Shelter/WASH Coordinator (Urban Housing) - Ukraine Dnipro

Generic responsibilities 

1. Overall supervision of the Shelter/WASH team (Urban Housing), setting clear objectives for team members and indicators to monitor performance 

2. Ensure compliance with NRC housing programme strategy, tools, guidelines and standards 

3. Responsibility for quality control and monitoring of project activities by his/her team 

4. responsibility for project documentation of project activities   

5. Promote and share ideas for improvement and necessary changes in project activities 

6. Ensure capacity building of project staff and transfer key skills  

7. Liaison and collaborate with relevant local authorities and stakeholders (i.e. local authorities, other humanitarian organizations, volunteer groups) 

8. Promote the rights of IDPs in line with NRC’s advocacy strategy 

Specific responsibilities  

• Coordinate and lead needs assessments to identify potential beneficiaries that could be included in NRC’s housing rental schemes (cash for shelter/cash for hosting). 

• Coordinate and lead Urban Housing assessments in target neighbourhoods to identify real estate properties that could be rented as part of NRC housing rental scheme for vulnerable individuals  

• Contribute to the development of specific technical guidance, tools and mechanism to support and monitor the activities of the Shelter/WASH team (Urban Housing). 

• Ensure proper sensitisation of the community about the planned activities. 

• Contribute to organisational learning through the provision specific of technical analysis, lessons learned and reports 

• Provide regular progress reports to the Shelter/WASH PM. 

• Provide specific technical input to coordination mechanism (e.g. cluster coordination) and working groups when requested by the PM 

• Ensure a comprehensive documentation of all activities conducted 

• Closely cooperate with the other departments to ensure adequate planning and implementation of a coherent integrated programme in target areas in Eastern Ukraine 

• Closely cooperate with other departments to address cross-cutting issues that might arise during the implementation of project activities 

• Support the line manager in drafting reports of any kind and contributing to proposals writing with development of work plan, budget, BoQs, list of activities 

• Liaise with local government/community to advocate for NRC housing rental schemes and to obtain required permissions for project implementation 

• Elaborate a Shelter/WASH strategy to meet all donor and project specific requirements as stipulated in the partnership agreements and general donor guidelines 

• Assist with any other duties assigned by line manager as and when required. 

Competencies  

 1. Professional competencies  

Generic professional competencies for this position:  

• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in the humanitarian sector, ideally as part of Protection/Legal Assistance or Shelter programmes 

• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in people’s management 

• Documented technical competences related to the position’s responsibilities 

• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities 

• Good working knowledge of the mandates and modalities of the international humanitarian sector including the UN cluster system 

• Excellent interpersonal and networking skills and the ability to liaise authoritatively with figures from the humanitarian community, local media, local government and army, and other relevant actors, when required 

• Ability to work under pressure, independently and with limited supervision and in compliance with basic security rules. 

• Good understanding of humanitarian compliance vis-à-vis donors and accountability to donors and affected populations  

• Good external representation skills. 

• Highest standards of ethics and integrity  

Context related skills, knowledge and experience:  

• Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts 

• Fluency in Ukrainian and Russian essential 

• Good proficiency in English, both written and verbal, essential 

• Willingness to work in demanding, stressful situations with respect for basic security rules 

• Knowledge of the national legal framework on benefits for displaced populations is an advantage 

2. Behavioural competencies 

• Ability to work with diplomacy, tact and sensitivity and experience in working within different cultural contexts requiring cultural sensitivity 

• Handling insecure environments  

• Managing resources to optimize results 

• Empowering and building trust 

• Managing performance and development 

• Planning and delivering results 

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We work in crises across more than 31 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, our global provider of expertise, helps improve international and local ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from crises. 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.

Employment with NRC may lead to employment in or deployment to Regions, Countries, Areas or Offices that may be host to considerable health, safety and security risks. NRC takes this very seriously and we have procedures in place to reduce known risks, but will never be able to take away all risks.

NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality and physical ability.