Project Coordinator – WASH/Shelter Non-profit Careers – Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)
Job Title: Project Coordinator-WASH/Shelter
Organisation: Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)
Duty Station: Uganda
About Us:
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, education, emergency food security, legal assistance, and water, sanitation and hygiene sectors.
Job Summary: The Project Coordinator-WASH/Shelter will lead the implementation and coordination of all Shelter and WASH related projects in Kyangwali refugee settlement. They will also be responsible for managing the NRC Shelter & WASH project portfolio that is an emergency response to the surge of Refugees from DRC and manage technical staffing on ground. The position-holder will be accountable for ensuring Shelter & WASH NRC staff recruitment, performance management and line-management is conducted in accordance with the relevant NRC policies and procedures.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Contribute with Shelter & WASH specific technical competence to the development of wash and shelter strategy, Micro Log Frame, and Plan of Action
- Conduct Shelter & WASH specific technical assessment and present recommendations
- Conduct Shelter & WASH specific technical research and document findings and recommendations
- Provide Shelter & WASH specific technical input to coordination mechanism (e.g. cluster coordination) and working groups
- Staffing and Structure. Accountable for the successful staffing and structure of the Shelter & WASH project team.
- Capacity Building. Accountable for the successful capacity building of NRC and partner Shelter & WASH staff . This includes accountability for ensuring performance management of all Shelter & WASH project team members, identification of capacity building needs, and planning and resourcing capacity building initiatives within the framework of the NRC Kyangwali Response strategies, tools and guidelines.
- Technical Quality. Implementation of high quality Shelter & WASH projects by NRC/partners, in accordance with the agreed NRC Uganda Response Country Strategies, tools and guidelines.
- Programme Development. Accountable for high quality Area Office-level input into the Kyangwali Response (country-level) Shelter & WASH programme development (e.g. Core Competency Strategies) initiatives.
- Project M&E; responsible for coordination of high quality Monitoring and Evaluation of NRC Shelter & WASH or related activities, including information management and archiving.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant for the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Project Coordinator-WASH/Shelter job opportunity should hold a Higher diploma in Architecture, civil or water engineering (BAC+5)
- Five years’ experience from working with wash and shelter projects in a humanitarian/recovery context.
- Previous experience from working with social work and/or with distribution of humanitarian assistance is an advantage.
- At least two years of previous work experience in community based WASH and Shelter programs; Work experience with an NGO is desirable
- Extensive knowledge of emergency Water supply, Hygiene, Sanitation, emergency shelter, semi-permanent shelter, requirements and protocols
- Familiarity with international minimum standards of water Hygiene and Sanitation service delivery (i.e., SPHERE) is an advantage
- Familiarity with AutoCAD, GPS, Arc Gis and Google Earth is strongly desirable
- Excellent communication skills – written and spoken – in English required.
- Must be willing to work as a team member, take direction, and share technical skills with colleagues and counterparts
- Computer literacy in word processing and spreadsheets is required,
- Ability to work under pressure
NB: Please enter the geographical location in the “Company name” field for both company and location on your application.
How to Apply:
All interested and qualified Ugandan candidates who wish to join one of the world’s leading relief organisations, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) should apply by visiting the web link below.
Deadline: 10th April 2018
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