinator – Generic Posting

Assessments

• Provide sectoral leadership and expertise in assessment.
• Conduct initial rapid assessment of the situation in collaboration with local specialists and affected population; determine priorities, immediate activities and required resources
• Assess potential recovery activities that CARE can be involved in.
• Represent CARE to stakeholders, including governmental and non-governmental agencies in relation to the shelter aspects of the assessment.
• Assess in-country resources (human, material and financial) for the response together with relevant staff, agencies and the affected population.

Programme Design

• Define aims and objectives for programmes and projects.
• Select and design activities for programmes and projects.
• Select and specify any additional inputs needed, such as staff, equipment, materials or funding.
• Develop design, legal and financial documents where appropriate in consultation with displaced families, host population and government ministries ensuring the participation of women.
• Collaborate effectively with other CARE staff to ensure an integrated approach, specifically with staff in CARE’s Gender in Emergencies team and other core sector teams (sexual & reproductive health, WASH and food security)
• Ensure that cross-cutting issues, including protection, gender, livelihoods, DRR and environmental impact, operation, maintenance and sustainability, are factored into the programme design.
• Ensure Sphere minimum standards are met or exceeded where appropriate.
• Identify and ensure the input of specialist technical advice where required.
• Develop letters of intent, concept papers, organograms, TORs, budgets and proposals.

Management and Implementation

• Plan and monitor the quality of the programme in a phased and prioritised manner with full consultation and co-ordination with CARE staff and other stakeholders.
• Ensure gender is fully considered throughout the project cycle with women being enabled to influence decision-making around shelter issues.
• Ensure adequate logistic capacity and systems and ensure appropriate materials and support are available for all activities.
• Ensure regular monitoring and arrange evaluations.
• Ensure legal requirements are enforced where necessary.

Information and Co-ordination

• Provide regular updates to the emergency coordinator, senior programs coordinator and CARE team on progress, priorities and constraints – verbally and in writing on an agreed frequency.
• Represent CARE to stakeholder groups as needed and agreed with the the emergency coordinator and the senior programs coordinator.
• Train and brief CARE staff and stakeholders on shelter issues.
• Represent CARE in national and sub-national shelter cluster.

The Shelter Coordinator will also have to fulfill any other task as requested by her/his supervisor depending on the programmatic priorities in the Field Office.