Shelter Specialist job at Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

Background:

NRC has delivered humanitarian assistance and protection to vulnerable affected populations in Myanmar since 2009, following Cyclone Nargis. NRC has established sector/core competency teams in Camp Management, Education, Information Counselling and Legal Assistance (ICLA), Livelihoods, Protection, and Shelter and Settlements. NRC provides services and assistance to vulnerable populations affected by conflict and displacement across 3 “Areas Offices” (Northwest, Northeast and Southeast Myanmar). NRC works in collaboration with a diverse portfolio of local, national and international organisations.

The Shelter Specialist is a member of the Programme Unit (PU). The position-holder is the strategic and technical lead at country level. As such, they are responsible for taking a lead role in the strategic leadership, technical quality, advocacy and coordination, and fundraising for the Shelter CC. The position-holder is also responsible for overseeing small-scale WASH activities that support NRC/partner programmes. The position-holder will also be responsible for providing technical support and guidance to the Shelter field teams.

What we are looking for:

The purpose of the Shelter Specialist position is technical development of the specific CC, strategic direction and quality assurance, the Shelter strategy and quality control. The Shelter Specialist is responsible for mentoring, train and capacity build staff on CC technical capacity.

What you will do:

Generic Responsibilities:

• Develop Shelter strategy, technical guidance and Macro LFAs that are aligned with regional and global strategies and priorities
• Compliance with and adherence to NRC policies, guidance and procedures
• Contribute to fundraising, develop and revise funding proposal, budgets and donor reports
• Identify trends technical standards and donor priorities
• Follow up on compliance with contractual commitments within CC, ensure high technical quality and synergies in project implementation
• Provide technical direction and project implementation support
• Ensure that key learnings are extracted from Shelter programme implementation, and incorporate them in Shelter and staff development processes
• Provide systematic training and build capacity of technical staff, in approaches including cash-based interventions and market-based programme
• Represent NRC in relevant forums/clusters, including with national authorities and donors
• Promote the rights of IDPs/returnees in line with the advocacy strategy

Specific Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership. Lead the revision of the CC Strategy as part of the broader Country Strategy development process. This includes contributing to Integrated Programming through active collaboration and coordination with other Core Competencies, and engagement in cross-cutting initiatives.

Safe & Inclusive Programming. Lead the strengthening of the Shelter and WASH safe programming standards, and support cross-cutting initiatives to ensure Do-No-Harm and improve inclusion, accountability, community engagement, etc. in the wider NRC Myanmar programme.

Emergency Preparedness and Response Planning. Play a leading role in facilitating the development of AO-level emergency response and preparedness planning to support timely multi-sector response to rapid onset needs.

Partnerships. Contribute to the strengthening and expansion of NRC’s partnerships with other agencies. This includes supporting the field teams to strengthen their downstream partnership approaches with local NGOs, and developing strategic informal (i.e. non-financial) partnerships with relevant stakeholders to foster collaboration and coordination to support NRC Myanmar’s overall objectives.

Advocacy and Coordination. Contribute to NRC’s advocacy objectives through meaningful engagement in briefings, development of advocacy products and coordination. As delegated by the HoP, represent NRC and the Shelter programme in the relevant coordination fora, and with external stakeholders.

Learning. Lead the harmonising and strengthening Shelter and WASH monitoring and evaluation tools and systems, in collaboration with the M&E team. Responsible for supporting programme learning throughout the project-cycle.

What you will bring:

Generic professional competencies:

• Minimum 4 years of experience within technical expertise area in a humanitarian/ recovery context
• Experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
• Core competency expertise
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
• Knowledge and skills in market analysis, cash-based interventions and market based programmes
• Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal
• Valid driver’s license

What we offer:

Duty station: Juba, South Sudan

Contract: national contract, 12 months

Travel: 30%

Salary/benefits: grade 9 on NRC’s national salary scale.

NRC is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to diversity without distinction to age, gender, religion, ethnicity, nationality, and physical ability.

We think outside the box, encourage ideas, and give responsibility to all employees at all levels. You will have many opportunities to be heard and take the initiative.

• Develop Shelter strategy, technical guidance and Macro LFAs that are aligned with regional and global strategies and priorities
• Compliance with and adherence to NRC policies, guidance and procedures
• Contribute to fundraising, develop and revise funding proposal, budgets and donor reports
• Identify trends technical standards and donor priorities
• Follow up on compliance with contractual commitments within CC, ensure high technical quality and synergies in project implementation
• Provide technical direction and project implementation support
• Ensure that key learnings are extracted from Shelter programme implementation, and incorporate them in Shelter and staff development processes
• Provide systematic training and build capacity of technical staff, in approaches including cash-based interventions and market-based programme
• Represent NRC in relevant forums/clusters, including with national authorities and donors
• Promote the rights of IDPs/returnees in line with the advocacy strategy
• Lead the revision of the CC Strategy as part of the broader Country Strategy development process. This includes contributing to Integrated Programming through active collaboration and coordination with other Core Competencies, and engagement in cross-cutting initiatives.
• Lead the strengthening of the Shelter and WASH safe programming standards, and support cross-cutting initiatives to ensure Do-No-Harm and improve inclusion, accountability, community engagement, etc. in the wider NRC Myanmar programme.
• Play a leading role in facilitating the development of AO-level emergency response and preparedness planning to support timely multi-sector response to rapid onset needs.
• Contribute to the strengthening and expansion of NRC’s partnerships with other agencies. This includes supporting the field teams to strengthen their downstream partnership approaches with local NGOs, and developing strategic informal (i.e. non-financial) partnerships with relevant stakeholders to foster collaboration and coordination to support NRC Myanmar’s overall objectives.
• Contribute to NRC’s advocacy objectives through meaningful engagement in briefings, development of advocacy products and coordination. As delegated by the HoP, represent NRC and the Shelter programme in the relevant coordination fora, and with external stakeholders.
• Lead the harmonising and strengthening Shelter and WASH monitoring and evaluation tools and systems, in collaboration with the M&E team. Responsible for supporting programme learning throughout the project-cycle.

• Knowledge and skills in market analysis, cash-based interventions and market based programmes
• Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal

• Minimum 4 years of experience within technical expertise area in a humanitarian/ recovery context
• Experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
• Core competency expertise
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
• Valid driver’s license