Shelter & WASH Assistant-South

1. Role and responsibilities

The following is a brief description of the role.

Generic responsibilities

These responsibilities shall be the same for all positions with the same title. The responsibilities shall be short and essential. Details belong in the Work and Development plan.

• Adhere to NRC policies, tools, handbooks and guidelines.
• Ensure proper filing of documents
• Carry out technical needs assessments for shelters, schools,..etc. in line with NRC’s project criteria intervention.
• Facilitate and monitor the Emergency response activities.
• Produce accurate drawings, reports, measurements (BoQs) and/or photographs as evidence of a technical assessment
• Ensure minimum Shelter and WASH standards (based on SPHERE) are applied and maintained in collective shelters, shelters, schools,etc.
• Mobilize communities and community leaders for the building materials, construction activities and maintenance of structures
• Suggest new methods and approaches in order to improve the quality of the activities
• Administrate payment requests for partners, contractors, suppliers, construction workers etc.
• Report all protection related concerns
• Carry out data collection as required
• Prepare and file relevant documents according to procedures
• Carry out related mainstreaming of protection in programme daily implementation as per the set NRC’s Protection mainstreaming guidelines, and ensure reporting any breaches/concerns to the line manager for proper action.
• Ensure that all protection related detected cases are referred to the concerned referral focal point

Specific responsibilities

• Distribution of Basic Assistance Kits, WASH-related kits, and other emergency-related supplies. when and where needed.
• Carry out data collection and survey (MSNAs technical & social and other surveys).
• Conduct rapid and precise assessments for collective shelters, schools,etc.
• Produce accurate drawings, reports, measurements (BOQs) and/or photographs as evidence of a technical assessment.
• Identify needs and propose scope of intervention (from the technical aspect) for shelter rehabilitation such as minor rehabilitation works, major construction works and/or property upgrades
• Ensure that all materials used and work performed address beneficiaries’ needs and ensure safety by doing safety inspections of the sites
• Monitor, supervise and inspect the quality of the works so as to ensure conformity with the technical specification as specified in the Bill of quantities (BOQ) and scope of works, drawings and design requirements
• Check plans, drawings and quantities for accuracy of calculation.
• Monitor water and sanitation facilities acceptance and beneficiary satisfaction.
• Generate comprehensive weekly and monthly situation reports reflecting trends, challenges and needs on field.
• Report activities using distribution lists, field reports, attendance lists and Kobo online activity reporting
• Prepare daily report, consent forms, cooperation agreements and all other needed documentation for initiating and implementing construction works.
• Filing of shelter & WASH technical documents.
• Assist in other WASH related duties as requested by the supervisor or line manager.
• Report all protection related concerns following internal and external referral pathways
• Report code of conduct breaches especially those that affect vulnerable populations.
• Share your skills and experience within the team and learn from your colleagues.

Critical interfaces

By interfaces, NRC means processes and projects that are interlinked with other departments/units or persons. Relevant interfaces for this position are:

• Beneficiaries
• ICLA’s due diligence team)
• Local authorities (e.g. municipalities, Moukhtar,Popular committees,..etc)
• Contractors
• Education: provide WASH facilities and services to schools and education centers to support the education program in the common WASH education working cadastral.

1. Competencies

1. Professional competencies

• Bachelor degree in Civil engineering , Mechanical Engineering, Public Health, Architecture or any related field
• 1-3 year of experience working within Projects in a humanitarian/recovery context
• Experience from working with water and sanitation projects in a humanitarian/recovery context
• Previous experience in contractor and site management
• Proficiency in MS Office (words and excel)
• Proficiency of CAD programmes and computer based drawings

• Fluency in English and Arabic, both spoken and written

• Knowledge of the context of Refugees informal settlements and/or urban settlements
• Experience with start-up of projects

2. Behavioral competencies

• Planning and delivering results
• Handling insecure environments
• Working with people
• Communicating with impact and respect
• Coping with change

What We Offer

NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality and physical ability.

We offer an opportunity to match your career to a compelling cause and a chance to meet and work with people who are the best in their fields.

We are also looking for people who share our values:

• To be dedicated in what we do;
• To be innovative with our solutions;
• To act as one unified and inclusive team;
• To be accountable to the donors that make our work possible; the people we exist to serve, and to each other… the members of our NRC family.