Shelter PM

1. Purpose

CARE established its presence in Lebanon in 2006 and has been responding to the Syrian Crisis since late 2012. Among CARE’s key imperatives is putting people it serves first through implementing cutting edge programming in areas it operates. CARE currently carries out activities in Beirut, Mount Lebanon, Akkar, North Lebanon, South Lebanon, and the Beqaa Valley. CARE implements both emergency and development projects contributing to livelihood, food security, protection, gender, shelter, and water, sanitation and hygiene. It targets the most vulnerable people and populations, both host communities and refugees. Over the course of 7 years, it has supported more than half a million beneficiaries.
 
In Lebanon, CARE’s program strategy for the upcoming years will focus on strengthening and expanding its emergency response and capacity to provide basic assistance services while pursuing development projects in areas of food security and livelihood support, gender and protection. CARE intends to maintain its presence in all areas of Lebanon.
 
CARE Lebanon has scaled up rapidly over the past few years and today it has about 90 staff members, with more than 15 different local/international partner organizations. 90% of the team is composed of national staff, with a symbolic number of international members.

2. Reporting Lines

Director of Programmes

3. Specific Duties and Responsibilities

• Assess, design and deliver CARE’s emergency shelter and recovery programmes in response to natural or man-made disasters and complex emergencies.
• Co-ordinate with other team members and CARE staff to ensure a rapid, proportionate, integrated and effective response.
• Ensure an effective response to immediate shelter needs whilst simultaneously considering longer-term shelter and recovery needs including the development of possible scenarios related to housing.
• Take an active role in co-ordination, support and advocacy with other stakeholders.
• Ensure gender-sensitive emergency responses, which can empower women. 
• All staff members understand and abide by the CARE Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) / Child Protection (CP) Policy. All staff must sign the relevant Code of Conduct. Staff are required to report any suspicions of exploitation and/or abuse of children and vulnerable people via established internal referral mechanisms. All staff must adhere to CARE’s zero tolerance policy for sexual exploitation and abuse of children.     
• Develop CARE’s overall shelter strategy through the emergency response and recovery.
• Develop operational plans and support CARE in delivery of high-quality programmes.
• Ensure adherence to CARE policies and donor requirements. 
• Develop CARE’s role in site or urban planning as a coherent part of the overall shelter strategy.
• Provide technical support, advice and oversight for programmes to support CARE in delivery of high-quality programmes, specifically those that adequately address the needs and capacities of men, women, boys and girls and the needs and capacities of vulnerable groups.
• Develop CARE’s strategy for addressing HLP in its shelter programmes, especially in urban responses.
• Support CARE in delivery of programmes that address housing, land and property rights, with specific consideration of how these can empower women and girls. 
• Develop CARE’s strategy for HLP advocacy and support the production of strong advocacy messages and materials.
• Develop CARE’s shelter strategy for gender sensitive and gender transformative programmes.
• Support CARE in delivery of high-quality integrated programming which address the needs of men, women, boys and girls and contribute to empowering women and girls. 

4. Qualifications / special skills or knowledge

Assessments
• Provide sectoral leadership and expertise in the assessment.
• Conduct initial rapid assessment of the situation in collaboration with local specialists and the 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 populations 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 and 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 manage 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 Team Leader 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 Team Leader.
• Train and brief CARE staff and stakeholders on shelter issues.

b. Experience: 

3-5 years of experience humanitarian aid experience with at least 4 years’ experience in shelter

c. Academic background:

Bachelor degree in one or several of the following areas: Shelter & Rehabilitation

d. Languages: English and/ or Arabic are the working language of CARE International.

Knowledge of other languages is an asset.

5. Other contract elements

Benefits: Social security/Health Insurance & Transport allowance.
The direct supervisor reserves the right to adapt this job description at any time during employment according to needs. 
Any extension of this contract is dependent on performance review and funding availability

6. PSEA and Child Safeguarding Policies

CARE International in Lebanon is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
CARE International in Lebanon and its employees and stakeholders abide by the CARE International Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) and Child Safeguarding Policies.