Role and Responsibilities

The WASH/Shelter Assistant will assist the WASH/Shelter Project Officer in providing support in the development of NRC’s WASH/Shelter programming particularly on the emergency Water supply, Sanitation Intervention and Hygiene Promotion and Shelter as guided by the WASH and Shelter strategies and context and will assist the Project coordinator in overall planning and design of on-going projects and future projects. The WASH/Shelter Assistant role is the primary community entry and community engagement role.

Responsibilities 

• Assist with the implementation of the WASH and Shelter projects in the Area of Responsibility.

• Collect primary information for the preparation and development of status reports as required by management

• Promote and share ideas for improvement of the WASH/shelter projects in the community.

• Help plan and carry out needs assessments, baseline studies and periodic studies, and feedback findings to the stakeholders.

• Liaise with community leaders and other sectors and agencies working locally in order to coordinate within the WASH/Shelter sector and between sectors such as Shelter, Education and Food Security

• Collect primary information for reports preparation, receive information from community, relay to NRC Office, and coordinate with the M&E team. 

• Play a key and fundamental role in community mobilization and convening community meetings.

• Coordinate with the WASH/Shelter cluster partner staff, NGOs/INGOs/UN agencies and Govt Line agencies to avoid any duplication of services.

• Coordinate with sector bureaus on designs and other project needs as deemed relevant.

• Conducting the water Quality and pumping tests by using the test Kits and pumping monitoring tools.

• Participate in the designing of solar pumps system and collect the engineering technical data.

 Specific responsibilities 

• Conduct technical surveys for WASH/shelter infrastructure, provide preliminary information for cost estimates based on location prices and market situation.

• Support the preparation of the detailed implementation plans, monthly and weekly plans of WASH/Shelter activities in his/her area

• Collect data from the community workers/volunteers and prepare regular reports on WASH/Shelter activities and monitor progress.

• Collect primary information for reports preparation, receive information from community and relay to NRC Office and coordinate with the M&E team. 

• Enable effective dialogue with the affected community to allow the agency to be held to account for the quality of the WASH/Shelter program.

• Supervise construction and rehabilitation of water and sanitation facilities and ensure all construction is done with quality as per guiding documents.

• Conduct beneficiary targeting, selection, and verification together with all relevant stakeholders for cash provision, in-kind distribution, or other activities. In addition, submit required quality documents for ROD purpose or financial purposes.

• Involve in multi-sectoral assessment, base line surveys, KAP surveys, PDMs and other data collection activities.

• Integrate safe and inclusive programming in all WASH and shelter activities.

• Oversee all temporary, transitional, and permanent shelter construction at IDP sites, refugee camps or host communities either in-kind or cash modality, conduct site planning, establish sanitation corridors and settlement designs.

• Conduct technical assessment, develop safe and inclusive designs/BOQs, supervision, prepare actual BOQs, as built drawings and payment documents for all construction activities conducted by other CCs like education, FSL and others.

• Implement integrated programing in field level.

Job Requirements

Competencies

Professional competencies 

These are skills, knowledge and experience that are important for effective performance. 

Generic professional competencies: 

• Experience from working as an assistant Project Officer in a humanitarian/recovery context. Strong knowledge or training in community development or participatory approaches. Diploma or degree in community social work required.

• Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts. Proven practical experience in community engagement water and sanitation work. Community engagement and supervising contractors or community volunteers involved in WASH work and at least 1 year preferably with an INGO.

• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities

• Some knowledge of English 

Context/ Specific skills, knowledge and experience: 

• Can prioritize tasks and manage pressure.

• Can work with different community groups-women, youth, elderly without feeling intimidated.

• Strong context assessment skills and ability to communicate to the office in time.

• Able to communicate, collaborate and share tasks with other NRC (Shelter, Education, FSL and M&E) and other NGO field staff.

 Behavioural competencies 

These are personal qualities that influence how successful people are in their job. 

• Planning and delivering results

• Empowering and building trust

• Communicating with impact and respect

• Strong communication skills and self-confident to speak in public.

• Able to work under pressure and for extended working hours.

• Strong analytical skills, able of making decisions

• Takes initiatives, has creative thinking and focuses on solutions rather than problems.

• Open to learning and criticism, willing to improve where needed.

• Strong leader and a good team player.

How to Apply

Application procedure 

Interested candidates who meet the above criteria are invited to send in their application letters including updated curriculum vitae with day-time telephone number and contact details of three work-related referees only through THIS LINK Please attach photocopies of the most relevant educational certificates/testimonials and work experience documents. Applications should reach NRC latest by 06 October 2024 at 5:00 pm. 

NB: only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted.

“Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply and on-the-job training will be provided!”