Shelter Technical Assistant at Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

Responsibilities
The purpose of the assistant position is to assist in the day-to-day implementation of the shelter project.
Generic responsibilities

• Adhere to NRC policies, tools, handbooks and guidelines
• Assist with the implementation of the support function portfolio according to plan of action
• Prepare and develop status reports as required by management
• Ensure proper filing of documents
• Promote and share ideas for improvement of the support function

Specific responsibilities

• Support
  the shelter officer in formulation of project work plans and provide
  quality and timely reports to the officer on projects progress.
• Supervise and monitor construction of shelters,roads and building facilities at school,police and distribution centres.
• Request
  construction materials from the warehouse in a timely manner, supervise
  and monitor distribution of construction materials to the
  beneficiaries.
• Monitor and ensure proper usage of the construction materials, assets and tools.
• Facilitate
  effective implementation of all construction activities which includes
  supervision and monitoring of building facilities and roads for service
  delivery, emergency and transitional shelters for camp consolidation.
• Preparation of bill of quantities as requested from time to time.
• Recruit, train and manage incentive workers (community mobilizers, quality monitors, construction workers).
• Supervise and develop the capacity of refugee community workers implementing shelter construction activities.
• Take
  account of gender, protection, HIV, the environment, and other
  important cross-cutting concerns in Programme design, implementation,
  and reporting; carry out activities in a way that reflects the needs of
  specific groups and individuals e.g. elderly people, minority groups,
  children, and people with disabilities.
• Take part in general assessments, upon requestM&E, Education, ICLA, WASH staff

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

• Logistics, Finance and HR/Admin teams at NRC Kibondo
• Relevant local authorities, peer INGO’s and UN agencies
• Environmental protection actors

Scale and scope of position

• Staff: Refugee incentive workers (no employees)
• Stakeholders:
  UNHCR, DRC National and District government, esp. MoHA, shelter IPs and
  other IPs, Host community and Refugee Camp leaders, Refugee community
• Budgets: N/A
• Information: Agresso procurement, Intranet, NRC Workplace
• Legal or compliance: National Labour law, National staff terms of employment, tender and awards committee for vendors

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Qualifications
Competencies
Competencies
are important in order for the employee and the organisation to deliver
desired results. They are relevant for all staff and are divided into
the following two categories:
1. Professional competencies

• These are skills, knowledge and experience that are important for effective performance.
• Generic professional competencies:
• Experience
  from working in a humanitarian/recovery context in shelter
  construction, building facilities construction and road repairs.
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
• Fluency in English, oral and written
• Participate in appropriate professional development of project portfolio
• At all times in and outside work adhere to NRC Code of Conduct

Context/ Specific skills, knowledge and experience:

• Degree/Diploma in Civil engineering, or relevant practical experience. Possibly experience in humanitarian assistance.
• Excellent communication (spoken and written) skills, including the ability to explain and present technical information.
• Experience in supervision of buildings construction.
• Knowledge of Kirundi/kiha is an added advantage
• Political and cultural awareness
• Ability to work independently in a result oriented multi-tasking and multi-cultural environment
• Sensitivity to the needs and priorities of disadvantaged populations (minority groups etc.)

2. Behavioural competencies (max 6)
These
are personal qualities that influence how successful people are in
their job. NRC’s Competency Framework states 12 behavioural
competencies, and the following are essential for this position:

• Planning and delivering results
• Empowering and building trust
• Communicating with impact and respect
• Handling insecure environment

Performance Management