Shelter Advisor at Solidarites International

Job Location: Maiduguri Coordination Office                                                                                                     

Beginning of contract: 7/3/2018             

Contract duration: 6 months (with possibility of extension) – Probation period: 2 months

Salary and conditions: in accordance with SI’s Terms of Employment; for national staff in Nigeria

Deadline date for submission: 28/2/2018 at 1 pm

Job Description

Requirements

MISSION

Goal / Purpose:

• The Shelter Advisor is in charge of supporting the Deputy Head of Mission in charge of Programs towards the good implementation, achievement and reporting of the objectives defined in the proposals related to shelter activities.
• He / She manages (functionally), in cooperation with the Deputy Head of Mission and the Program Managers, a team of shelter officers who will implement the activities in Borno State.
• He/she will be acting as construction technical referent for the project team, concerning the Shelter and WaSH activites.
• He/she will coordinate the work of all construction related field teams (including detailed monitoring and reporting) and facilitate the construction/technical related communication with local stakeholders, authorities sand the communities in the implementation areas.

Main tasks

• Project relevance, quality and design
• Contribute to establishing operational assessment and evaluations activities;
• Contribute to define SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL’s local strategy and contribute to the annual programming by proposing new activities, especially activities targeting vulnerable people and IDPs in Borno State;
• Responsible to propose and guarantee quality approach mechanism are in place for the shelter activities to ensure transparency and accountability of SI activities;
• Support the writing of technical annexes and chapters for the proposals and reports;
• Support the implementation of the shelter activities in compliance with the annual operational strategy and SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL’s technical requirements;
• Participate in evaluating the relevance of the activities carried out, as well as the effectiveness of the interventions and their appropriateness with respect to contextual development and the population’s needs;
• Propose to the Deputy Head of Mission and the Program Managers adjustments to the shelter activities, if necessary;
• Participate in building the teams abilities with respect to techniques or new methodologies;
• Implementation and operational monitoring
• Support the Project Team in planning their operational activities, especially in case of request for technical validation;
• Meet the deadlines and adhere to predefined quality specifications;
• Support the Deputy Head of Mission in ensuring the project management, monitoring and evaluation tools are in each operational department;
• Propose quality criteria and monitoring indicators for programs;
• Anticipate any issues linked with carrying out the activities and help to resolve any problems related to the activities;
• Suggest any adjustments to be made to the activity depending on contextual and indicator developments;
• Ensure the quality and relevancy of the activities implemented of the field,
• Participate to the definition of the different designs, Bill of Quantity necessary for the project implementation for the shelter activities, and the WaSH activities if needed.

Institutional Knowledge Building - IKB

• Use the IKB tools proposed by SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL ;
• Participate in the centralization, validation, and distribution of procedures, guidelines and tools linked to the multisector activities;
• Build up on SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL (and stakeholders) intervention methods and techniques;
• To ensure that project files are complete, regularly updated, and saved on the mission external hard drive;
• In collaboration with the Deputy Head of Mission, set up technical trainings depending on the operational needs and identified training requirements;
• Lead working groups and thematic meetings with the support of the Program Managers;
• Ensure adherence to SI security regulations and reinforce them with the team.

Reporting/ Communication / representation

• Pass upward to the Deputy Head of Mission any information on the security situation or on any event that could impact SI activities and safety of the teams;
• Support the drafting of activities reports and amendments (including any annexes relating to specific activities) for the donors, local authorities and for internal purposes (weekly and monthly reports) by compiling all the operational data before sending them to the Multisector Program Manager;
• Ensure that all reports required by the Coordination are delivered on time and in the correct format;
• In his / her assignment area, might be appointed to represent SI at meeting or forums concerning the activities;
• In collaboration with the Deputy Head of Mission and the Program Managers, and administrative department, support the preparation of administrative documents (MoU, handover, etc.) to be jointly signed with government authorities, communities or partner’s

Personal abilities :

• Professional experience: 1 year of experience in similar position (NGO/Private or Public sector) - Humanitarian experience is a plus
• Languages: English (mandatory), Kanori, Haussa, Shua (additional languages a plus)
• Personal qualities: reliable, honest, very good organization, resistance to stress, good interpersonal skills (internal and external communication), team player, capacity to delegate and to manage, initiative and autonomy, capacity of prioritization of tasks

Technical competences :

• Training: University degree in Civil engineering or a similar domain.
• Relevant experience on Food items distribution and monitoring will be highly appreciated.
• Project related skills : good knowledge of the project cycle, project implementation, project follow-up
• IT skills: Good knowledge of Office software : Excel, Word, GIS, and drawing software (autocad)

APPLICANT FILES :

Submit your application (CV, cover letter, references) by mail at hr.coo@solidarites-nigeria.org

Important: to be considered, in the E-mail, you have to

• attach the CV to the E- mail
• name the CV file with your full name (and not CV or Resume)
• specify in the mail subject, the position you are applying for

No paper applications will be accepted