Norwegian Refugee Council
**This vacancy is open only to Ukrainian nationals**
The Norwegian Refugee Council in Ukraine is looking for a Shelter & WASH Project Coordinator (Construction Engineer), to join the North Area Office, based in Chernihiv.
Role and responsibilities
The Shelter/WASH Project Coordinator leads the implementation of infrastructural projects in urban and rural settings (water supply, wastewater, energy, construction) and he/she is responsible for overseeing the planning, design and supervision of infrastructural activities implemented by NRC in those contexts.
The purpose of the Shelter/WASH Project Coordinator position is to ensure that project activities pertaining to repair and rehabilitation/refurbishment of buildings, maintenance of water systems and energy efficient solutions are planned, implemented, monitored and reported according to NRC standards and procedures and national regulations.
Generic responsibilities
- Direct management of the Shelter/WASH team, setting clear objectives for team members and indicators to monitor performance
- Ensure compliance with NRC building refurbishment strategy, tools, guidelines and standards
- Contribute to core competency strategy development and provide input on needs and gaps identified in NRC’s geographical and programmatic area of implementation
- Manage and implement delegated portfolio of Shelter/WASH projects (activities, budget and project documentation) in line with proposals, strategies and donor requirements, ensure high technical quality, and provide regular reports to the Shelter/WASH Project Manager
- Manage the project budget in his/her geographical and programmatic areas of implementation
- Promote and share ideas for improvement and necessary changes in project activities
- Ensure capacity building of project staff and transfer key skills
- Liaison and collaborate with relevant local authorities and stakeholders (i.e. local authorities, other humanitarian organizations, volunteer groups)
- Promote the rights of IDPs in line with NRC’s advocacy strategy
Specific responsibilities
- Coordinate and lead infrastructural technical assessments in target buildings/infrastructure to identify refurbishment/upgrade needs and define intervention strategy/plans
- Contribute to development of specific technical guidance, tools and mechanism to support and monitor the activities of the Shelter/WASH team.
- Ensure proper sensitisation of the community about the planned activities.
- Contribute to organisational learning through the provision specific of technical analysis, lessons learned and reports
- Provide regular progress reports to the Shelter/WASH PM.
- Provide specific technical input to coordination mechanism (e.g. cluster coordination) and working groups when requested by the PM
- Ensure a comprehensive documentation of all activities conducted
- Closely cooperate with the other departments to ensure adequate planning and implementation of a coherent integrated programme in target areas in Northern Ukraine
- Closely cooperate with other departments to address cross-cutting issues that might arise during the implementation of project activities
- Support the line manager in drafting reports of any kind and contributing to proposals writing with development of work plan, budget, BoQs, list of activities
- Liaise with local government/community to advocate for NRC Shelter/WASH activities and to obtain required permissions for project implementation
- Elaborate a Shelter/WASH strategy to meet all donor and project specific requirements as stipulated in the partnership agreements and general donor guidelines
- Assist with any other duties assigned by line manager as and when required.
Qualifications and competencies required
- Minimum 3 years of relevant experience within construction works and/or shelter/WASH programming
- Technical specific knowledge on Shelter and/or WASH, ideally in the framework of humanitarian programs
- Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in people’s management
- Documented technical competences related to the position’s responsibilities
- Good working knowledge of the mandates and modalities of the international humanitarian sector including the UN cluster system
- Excellent interpersonal and networking skills and the ability to liaise authoritatively with figures from the humanitarian community, local media, local government and army, and other relevant actors, when required
- Ability to work under pressure, independently and with limited supervision and in compliance with basic security rules.
- Good understanding of humanitarian compliance vis-à-vis donors and accountability to donors and affected populations
- Good external representation skills.
- Highest standards of ethics and integrity
Context related skills, knowledge and experience:
- Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
- Fluency in Ukrainian and Russian essential
- Good proficiency in English, both written and verbal, essential
- Willingness to work in demanding, stressful situations with respect for basic security rules
- Knowledge of the Ukrainian building code and regulations is an advantage
We offer:
- Type of contract: until 30 June 2023, with the possibility of extension.
- Salary/benefits: According to NRC salary scale, terms and conditions.
- Duty station: Chernihiv, Ukraine
How to apply
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