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. What is NRC? NRC promotes and protects the rights of refugees and people who have been displaced within their own country. We take action during situtations of armed conflict, and engage in other contextes where our competences will add value. The majority of our 5000 staff members are national employees in NRC’s projects in around 25 countries worldwide. All our projects are supervised by the NRC Head Office in Oslo. NRC was established in 1946 under the name Aid to Europe, to assist refugees in Europe after World War II. Today NRC is organised as an independent, private foundation. We cooperate closely with the UN and other humanitarian organisations, around the world as well as in Norway. What does NRC do? Programme Activities: NRC’s main activity is the deliverance of humanitarian aid through programme activities in the field. NRC specialises in five programme areas, or core competences – Shelter, Food Security, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Education, and Information Counselling and Legal Aid (ICLA). The core competences are adaptive to different contexts and mutually reinforcing.
- Job Type: Full Time
- Qualification: BA/BSc/HND
- Experience: 4 years
- Location: Borno
- Job Field: NGO/Non-Profit , Project Management
Job Description
- The WASH Specialist will provide technical oversight and strategic direction to Country and Area Offices to further the development of the WASH Core Competency (CC).
- The Specialist will assure the quality implementation for all projects’ WASH activities, collaboratively develop a country strategy, capacity-build staff through mentoring and training to increase the technical capacity of the staff, and develop a donor strategy to further grow the program.
Role and responsibilities
- Responsible for technical innovative development and quality of CC in the country, holistic programming (with other CCs) and ensuring harmonisation and consistency across CC projects in line with NRC Programme Policy
- Lead the process of establishing proposals, budgets, modifications, project reviews, and reporting, ensure high technical quality and provide strategic guidance on programme design
- Take the lead on establishing and following quality project deliverables to ensure high technical outputs including but not limited to review of technical and safety assessments, bill of quantities, participation in tender processes and review of output
- Provide strategic leadership on the development of programming that includes self-reliance and durable solutions where appropriate
- Support programmatic M&E and indicator tracking, WASH data and means of verification reviews, and follow-up in conjunction with project teams and the M&E (Monitoring and Evaluation) department
- Ensure budgets, work plans and spending plans in line with donor budgets are developed and maintained by supporting Project Coordinators, Managers and Area Managers
- Develop and lead on conducting technical and safety assessments, needs assessments (in collaboration with Area Program teams, Protection team and M&E team), baseline, mid-and end-evaluations
- Represent NRC within the WASH sector, to relevant donors, government ministries and in relevant humanitarian coordination meetings in the country
- Actively promote and operationalize synergies between WASH and other NRC programmes to move toward integrated programming focussing on Shelter, Livelihood and ICLA (Information Counselling and Legal Assistance)
- Provide support and input to the recruitment processes for all WASH staff in the country
- Accountable for organisational learning from programme implementation, for sharing of best practices and for capacity building
- Keep an overview of the activity implementation and undertake field support visits post initiation of projects to evaluate needs: support areas and teams including raising red flags where needed
- Develop and lead quality improvement plans, using quality benchmarks and Complaint and Feedback Mechanism (CFM) outcomes, and ensure continuous improvement.
Professional competencies:
- Minimum 4 years of experience within a humanitarian/recovery context
- Experience working in complex and volatile contexts
- Minimum 2 years of WASH expertise (as Specialist/Technical Adviser or Project Manager)
- Documented results from previous experience related to the position’s responsibilities
- Fluency in English, both written and verbal
- Knowledge of the Lake Chad Basin region and north-eastern Nigeria context specifically
- Advanced computer skills, especially in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
- Experience in team capacity building
- Experience with youth/adolescent programming, particularly vocational training is desired
- Experience with alternative WASH in a humanitarian context is an asset
- Understanding of SPHERE and Interagency Network for Education in Emergency (INEE) Minimum Standards is required
Method of Application
Interested and qualified? Go to Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) on ekum.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com to apply
