WASH/Shelter Manager at Danish Refugee Council (DRC)

About the job
The WASH/Shelter Manager will be responsible for setting up, management and implementation of WASH and Shelter activities in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states, Nigeria with a primary focus on providing emergency lifesaving access to water, sanitation, hygiene and shelter for conflict-affected IDPs/returnees and host communities in North East Nigeria. This includes the needs assessments, project plans, management and monitoring of implementation through mainstreaming protection issues. The overall objective of the job is to ensure that target communities have access to lifesaving and minimum standards of water, sanitation, hygiene and shelter provision and to establish relationships with IDPs and local communities and other key stakeholders in the promotion of DRC’s mission and values.

Duties and Responsibilities
Key responsibilities are outlined below:

• Under the supervision of the Country Director, manage and implement all construction, maintenance and repair activities as defined by project documents/proposals.
• Supervise and guide WASH Technical Officer(s), other staff and contractors throughout the planning and implementation of the emergency WASH/Shelter response.
• Identify direct and indirect beneficiary needs in terms of access to emergency shelter, infrastructure, WASH facilitiesand hygiene promotion taking into consideration the specific needs of vulnerable individuals and persons of concern.
• Support, facilitate or undertake communication and liaison activities to actively consult and involve beneficiaries, key informants, actors, partners and stakeholders in all stages of project design and implementation.
• Assess, plan, design and supervise the implementation of camp, off-camp and community infrastructure as defined by project requirements.
• Ensure daily monitoring of the quality of construction and the progress of project/work implementation.
• Provide regular updates on progress to supervisors and other team members, including other departments and sectors as appropriate.
• Where relevant, liaise with donors and work closely with partners on project updates, site visits and other communication.
• Undertake any other duties that may be assigned by the Country Director
• Conduct duties in accordance with DRC Code of Conduct, Operational Handbook, CHS and other key documents
• Ensure protections issues are incorporated and mainstream in shelter/NFI/WASH activities.
• Responsible for preparation of progress reports, donor reports as per given deadlines.
• Performance management of WSH/Shelter team. This includes setting team and individual objectives, providing capacity building, feedback, coaching to the team to achieve targets
• Ensure that team is aware of security protocol and the SOPs are followed in order to minimize risks and threats
• Make sure that team is aware of humanitarian principles, standards and code of conduct and follow them accordingly
• Collaborate with Head of Finance and Admin, Procurement and Logistic Manager and Safety Advisor for safe and secured implementation of the activities
• Actively participate and represent DRC in coordination meetings such as shelter and WASH clusters, other meetings conducted by local and state authorities, UN agencies and stakeholders.

Reporting Line

The WASH/Shelter Manager will report to the Country Director, Nigeria

About you
To be successful in this role you must have:
Required qualifications:

• Minimum 5 years of international experience with humanitarian organizations
• Minimum 2 years’ experience of working in conflict context
• University education in public health engineering and or equivalent to related field
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in shelter/NFI and WASH projects in conflict context
• Experience of working with IDPs, Returnees, Refugees and host communities
• Excellent communication skills in English
• Working experience with diverse team in terms of sex, race, faith, age, etc.
• Gender sensitive
• Experience in working and living in team house
• Flexible and adaptable
• Willing to travel within and between States in Nigeria