Shelter Team Leader at Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with 60 years of experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life for refugees and internally displaced people. NRC advocates for the rights of displaced populations and offers assistance within the shelter, emergency food security, and water, sanitation and hygiene sectors.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Shelter Team Leader

Job Identification: 15181
Location: Mubi, Adamawa
Employment Type: Full Time
Job Category: Shelter

Role and Responsibilities
Generic Responsibilities:

• Line management of shelter project field staff 
• Adherence to NRC policies, guidance and procedures
• Contribute to Shelter strategy development, project proposals and provide input on needs and gaps 
• Manage and implement delegated Shelter activities in field locations according to the budget and project’s proposal 
• Ensure high technical quality of all the implemented shelters 
• Provide regular progress reports to shelter program coordinator and area manager
• Promote and share ideas for improvement and necessary changes in the activities
• 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 activities of all shelter activities with technical aspects (new constructions, rehabilitation, repair, etc)
• Manage day-to-day activities of all shelter activities with social aspects (NFI Distributions, Beneficiary Selection and Community Sensitization, etc.) 
• Assist Shelter Program Coordinator and Shelter specialist with donor reports 
• Contribute to the design of implementation documents for Shelter projects
• Ensure technical standards such as SPHERE standards for implementation are known and applied among shelter team 
• Ensure standards and SOPs for protection and gender mainstreaming, beneficiary selection and distribution are known and applied among shelter team
• Ensure that all activity documents related to activities such as labor payments, hand-over certificated, etc. are filled correctly and stored adequately according to NRC Nigeria policies

Qualifications
Competencies:
Generic professional competencies for this position: 

• Experience in shelter and settlement sector of humanitarian/recovery context in technical capacity 
• Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
• Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile 
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal 

Context Related Skills, knowledge and Experience: 

• University Degree in Civil Engineering / Architecture
• Experience household training in and infrastructure maintenance
• Knowledge of the context in North Eastern Nigeria
• Knowledge of the local language Kanuri, Hausa 
• Knowledge of emergency, transitional and permanent construction requirements and protocols
• Familiarity with international minimum standards of service delivery (i.e., SPHERE) is an advantage
• Familiarity with AutoCAD, GPS, ARC GIS and Google Earth is strongly desirable
• Experience with start-up, exit or similar

Behavioral Competencies:

• Handling insecure environments 
• Managing resources to optimize results
• Empowering and building trust
• Managing performance and development
• Planning and delivering results

Application Closing Date
7th July, 2024.