Shelter Coordinator Assistant at Solidarites International

Location: Maiduguri, m Borno
Employment Type: Full-time
Contract Start date: Projected contract duration is 6 Months - with possible extension.

Main Responsibilities
Project relevance, quality and design

• Contribute to establishing operational assessment and evaluations activities;
• Contribute to define SOLIDARITÉS INTERNATIONAL (SI)’s local strategy and annual programming by proposing new activities, especially activities targeting vulnerable community in NE and NW 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 relevancy 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 DCD-Program and the Program Managers adjustments to the shelter activities, if required;
• 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 DCD-Program in ensuring the project management, MEAL 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 these issues;
• 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,
• Take lead in shelter’s designing, Bill of Quantity necessary for the project implementation.

Institutional Knowledge Building - IKB:

• Use the IKB tools proposed by SI;
• Participate in the centralization, validation, and distribution of procedures, guidelines and tools linked to the multisector activities;
• Build up on SI (and stakeholders) intervention methods and techniques;
• To ensure that project files are completed, 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:

• Support DCD-Programs and Grants in drafting project/activities reports and amendments (including any annexes relating to specific activities) for the donors, local authorities and for internal purposes;
• 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 DCD-Programs 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.

Profile

• University Degree in Civil Engineering or Architecture;
• Minimum 3 years’ experience on implementin emergency shelter;
• Knowledge of the context in North Eastern Nigeria;
• Fluency in English and knowledge of the local languages will be added advantage;
• Familiarity with AutoCAD, GPS, ARC GIS and Google Earth.

What We Offer
Salary + food & housing contributions + social benefits (medical coverage, 24 days of Annual leaves per year, compassionate leaves, public holidays as announced by government, festive bonus, Life insurance (covering death and permanent disability) etc.