Under the supervision of the Shelter/WASH Project Coordinator, the Shelter/WASH Technical Officer focuses on technical support on essential services in urban and rural settings (including Shelter first-line response, water supply, sanitation, hygiene, energy-related construction and infrastructure support) and he/she is responsible for overseeing the planning, design and supervision of Shelter and Settlement and WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) activities implemented by NRC in those contexts.
The purpose of the Shelter/WASH Technical Officer position is to ensure that Shelter first-line response and repair and rehabilitation/refurbishment of buildings (houses and community infrastructures), provision of WASH systems and energy-related efficient solutions are planned, implemented, monitored and reported according to NRC standards and procedures and national regulations.

Generic responsibilities

1. Ensure compliance with NRC policies, guidelines and standards
2. Ensure compliance with Shelter/WASH strategy, tools, handbooks, guidelines and standards
3. Ensure that all Shelter/WASH projects (NFI distribution, awareness sessions, repair, rehabilitation and/or reconstruction) are implemented in a timely manner and according to strategy, proposals, budgets and plans, and in line with NRC policies and donor requirements
4. Shelter/WASH specific technical responsibility for the quality control and monitoring of project activities
5. Shelter/WASH specific technical responsibility for development and maintenance of design and project documentation of technical activities of Shelter/WASH project(s)
6. Provide specific technical support and capacity building towards project staff
7. Assess, promote and document ideas for technical improvement and further program development options
8. Contributes to Shelter/WASH specific protection risks and needs analyses
9. Ensure that the project is implemented in adherence with the requirements of the partnership agreement
10. Contributes to designing of protection response to identified risks and needs
     

Specific responsibilities

• Do humanitarian needs and structural assessments of buildings and WASH facilities and propose technical solutions for materials assistance, repair, rehabilitation and/or reconstruction, and provide technical information for development of work plans, technical specifications, technical requirements for design development and repair implementation, bills of quantities (BoQs), cost estimates, structural drawings (CAD).
• Assess the completion of works, and prepare recommendations for payments, interim and final payment certificates
• Provide technical support to contractors and project participants, supervise construction works, and ensure that quality of materials and workmanship is according to technical specifications
• Promote community participation, involve and inform communities and local authorities about the activities and ensure that all projects are in line with national guidelines and regulations
• Provide support, as required, to municipalities and other public bodies (particularly those lacking proper construction and procurement sections) on project design and engineering
• Ensure that projects target participants most in need, explore and asses new and better ways to assist
• Ensure that distribution of materials and equipment is done in timely manner and according to procedures
• Ensure correct data tracking for all interventions and prepare periodic progress reports and other documents as required
• Assist and support the direct line manager in drafting reports of any kind
• Assist with any other duties assigned by line manager as and when required

Professional competencies

• Experience from working within technical expertise area in a humanitarian/ recovery context
• 3 years’ experience from working as a civil engineer, knowledge of BoQ, norms and standards of construction works, including critical social infrastructures and design development as well as development of technical requirements for design and construction
• University degree in architecture or engineering: civil, structural, electro-mechanical, hydrogeology, environmental, energy or related fields
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
• Knowledge of computer programs: MS Word, MS Excel, AutoCAD
• Excellent time management skills and ability to perform under tight deadlines
• Excellent organizational skills, ability to prioritize a complex workload and to work autonomously as needed