POST: Shelter Officer – Kibondo, Tanzania (National Position) - Tanzania Norwegian Refugee Council
The
Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian
organization with 60 years of experience in helping to create a safer and more
dignified life for refugees and internally displaced people. NRC advocates for
the rights of displaced populations and offers assistance within the shelter,
emergency food security, and water, sanitation and hygiene sectors.
The Norwegian Refugee Council has approximately 5000 committed
and competent employees involved in projects across four continents. In
addition, NRC runs one of the world’s largest standby rosters, NORCAP, with 650
professionals, ready to be deployed on 72 hours’ notice when a crisis occurs.
In mid-April 2016, NRC conducted a pre-assessment mission in
the refugee camps in north western Tanzania and the assessment revealed that
the humanitarian situation for the refugees requires urgent intervention and
NRC therefore decided to establish an operational office in Kibondo town, to
respond in Mtendeli and/or Nduta refugee camps. The initial interventions will
focus in three sectors; shelter, WASH and education (initially construction of
permanent classrooms). NRC is therefore seeking a Shelter Officer for the NRC
Office in Kibondo, Tanzania. The Shelter Officer reports to the Shelter/WASH
Project Manager.
Job
description
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Ensure adherence with NRC policies, tools, handbooks and
guidelines
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Implement delegated shelter project portfolio according to
plan of action (according to strategy, proposals, budgets, plans and donor
requirements)
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Coordinate with relevant partners within the Shelter
sector and represent NRC at relevant meetings
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Involve and inform communities and community leaders about
the activities
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Provide expertise within the Shelter sector for technical
designs including drawings, BoQs and cost estimations
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Break down the annual operational plans into weekly,
monthly and quarterly implementation plans
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Ensure that procurement and distribution of materials and
equipment are timely and according to procedures
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Supervise, train and develop field teams
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Prepare and develop status reports as required by
management (i.e. progress reports)
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Ensure proper filing of documents
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Ensure that projects target beneficiaries most in need,
and explore and asses new and better ways to assist
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Promote and share ideas for technical improvement
Qualifications
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Minimum 3 years’ experience from working with Shelter
projects in a humanitarian/recovery context. Experience from working with
social work and/or with distribution of humanitarian assistance is an advantage
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Degree or diploma in Civil Engineering combined with
relevant professional experience
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Documented results related to the position’s
responsibilities
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Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile
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Managing resources to optimize results
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High-level competency in computer skills (Microsoft Office
applications, CAD and GIS software)
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Fluency in English, both written and verbal
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Fluency in one or more of the national/regional languages
Education
field
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Civil engineering / construction
Education
level
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College / University, Bachelor's degree
Personal
qualities
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Ability to work under pressure, independently and with
limited supervision
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Ability to meet deadlines in multi-tasking environments
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Ability to engage and motivate staff
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Good coordination skills
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All employees of the Norwegian Refugee Council should be
able to adhere to our Codes of Conduct and the four organizational values:
Dedicated, innovative, inclusive and accountable
Language
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English
We
offer
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Duty station: Kibondo, or another location in North Wester
Tanzania, where NRC supports the refugee response
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Commencement: As soon as possible
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Contract period: 3 months (with possibility of extension)
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Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s general directions.
The candidate will observe NRC’s code of conduct and working hours for the NRC
Tanzania
Miscellaneous
information
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Travel: Some travelling must be expected
Apply on line visit this webpage https://www.nrc.no/vacancies/
Deadline 1st December 2016
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