Shelter and Settlements Coordinator

All NRC employees are expected to work in accordance with the organization’s core values: dedication, innovation, inclusivity and accountability. These attitudes and believes shall guide our actions and relationships. 

1. Role and responsibilities

The Shelter and Settlements Coordinator is responsible for implementing the delegated Shelter and WASH project portfolio within Beirut area and managing the emergency response day-to-day activities of field staff to ensure proper delivery, high quality results and compliance to applicable laws, standards, practices, policies and procedures in coordination with the Project Manager.

Generic responsibilities

1. Adhere to NRC policies, guidance and procedures
2. Contribute to Emergency Response Strategy development, project proposals drafting and development, and provide consistent input on needs and gaps
3. Manage and implement delegated portfolio of the projects (activities, budget and project documentation) as delegated from the line manager in line with proposals, strategies and donor requirements, and ensure high technical quality.
4. Oversee the provision of Shelter and WASH services to NRC beneficiaries in the relevant area according to programme strategy, project proposals and budgets
5. Supervise the Shelter and Settlements team, ensure their capacity building and transfer key skills
6. Ensure implementation of project cycle management activities according to NRC framework
7. Promote and share ideas for improvement and necessary changes in shelter activities
8. Liaise and collaborate with relevant local authorities and key external stakeholders
9. Ensures that NRC’s related activities are implemented within NRC’s Protection mainstreaming guidelines and reports any breaches/concerns to the line manager and/or focal point for proper action
10. Ensure that all protection related detected cases are referred to the concerned referral focal point and to the related ER Protection officer.

Specific responsibilities

The Shelter and Settlements Coordinator, in close coordination with the Project Manager will:

• Ensure implementation of Area-Based planning in the targeted neighbourhoods.
• Work closely with the staff members to set and monitor objectives and work plans to ensure activities are implemented in accordance with overall project objectives
• Oversee the delivery of agreed outputs and quality of the Shelter and WASH activities being implemented and take timely and considered decisions on how to respond to changing needs of beneficiaries in close liaison with the Shelter Project Manager

• Ensure proper documentation and filing of Shelter/Wash related documents
• Manage the implementation of the Shelter and WASH upgrades, including minor repairs, minor rehabs, major rehabs (structural stabilization), enterprises upgrades, common spaces design & development, asbestos removal and disposal, reconstruction and infrastructure upgrades in line with the NRC Response Strategy.
• Ensure that mapping of areas, shortlisting of neighbourhoods and properties, and beneficiaries’ identification and selection for Shelter are consistent with programme and donors guidelines.
• Supervise the implementation of works on behalf of NRC, with contractors and beneficiaries, ensuring quality implementation and timely response, accountability and compliance with donors’ requirements.

• Manage the direct costs of the budget, including the preparation, monitoring and updating of the financial work plans, to ensure resources are managed effectively and efficiently as delegated by the Project Manager.
• Ensure that the Emergency Response database is updated with all shelter activities info and data (in all different stages).

• Prepare timely internal monthly reports and contribute to donor reporting and inter-agency reporting mechanisms on both area and national levels.
• Contribute to protection needs and trends identification and ensure adequate Shelter response in line with National Shelter Strategy.
• Liaise closely with other humanitarian actors, including active participation in sectoral working groups and through bilateral meetings in order to maintain information on and coordinate activities, and to exchange information and lessons learned.
• Support in coordinating and liaising closely with governmental entities, specifically Municipality of Beirut, Directorate General of Antiquities and Directorate General of Urbanism and other housing and construction actors.
• Perform any other Shelter and WASH related tasks as requested by the line manager.

Critical interfaces

• Shelter National Team
• NRC programmes (ICLA, WASH, Education and the Emergency Response)
• NRC ER Protection officer
• NRC support unit (finance, logistics, administration and human resources)
• Monitoring and Evaluation team
• Relevant external stakeholders, host community, local authorities, humanitarian actors and national/ local organizations.

2. Competencies

 1. Professional competencies

• Bachelor degree in architecture, Civil Engineering, urban design or any other related field
• Minimum 3 years of relevant job experience in a similar role, preferably within the humanitarian sector
• Knowledge of relevant concepts of international refugee and human rights law and understanding of protection principles
• Significant understanding of Lebanon’s humanitarian, political and socio-economic context, and main challenges affecting refugees in Lebanon.
• Significant knowledge of Beirut Explosion response.
• Proven experience in coordinating activities and liaising with external actors.
• Proven experience in urban response and spatial analysis.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Proficiency in English and Arabic, both written and spoken.
• Proficiency in Autocad and GIS systems.

2. Behavioral competencies

• Managing resources to optimize results
• Handling insecure environments
• Empowering and building trust
• Managing performance and development
• Analyzing