Shelter Programme Development Manager International NGO Jobs – Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)
Job Title: Shelter Programme Development Manager
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 Shelter Programme Development Manager for the Uganda Country operation will oversee and implement NRC’s shelter core competency in country and covering all locations. The position is based in the main area office in West Nile with frequent travels to all field locations within the area as well to other areas (currently Kampala and South West). The Shelter Programme Development Manager is to be responsible for design, develop and implement shelter programme in a medium size country operation, and for potential scaling up to medium/large country operation.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Generic Responsibilities:
- Develop/Review shelter strategy, technical SOPs / guidelines and Macro LFAs
- Compliance and adherence to NRC policies, CC tools, handbooks and guidelines
- Responsible to develop and manage funding proposals project budgets and donor reports
- Overall management of project staff
- Coordinate and manage shelter project implementation (activities, budget and project documentation) in line with proposals, strategies and donor requirements
- Ensure capacity building of project staff (including training) and transfer key skills
- Liaison and collaborate with relevant local and national authorities and stakeholders and represent NRC in relevant forums/ working groups
- Promote the rights of refugees in line with the advocacy strategy
Specific Responsibilities:
- Develop a strong and efficient shelter team to ensure high standard project implementation and potential expansion
- Participate in sector coordination mechanisms and the development/review of a shelter sector strategy at field and national level
- Develop community/owner driven shelter programming and implementation modalities, considering vernacular building practises
- Explore impacts of self-build activities on host-community resources
- Explore opportunities for urban shelter programming
- Support and integrate gender, protection and advocacy priorities into shelter programme design
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant for the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Shelter Programme Development Manager job opportunity should hold a Bachelor’s degree
- Three years of experience from a senior level project implementation position in a humanitarian/recovery context
- Experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
- Technical shelter assistance expertise from rural and urban contexts
- Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
- Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile
- Fluency in English, both written and verbal
- Knowledge of the context in Uganda, South Sudan and DR Congo is an advantage
- Strong coordination experience
- Strong experience in community driven shelter programming
- Experience in urban shelter/HLP programming
- Experience in school infrastructure
- Strong communication/donor relation experience
- Hold a valid driver’s license
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: 3rd June 2018
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