Generic responsibilities
- Line management of shelter social assistants
- Adherence to NRC policies, guidance and procedures
- Contribute to Shelter strategy development, project proposals and provide input on needs and gaps
- Assist in Management and implementation of soft programming aspects of the delegated projects such as distributions, beneficiary selection, trainings, etc.
- Provide regular progress reports to Shelter social coordinator and Shelter Program Manager
- Promote and share ideas for improvement and necessary changes in the activities
- Ensure that projects target beneficiaries most in need of protection
- Ensure capacity building of project staff and transfer key skills
- Liaise and collaborate with relevant local authorities and other key stakeholders
- Promote the rights of IDPs/returnees in line with the advocacy strategy
Specific responsibilities
- Manage day-to-day shelter activities with social aspects (Beneficiary Selection and Community Sensitization, etc.)
- Coordinate with NRC Rapid Response Mechanism Team in regard to community emergency needs
- Oversee development and implementation of shelter/NFI market-based interventions in coordination with Shelter social coordinator, shelter program manager and shelter specialist
- Ensure standards and SOPs for protection and gender mainstreaming, beneficiary selection and distribution are known and applied in the field
- Participate in rapid assessments in new areas of intervention
- Record and document good practices, lesson learned and establish a database in coordination with shelter specialist and M&E to capture Shelter program performance.
Qualifications
Generic professional competencies:
• Experience from working as a Project Officer in a humanitarian/recovery context
• Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
•Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
• Some knowledge of English
Context/ Specific skills, knowledge and experience:
- University degree in a relevant field such as engineering, architecture, social sciences.
- Experience with community training and large-scale distribution
- Experience with market-based interventions (cash and voucher)
- Knowledge of the context in North-Eastern Nigeria
- Knowledge of the local language Kanuri, Hausa (added advantage)
- Knowledge of emergency, transitional and permanent construction requirements and protocols
- Familiarity with international minimum standards is an advantage
