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Shelter Sector Technical Coordinator

Ankara | Gaziantep

  • Organization: IFRC - International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
  • Location: Ankara | Gaziantep
  • Grade: Level not specified - Level not specified
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Protection Officer (Refugee)
    • Human Settlements (Shelter, Housing, Land, Property)
    • Managerial positions
  • Closing Date: Closed

Organizational Context

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC or “the Federation”) is the World’s largest volunteer-based humanitarian network.  The Federation is a membership organization established by and comprised of its member National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.  Along with National Societies and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the Federation is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.  The overall aim of the IFRC is “to inspire, encourage, facilitate, and promote at all times all forms of humanitarian activities by National Societies with a view to preventing and alleviating human suffering and thereby contributing to the maintenance and promotion of human dignity and peace in the world.” It works to meet the needs and improve the lives of vulnerable people before, during and after disasters, health emergencies and other crises.

The Federation is served by a Secretariat based in Geneva, with regional and country offices throughout the world.  The Secretariat is led by the IFRC Secretary General and provides the central capacity of the International Federation to serve, connect, and represent National Societies.  The Secretariat’s focus includes providing support to the IFRC governance mechanisms; setting norms and standards; providing guidance; ensuring consistency; coordination and accountability for performance; knowledge sharing; promoting collaboration within and respect for the RCRC Movement; and expanding engagement with partners.  The Secretariat’s headquarter is organized in three divisions: (i) Partnerships, including Movement and Membership; (ii) Programs and Operations; and (iii) Management. The Secretariat has five regional offices, as follows: Americas (Panama City); Africa (Nairobi); Asia/Pacific (Kuala Lumpur); Europe (Budapest); Middle East and North Africa (Beirut).

An earthquake of 7.8M, with depth of 17.9km, occurred in Pazarol district of Kahramanmaras province of Central Turkiye at 4:17 local time (UTC+3). A 6.7M aftershock followed in the same Gaziantep province 10 minutes after. The earthquake was felt in surrounding countries affecting mainly Syria and Turkey. According to reports from the region, many buildings were destroyed in Kahramanmaras, the epicentre of the earthquake, and in the surrounding provinces and although the exact figure is not known, thousands of people lost their lives and hundreds of people were left under the rubble. In response to this earthquake, IFRC has launched an Emergency Appeal to meet the needs of 1,250,000 people over the next 2 years.

As an extension of its leadership role in the international inter-agency humanitarian coordination architecture to coordinate the humanitarian shelter sector after disasters, IFRC has agreed to scale up the coordination of the Shelter Sector in this response, to provide a coordination platform for humanitarian shelter actors to plan and deliver a quality and effective

response to the shelter needs of the affected population. IFRC will be deploying a dedicated team to facilitate the coordination of the shelter response of interested humanitarian agencies, in support and complementary to the Government-led response, and in close coordination with and support of AFAD’s coordination mandate. The Shelter Sector brings together national and international humanitarian actors supports people with the means to live in safe, dignified and appropriate shelter. It enables better coordination among all shelter actors, so that people who need shelter assistance get help faster and receive the right kind of support.

Job Purpose

The Technical Coordinator will lead the technical support function of the Shelter Sector to guide shelter sector partners in the development and implementation of shelter programming. The purpose of the Shelter Sector Technical Coordinator role, as a key member of the shelter sector coordination team, is to to support the IFRC in fulfilling the sector coordination mission to: 

  • Provide leadership on the Shelter Sector technical support function, coordinating closely with stakeholders and humanitarian actors to provide guidance for the development and implementation of shelter programming options addressing critical shelter needs and recovery pathways of earthquake affected households.
  • Inform a coordinated shelter response, in line with the humanitarian priorities, by developing and promoting technical standards, guidelines, and technical solutions in support to the efforts of humanitarian shelter partners and other relevant actors to jointly deliver an effective and adequate shelter response and to prevent and reduce the shelter-related vulnerabilities of the affected communities.
  • Advise the Shelter Sector coordination team on the technical perspective and articulation of the overall strategy for the sector.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

  • Provide oversight of compliance of shelter sector partner programmes with agreed technical guidelines, and advise the Sector Coordinator accordingly;
  • Maintain an overview of market prices, quantity, and quality of shelter materials and essential household items available in the country;
  • Ensure the establishment and proper working of ad-hoc Technical Working Group coordination mechanisms, including Sub-Working Groups, at the national response level as requested by the Sector Coordinator. Likely Sub-Working Groups would include: Minor repairs of light damage dwellings; Temporary shelter support; Informal site improvements; Rental assistance; and Hosting Arrangements.
  • Promote inclusion of all stakeholders in the Shelter Sector by creating an enabling environment for their participation in Technical Working Group, and ensure that Technical Working Group partners work collectively in a spirit of mutual cooperation and through consensual decision-making, ensuring complementarity of various stakeholders’ actions as far as possible;
  • Ensure an appropriate distribution of responsibilities within the Sub-Working Groups, with clearly defined focal points for specific issues as required;
  • Identify and build relationships with key technical advisers and programme staff within the Shelter Sector partners, respecting their mandates and programme priorities;
  • Identify and build relationships with other key partners, including relevant national authorities, private sector entities and social enterprises (site planning, engineering, architecture);
  • Identify and build cooperative relationships with relevant sectors, particularly TSS, Protection and Disability and Inclusion Task Team;
  • Support the execution of periodic review of the shelter sector strategy.

 

Additional functions and responsibilities

  • Advise the sector lead agency on the approach and resources necessary to provide humanitarian agencies with the technical support services required;
  • Promote and support technical training and capacity building of partners, the national authorities and civil society when requested;
  • Prepare a short report at the end of the assignment on the lessons learned and recommendations for future operations;

Perform any other function related to the position, including the provision of administrative support tasks and taking of meeting minutes when applicable.

Education

Required:

  • University degree in architecture, civil/structural engineering, or other relevant areas

Preferred:

  • Professional qualification in shelter-related sciences (e.g. architecture, civil/structural engineering) 

Experience

Required:

  • Minimum 5 years of experience working in shelter and settlements programming 
  • Experience in emergency response with early recovery / recovery transition planning
  • Work experience in complex environments and ability to perform under pressure

Preferred:

  • Experience in humanitarian coordination mechanisms

Knowledge, Skills and Languages

Required:

  • Demonstrated ability for leadership in context of consensual decision-making
  • Demonstrated management, coordination, and facilitation skills
  • Excellent written and oral presentation skills
  • Strong negotiation and interpersonal skills
  • Cultural and Gender sensitivity
  • Experience in building partnerships
  • Fluently spoken and written English
  • Fluently spoken and written Turkish

Competencies, Values and Comments

Core Competencies: Coordination, Communication, Collaboration and Teamwork, Judgement and Decision Making, National Society and Customer Relations, Creativity, and Innovation, Building Trust

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