Shelter & Settlement Officer (171343)

Shelter and Settlement Officers  

In 2003, , DRC became one of the first organisations to provide humanitarian assistance in the country. Today, DRC continues to provide humanitarian assistance to the most vulnerable displacement-affected families, including IDPs, returnees, and host communities in Basra, Baqubah, Jalawla, Gatoon, Baghdad, Muqdadiya, Balad, Aziz Balad, Samarra, Mosul, Duhok, Tel Afar, Baa’j, Sinjar, and Erbil.

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Danish Refugee Council, one of the world’s leading humanitarian NGOs, is currently looking for a highly qualified [catcher/appetizer: use active ‘we/you’ language to reduce the distance between us as an organisation and the candidate]

Overall purpose of the role:

Under the supervision of the Shelter & Settlement Project Manager, the Shelter & Settlement Officer will act as the focal point for multiple projects within their assigned area. Responsibilities include planning, technical design, implementation, follow-up, documentation, and providing information to support the Project Manager in donor reporting. The Officer will lead vulnerability and needs assessments, focusing on shelter rehabilitation of substandard shelters in informal settlements and areas of displacement and new return, adhering to Sphere minimum standards. Additionally, the role involves upgrading and refurbishing public infrastructure, such as water supply projects, drainage interventions, and solid waste management facilities. These interventions may be executed through various modalities, including cash or voucher assistance or contractor-led approaches. The Officer will play a key role in undertaking and monitoring these interventions across the different modalities.

Responsibilities:

• Field Monitoring and Implementation: Conduct regular field/site visits under the supervision of the Project Manager to ensure proper monitoring of activities’ implementation in the area of operation.
• Beneficiary Identification and Assessment: Identify potential beneficiaries for shelter and settlement activities and conduct technical and vulnerability assessments, considering the specific needs of vulnerable individuals and persons of concern.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Facilitate or undertake communication and liaison activities to actively consult and involve beneficiaries, key informants, actors, partners, and stakeholders in all stages of project design and implementation.
• Project Coordination: Act as the focal point for multiple project activities within the assigned areas, ensuring effective coordination and execution.
• Team Support and Development: Support, mentor, supervise, and contribute to the professional development of S&S assistants.
• Contractor Liaison: Liaise directly with the contractor focal point at the worksite to monitor the quality of works, alongside the relevant governorate directorate. Approve or reject works after consulting the Project Manager according to the agreed standards in the BoQ.
• Documentation and BoQ Development: Develop BoQs and follow up with contractor works on quantity measurement, develop as-built BoQ and punch-lists.
• CAD Drawings and Technical Documentation: Develop CAD drawings and other technical documents for shelter and settlement projects, ensuring precision and adherence to project specifications.
• Cash for Work (CfW) Activities: Organize the Cash for Work activities schedule, liaise directly with workers, and ensure all necessary documentation (attendance sheets, certificate of completion of works, etc.) is properly filled and filed.
• Procurement: Prepare and follow up on Procurement Request (PRs) forms for all materials or services needed to ensure proper continuation of works.
• Reporting and Updates: Provide daily and/or weekly updates to the Project Manager and contribute to regular reports on progress and activities.
• Inventory and Stock Management: Take responsibility for stock, inventories, materials, tools, and equipment, ensuring correct filing and documentation in close cooperation with the logistics department and notably the warehouse officer.
• Distribution Coordination: Serve as the focal point with the distribution team and logistics to organize and implement any distribution, whether cash or in-kind.
• Monitoring and Evaluation: Collaborate with the MEAL team to ensure timely and high-quality Post-Distribution Monitoring (PDM) and other evaluation activities.
• Risk Management and Reporting: Ensure regular and timely reporting of problems, potential delays, or risks to project implementation to the relevant supervisor. Support in the development and execution of solutions and mitigating actions.
• Data Collection and Methodology: Contribute to refining data collection, monitoring, and reporting tools, and harmonizing shelter and settlement methodologies and tools across the areas of operation.
• Compliance and Code of Conduct: Ensure adherence to DRC’s Code of Conduct and zero-tolerance policy of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA). Promote humanitarian principles and integrate Protection and Age, Gender, Diversity (AGD) mainstreaming into DRC programming.
• Other Duties: Undertake any other duties as assigned by the Line Manager (Project Manager).

Application process

All applicants must upload a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English.

1. Candidates interested in applying for Shelter and Settlement Officer (171343) based in Anbar please use the link to Apply. 

2. Candidates interested in applying for Shelter and Settlement Officer (171354) based in Balad please use the link to Apply.

3. Candidates interested in applying for Shelter and Settlement Officer (171355) based in Diyala please use the link to Apply.

Applications sent by email will not be considered.

Closing date for applications: [08-July-2024]

For further information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult our website drc.ngo.