Shelter Officer at the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

JOB TITLE: Shelter Officer

JOB LOCATION: Monguno, Borno

JOB DETAILS:

• Line management of shelter social assistants
• Adherence to NRC policies, guidance and procedures
• Contribute to Shelter strategy development, project proposals and provide input on needs and gaps 
• Assist in Management and implementation of soft programming aspects of the delegated projects such as distributions, beneficiary selection, trainings, etc.
• Provide regular progress reports to Shelter social coordinator and Shelter Program Manager
• Promote and share ideas for improvement and necessary changes in the activities
• Ensure that projects target beneficiaries most in need of protection
• 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 shelter activities with social aspects (Beneficiary Selection and Community Sensitization, etc.) 
• Coordinate with NRC Rapid Response Mechanism Team in regard to community emergency needs 
• Oversee development and implementation of shelter/NFI market-based interventions in coordination with Shelter social coordinator, shelter program manager and shelter specialist 
• Ensure standards and SOPs for protection and gender mainstreaming, beneficiary selection and distribution are known and applied in the field
• Participate in rapid assessments in new areas of intervention
• Record and document good practices, lesson learned and establish a database in coordination with shelter specialist and M&E to capture Shelter program performance.

Context / Specific Skills, Knowledge and Experience

• University Degree in a relevant field such as Engineering, Architecture, Social Sciences.
• Experience with community training and large-scale distribution 
• Experience with market-based interventions (cash and voucher) 
• Knowledge of the context in North-Eastern Nigeria
• Knowledge of the local language Kanuri, Hausa  (added advantage)
• Knowledge of emergency, transitional and permanent construction requirements and protocols
• Familiarity with international minimum standards is an advantage.

Generic Professional Competencies:

• Experience from working as a Project Officer in a humanitarian/recovery context
• Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
• Some knowledge of English.

HOW TO APPLY
To apply for the ongoing Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) job opening, visit the job APPLICATION PORTAL to submit your application!

Note

• This position is open to Nigeria Nationals only. 
• We invite applications from all qualified and interested candidates.
• Candidates are encouraged to apply early, as applications may be screened prior to the vacancy deadline.
• Female candidates are strongly advised to apply.