The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent, humanitarian, non-profit, non-governmental organisation. We provide assistance, protection and durable solutions to refugees and internally displaced persons worldwide.
CityMaiduguri- Job FieldBuilding and Construction , Engineering / Technical
Responsibilities
Below is a brief summary of the role. Please download the Job Description for further details.
Generic responsibilities
- Line management of Shelter project field staff
- Adherence to NRC policies, guidance and procedures
- Contribute to Shelter strategy development, project proposals and provide input on needs and gaps
- Manage and implement delegated portfolio of Shelter projects (activities, budget and project documentation) as delegated from APM in line with proposals, strategies and donor requirements, and ensure high technical quality
- Provide regular progress reports to APM
- Promote and share ideas for improvement and necessary changes in the activities
- Ensure that projects target beneficiaries most in need of protection, explore and asses new and better ways to assist
- Ensure capacity building of project staff and transfer key skills
- Liaise and collaborate with relevant local authorities and other key stakeholders
- Promote the rights of IDPs/returnees in line with the advocacy strategy
Specific responsibilities
- Supervise the NRC Shelter Project staff in relation to planning and implementation of project interventions
- Ensure project data collection and management and work closely with M&E to update relevant NRC tools (GORS, Internal Database, achievement and progress of project log frames)
- Contribute to the design of technical implementation documents for Shelter projects
- Draft reports on project status and relevant access and advocacy issues
- Ensure standards for implementation are known and applied among shelter team
- Participate in rapid assessments in new areas of intervention
- Contribute to finding solutions to implementation challenges and constraints in a changing context
- Provide technical support to other relevant NRC coordinators (Education, ICLA, WASH and FSL) for the development of community infrastructures.
- Maintain the requirement level of performance capacity of local technicians and identify the need for additional training.
- Regular visits to the area and sites of implementation for quality checks the of the ongoing and completed works, make correction and provide relevant recommendations.
- Record and document good practices, lesson learned and establish a database in coordination with M&E to capture Shelter program performance.
- In collaboration with the shelter specialist and APM, play a key role in recruiting Shelter field staff
- Development of construction management tools and documentation. Verification and authorization of completion of works certificates.
- In coordination with the shelter specialist and APM, represent NRC in coordination meetings with local authorities and NGOs when required
- Oversee the recruitment, training, organization, and management of community contracting cooperatives and incentive workers (community mobilizers, construction workers)
- Prepare PRs/POs and follow-up on the timely procurement of materials, tools and services
- Liaise and collaborate with relevant local authorities, local and international NGOs/Agencies and other key stakeholders at community and area level
- In collaboration with Shelter specilaist develop M&E plan and tools specific to project implementation
- Support APM in development of contingency response plans for any unforeseen emergencies.
- Any other task relevant to the position as requested by the (Area Manger/Shelter Specialist/Program Development Manager
Qualifications
- University degree in civil engineering or architecture
- Experience household training in and infrastructure maintenance
- Knowledge of the context in North Eastern Nigeria
- Knowledge of the local language Kanuri, Hausa – added advantage
- Knowledge of emergency, transitional and permanent construction requirements and protocols
- Familiarity with international minimum standards of service delivery (i.e., SPHERE) is an advantage
- Familiarity with AutoCAD, GPS, ARC GIS and Google Earth is strongly desirable
- Experience with start-up, exit or similar
