Shelter Technical Assistant at Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

Webcruiter ID: 4144626472
Location: Monguno, Borno  Application Link

Location: Dikwa, Borno   Application Link

Full-time/part-time: Full-time

Duties and responsibilities

• Pr-evaluation of needs (Targeting, Needs Assessment, Beneficiary Identification & Selection) and alert the hierarchy of any population movement in the area.
• Provide technical support and orientation to local technicians and community workers, train and develop their capacity
• Implement shelter construction activities, conduct technical assessment and approval of the quality of work and ensure better management of remaining material.
• Conduct community sensitization, awareness, and mobilization to encourage beneficiary commitment to the shelter activities.
• With the support of the Shelter Officer and Shelter coordinator, provide the drafts of technical drawings, Bill of Quantity, site plan and technical specification notes for shelter projects.
• construction designs or for any unpredictable soil constraints identified.
• Assist the shelter officer to accurately control the movement of trucks, quantities, and qualities of materials supplied to the site.
• Maintain good working relationships with local authorities, local communities, local committees, and partners as well as with all stakeholders in the NRC area of intervention
• Ensure the participation of female workers in key positions in the construction/rehabilitation of shelters and community infrastructures and other shelter activities
• Represent NRC in-field coordination meeting when required.

Qualifications

• University degree in Civil Engineering or Architecture
• Knowledge of the context in North-Eastern Nigeria
• Knowledge of the local language Kanuri, Hausa
• Experience on implementation of emergency shelter activities
• Experience in household sensitization and training in shelter and infrastructure maintenance
• Familiarity with AutoCAD, GPS, ARC GIS, and Google Earth

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 is an asset
• All employees of the Norwegian Refugee Council should be able to adhere to our Code of Conduct and the four organizational values: Dedicated, innovative, inclusive and accountable.

We Can Offer

• Commencement: December 2019
• Duration: 12 months
• Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s general directions.
• Level: Grade 4 Step 1 in the NRC grade structure
• Duty station: Monguno, with frequent travels. Travel outside Monguno is dependent on changing security conditions, especially for certain roads in the area.
• An approved health certificate will be requested before the contract start.