WASH/Shelter Assistant (National Position)

Anbar

Organization: NRC - Norwegian Refugee Council
Location: Anbar
Grade: Level not specified - Level not specified
Occupational Groups:
- Administrative support
- Infrastructure and Urban-Rural development
- Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH)
- Protection Officer (Refugee)
- Human Settlements (Shelter, Housing, Land, Property)
Closing Date: Closed

NRC in Iraq

Since the Government of Iraq declared that combat operations against the Islamic State Group (IS) had ended in 2017, Iraq has been recovering from the significant damage and destruction caused by the armed conflict. Of the more than six million Iraqis who fled their homes since 2014, 4.5 million Iraqis have returned to their area of origin and 1.4 million remain internally displaced. Many Iraqis have returned to areas that lack basic infrastructure, services and livelihood opportunities, or where explosive devices have not been cleared. Other challenges returnees and secondarily displaced people face include the lack of security, community acceptance, housing, property and civil documentation issues as well as critical educational and health service gaps. Throughout this, Iraq continues to host over a quarter of a million Syrian refugees.

The UN estimates that more than 4.1 million Iraqis will need assistance in 2020, 1.77 million of them in acute need. With military operations against IS group having ended, the Iraqi government faces new challenges to ensure an inclusive reconstruction and reconciliation that will sustain peace.
Since 2010, NRC Iraq has been assisting internally displaced Iraqis, Syrian refugees, returnees, and host communities in Ninewa, Dohuk, Erbil, Kirkuk, Basra, Salahdeen and Anbar Governorates.

We focus on assisting the newly displaced, those experiencing protracted displacement in camps, and people returning to and living in hard-to-reach places by improving their chance of obtaining a durable solution. NRC runs integrated programmes across Iraq to respond to people in need using our shelter and settlements, education, camp management, legal assistance, livelihoods

WASH/Shelter Assistant

The purpose of WASH/Shelter assistant is to 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 Manager 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.

Duties and responsibilities

Conduct needs assessments, focus group discussions and community meetings, and other community mobilization activities
With the support of the Wash/Shelter officer, establish and train the local community committees for shelter and wash project
In collaboration with Wash/Shelter Officer, conduct door to door visits to potential beneficiary households and correctly fill project related forms and questionnaires.
Explain to the beneficiaries the project implementation methodology, scope of work, selection criteria and any other related beneficiary project documents.
Implement Wash and shelter construction activities, conduct technical damage assessment and the approval of work quality and ensure better management project tools.
With the support of the Wash/Shelter Officer and Wash/Shelter coordinator, provide the drafts of technical drawings, Bill of Quantity, site plan and technical specification notes for Wash and shelter projects.
Provide technical support and orientation to local technicians and community workers, train and develop their capacity
Carry out regular follow-up visits with selected project beneficiaries during and post-project implementation.
Conduct community sensitization, awareness and mobilization to encourage beneficiary commitment and engagement for Wash shelter activities.
With the support of the Wash/Shelter officer, conduct site monitoring visits to follow up on construction activities being carried out at selected housing units in the targeted communities.
Respond to any project beneficiary information requests and complaints as directed by Project Coordinator and M&E unit.
Carry out training need assessment for the community based social workers and utilize the finding s to develop training manuals/ packages
Identify own training needs and share with supervisor for necessary support where possible.
Report on daily activities of Incentive labor and complete documentation in regards to attendance and performance.
Participate in field level coordination with community stakeholders in areas of project implementation as directed by Wash/Shelter Officer.
Participate in activities at distribution sites including registration of recipient households, verification of IDs, and signing of distribution lists by beneficiaries.
Conduct household level M&E activities and develop success stories from project implementation
Perform any other task relevant to the position as requested by the Project Officer and/or the Project Coordinator.

Our Ideal Candidate

University degree or higher education relevant to the assignment (preferably in Public Health, WASH or Engineering. At least three years’ experience in implementing Shelter and WASH projects within a humanitarian/recovery context.especially in complex and volatile environments. Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile . Fluency in Arabic and English both verbal and written is required.

Additional Information

Contract period: 8 Months
Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s salary scale and terms and conditions
Duty station: Ramadi
Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply
NRC is an equal opportunity employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality and physical ability.
For full position details please click on Job Description

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee.

We work in crises across more than 30 countries, providing emergencies and long-term assistance to millions of people every year. We stand up for people forced to flee, advocating their rights.

NORCAP is a global provider of expertise that contributes to solving challenges in the humanitarian, development and peacebuilding sectors. Our ultimate goal is to strengthen the resilience, and protect the lives, rights and livelihoods of vulnerable people and communities

NRC also runs the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva, a global leader in reporting on and advocating for people displaced within their own country.

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