Shelter & WASH Technical Officer Ukraine Mykolaiv at Norwegian Refugee Council

Overview

All NRC employees are expected to work in accordance with the organisation’s values. To be dedicated, innovative, inclusive and accountable are attitudes and beliefs that shall guide our actions and relationships. NRC has a commitment to safety and wellbeing and together we build a positive working culture to feel valued, empowered, supported, safe and have a sense of belonging. NRC does not tolerate employees exploiting or abusing people and has zero tolerance to inaction.

Role

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation dedicated to protecting the rights of displaced and affected people during crises. NRC delivers high-quality programmes to support people forced to flee, helping them rebuild their lives and establish a new future. NRC provides immediate humanitarian assistance, prevents further displacement, and contributes to durable solutions. It operates across both new and protracted crises across 40 countries.

Shelter&WASH Technical Officer will be part of the Shelter&WASH Department and closely works with all Programme and if relevant support units in area office as well as Country Office Shelter&WASH team.

Responsibilities

Shelter & WASH Technical Officer specializes in essential services in urban and rural settings (construction, emergency relief planning, cash support) able to assess, plan, design and help supervise projects in those contexts, according to NRC standards and procedures and national regulations.

Generic Responsibilities

1. Ensure compliance with NRC policies, guidelines and standards.
2. Ensure compliance with Shelter strategy, tools, handbooks, guidelines and standards.
3. Ensure that all shelter projects (repair, rehabilitation and/or reconstruction) are implemented in a timely manner and according to strategy, proposals, budgets and plans, and in line with NRC policies and donor requirements.
4. Shelter specific technical responsibility for the quality control and monitoring of project activities
5. Shelter specific technical responsibility for project documentation of technical activities of Shelter project(s).
6. Provide specific technical support and capacity building towards project staff.
7. Assess, promote and document ideas for technical improvement and further program development options.
8. Contributes to Shelter specific protection risks and needs analyses.
9. Ensure that the project is implemented in adherence with the requirements of the partnership agreement.
10. Contributes to designing of protection response to identified risks and needs.

Specific responsibilities

• Provide technical guidance and support within all essential Shelter services.
• Do structural assessments of buildings and propose technical solutions for materials assistance, repair, rehabilitation and/or reconstruction, and provide technical information for development of work plans, technical specifications, bills of quantities (BoQs), cost estimates, structural drawings (CAD).
• Assess the completion of works, and prepare recommendations for payments, interim and final payment certificates.
• Provide technical support to contractors and beneficiaries, supervise construction works, and ensure that quality of materials and workmanship is according to technical specifications.
• Involve and inform and liaise with communities and local authorities about the activities and ensure that all projects are in line with national guidelines and regulations.
• Support the design of assessments and lead the roll-out of the data collection.
• Ensure that projects target beneficiaries most in need, explore and asses new and better ways to assist.
• Ensure that distribution of materials and equipment is done in a timely manner and according to procedures.
• Ensure correct data tracking for all interventions and prepare periodic progress reports and other documents as required.
• Assist and support the direct line manager in drafting reports of any kind.
• Assist and support the direct line manager in preparing reports for Activity Info, GORS, SIDAR.
• Assist with any other duties assigned by line manager as and when required.

Requirements

Generic professional competencies

• 3 year experience in job functions mentioned above.
• Fluency in Ukrainian
• B1 level of English, both written and verbal
• University degree in job function mentioned above, or related fields. Diploma in Civil Engineering or Architecture will be an advantage.
• Knowledge of computer programs: MS Word, MS Excel, MS Project, AutoCAD
• Excellent time management skills and ability to perform under tight deadlines.

• Excellent organizational skills, ability to prioritize a complex workload and to work autonomously as needed.

Context related skills, knowledge and experience

• Previous experience in humanitarian sector.
• Previous experience in construction/reconstruction work or similar projects.
• Previous experience of working in complex and volatile contexts.
• Willingness to work in demanding, stressful situations with respect for basic security rules.

Behavioural competencies

• Planning and delivering results.
• Working with people.
• Communicating with impact and respect.
• Handling insecure environments.
• Coping with change.
• Empowering and building trust.