Shelter Team Leader at Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

Role and responsibilities

Generic responsibilities

• Line management of shelter project field staff 
• Adherence to NRC policies, guidance and procedures
• Contribute to Shelter strategy development, project proposals and provide input on needs and gaps 
• Manage and implement delegated Shelter activities in field locations according to the budget and project’s proposal 
• Ensure high technical quality of all the implemented shelters 
• Provide regular progress reports to shelter program coordinator and area manager
• Promote and share ideas for improvement and necessary changes in the activities
• 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 activities of all shelter activities with technical aspects (new constructions, rehabilitation, repair, etc)
• Manage day-to-day activities of all shelter activities with social aspects (NFI Distributions, Beneficiary Selection and Community Sensitization, etc.) 
• Assist Shelter Program Coordinator and Shelter specialist with donor reports 
• Contribute to the design of implementation documents for Shelter projects
• Ensure technical standards such as SPHERE standards for implementation are known and applied among shelter team 
• Ensure standards and SOPs for protection and gender mainstreaming, beneficiary selection and distribution are known and applied among shelter team
• Ensure that all activity documents related to activities such as labor payments, hand-over certificated, etc. are filled correctly and stored adequately according to NRC Nigeria policies

Competencies

Generic professional competencies for this position: 

• Experience in shelter and settlement sector of humanitarian/recovery context in technical capacity 
• Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
• Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile 
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal 

Context related skills, knowledge and experience: 

• University degree in civil engineering or architecture
• Experience household training in and infrastructure maintenance
• Knowledge of the context in North Eastern Nigeria
• Knowledge of the local language Kanuri, Hausa 
• Knowledge of emergency, transitional and permanent construction requirements and protocols
• Familiarity with international minimum standards of service delivery (i.e., SPHERE) is an advantage
• Familiarity with AutoCAD, GPS, ARC GIS and Google Earth is strongly desirable
• Experience with start-up, exit or similar

Behavioral competencies

• Handling insecure environments 
• Managing resources to optimize results
• Empowering and building trust
• Managing performance and development
• Planning and delivering results