Shelter/WASH Assistant - (only open for Female Afghan nationality) - Job Location: Herat - Afghanistan

Herat

Organization: NRC - Norwegian Refugee Council
Location: Herat
Grade: Level not specified - Level not specified
Occupational Groups:
- Administrative support
- Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH)
- Emergency Aid and Response
- Shelter
- Protection Officer (Refugee)
- Human Settlements (Shelter, Housing, Land, Property)
Closing Date: Closed

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, education, emergency food security, legal assistance, and water,sanitation and hygiene sectors.

The Norwegian Refugee Council has approximately 5000 committed and competent employees involved in projects across four continents. In addition, NRC runs one of the world’s largest standby rosters -NORCAP, with 650 professionals, ready to be deployed on 72 hours notice when a crisis occurs

Job Purpose:
The purpose of the Shelter/WASH technical assistant position is to liaise and work closely with Shelter/WASH department in implementing the Shelter/WASH projects. The Technical assistant vary from the assistant position by providing a range of support within their area of expertise e.g. ICLA case workers, technical advice and monitoring for implementing partners or constructions companies.

Note: For more details about this post, please refer to the JD attached at the bottom.

Job description

Adhere to NRC policies, tools, handbooks and guidelines
Assist a range of support with the implementation of the CC portfolio according to plan of action
Implements independently procedures and activities within own function or core competency as delegated
Responsible for organizing and delivery of tasks in line with priorities and standards
Develop and maintain knowledge of the specialist area of work in which technical assistance and support is being provided, in order to be most effective in supporting the team
Use initiative in day to day problem solving in line with agreed procedures, priorities and standards for the area of work
Have full understanding of all programs’ goals, objectives, implementation plan and expected result / output.
Manage all the phases of the Shelter and WASH activities including but not limited to; beneficiary selection, project planning, field assistant, project implementation and evaluation.
Provide leadership to shelter and WASH team.
Do performance appraisal of each shelter and WASH Technical assistant.
Participate in NRC staff and seminars and training, when scheduled
Operate field equipment.
Work closely with all shelter and WASH projects stockholders.
Provision of the monthly plan for his/her team.
Keeping on track recording of training data and program documents.
Participate actively in project coordination meetings.
Coordinate closely his or her activities with Shelter and WASH PM.
Assist her/his direct supervisor/PM on planning, organizing, facilitating and monitoring of projects.
Be willing to travel throughout the districts and other provinces, this is primarily a field position and will require physical activity in a range of demanding natural environments and conditions.
Any others tasks assigned by supervisors/Shelter and WASH PM.

Qualifications

Education: Bachelor Degree Civil Engineering Institute
2 or 3 years’ experience from working as a Technical Assistant in a humanitarian/recovery context
Knowledge and experience within a relevant administration, craft or technical field and ideally a relevant vocational qualification
Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
Some knowledge of English