Shelter Officer - Social at Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

Ref. nr.: 4100468862
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Commencement: 15/07/2019
End date: 31/12/2019
Reports to: The Shelter Coordinator.

Brief

• NRC is looking for a Shelter Officer Social for our area office in Maiduguri, Borno State, in Northern Nigeria. The purpose of the officer position is day to day implementation of the Shelter Project activities in maiduguri.

Job Description

• Supervise the Shelter technical assistants - Social
• Break down the annual operational plans into weekly, monthly and quarterly implementation plans
• Support supervisors in pre-evaluation and anticipation of the implementation needs.
• Under the supervision of the Shelter Coordinator and / or the shelter Specialist, initiate and design the community awareness activities and project Awareness S.O.P.
• Assist the shelter coordinator in development of cash based project designs
• Assess the community training needs and assist in the development of appropriate training materials.
• Assist the shelter coordinator, to develop the emergency community shelter activities and organize emergency responses,
• To assess the community training needs and assist in developing modules for appropriate training materials (training modules and ToR)
• Provide technical support to Shelter assistant in training of community workers
• Guide the formation of beneficiary selection committee and village committee
• Responsible of preparation and follow up of procurement request and updating procurement database.
• Establish and maintain good working relationships with local authorities, local communities, local committees and partners as well as with all stakeholders in NRC area of intervention
• Conduct regular meetings with community members to discuss program objectives, and mobilize the community participation and act as a mentor throughout the planning and implementation processes.
• Routinely monitor the projects activities and feedback findings to the community members and other stakeholders
• Encourage the participation of female workers in key positions in the construction / rehabilitation of community infrastructures and all shelter activities
• Prepare periodic progress reports and other documents as required
• Represent NRC in coordination meeting when delegated.

Qualifications

• Experience from working as a Project Officer in a humanitarian/recovery context
• Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
• Some knowledge of English.

Context/ Specific skills, knowledge and experience:

• Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) or Bachelor of Art (BA) or any other related quality
• Knowledge of the context in North Eastern Nigeria
• Knowledge of the local language Kanuri, Hausa
• Experience with start-up, exit or similar
• Experience in community training and management of community workers Familiarity with Data collection and management tools

Education field

• Social Science
• Civil engineering / Construction

Education level:

• College / University, Bachelor's degree

Personal qualities:

• Handling insecure environments
• Managing resources to optimize results
• Empowering and building trust
• Managing performance and development
• Planning and delivering results
• A good sense of humour is an asset

Language:

• Hausa
• English

We offer

• Commencement: July 2019
• Duration: 5 months (with possibility of extension)
• Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s general directions.
• Level: Grade 5 Step 1 in the NRC grade structure
• Duty station: Maiduguri, with frequent travels. Travel outside Maiduguri is dependent on changing security conditions, especially for certain roads in the area.
• Approved health certificate will be requested before contract start.

Miscellaneous info:

• Travel: Some travelling must be expected.