WASH Officer Cameroon Buea,
WASH Officer Cameroon Buea
Buea, Cameroon
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Job Description
NRC has been working in the North West and South West Regions since 2018 responding to the needs of IDPs and host communities affected by Anglophone Crisis that began since 2017. The purpose of the Wash and Shelter Assistant Hard is to assist the WASH/Shelter Officer Hard in supervising the implementation of all construction related WASH and Shelter activities in the South West Region. He/she will ensure effective quality implementation of the WASH and shelter activities in the South West. He/she will also work closely with the implementing partners, WASH, and Shelter staff in the field to ensure timely delivery of WASH/shelter activities and will assist the WASH/Shelter Officer Hard in the follow up of the field projects and reporting.
All NRC employees are expected to work in accordance with the organisation’s core values dedication, innovation, inclusivity and accountability. These attitudes and believes shall guide our actions and relationship.
Responsibilities
A. Generic Responsibilities
- Ensure compliance with NRC policies, guidelines, and standards
- Ensure compliance with WASH and Shelter cc strategies, tools, handbooks, guidelines, and standards
- Guarantee WASH / Shelter specific technical responsibility for implementation and documentation of technical activities of the CCs project(s)
- Guarantee WASH / Shelter specific technical responsibility for the quality control and monitoring of project activities
- Provide specific technical support and capacity building towards project staff
- Provide specific technical analysis and feedback to NRC representatives in coordination forums
- Assess, promote and document ideas for technical improvement and further program development options
- Ensure that projects target beneficiaries most in need, and explore and asses new and better ways to assist
B. Specific Responsibilities
- Plan and supervise quality control of WASH and shelter construction or rehabilitation works across the different modalities (e.g., through contractors, cash-based, beneficiary-driven…)
- Ensure quality of WASH and shelter construction or rehabilitation works through conducting regular field visits and providing guidance to field teams
- Produce and contextualize technical tools to support implementation of the program by the team (field supervision checklists, report templates, data collection tools, etc.)
- Support the tracking of assistance provided for project management, logistics and finances reconciliation, accountability, and M&E (beneficiary counting)
- Ensure weekly quality check of evidence/sources of verification (collected by assistants from the field)
- Ensure the inclusion of Safe and Inclusive Program (SIP) considerations, particularly to guarantee accessibility and the safety of beneficiaries
- Initiate purchase requisition and follow up the procurement process goods, materials and services for WASH and shelter activities (including the elaboration of tender documents, technical designs, BoQs and the technical evaluation of bids).
- Define in-kind / cash-based modalities based on market assessments
- Support the incremental integration of NRC Minimum Environmental Requirements
Qualifications
C. Generic Professional Competencies
- Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
- Demonstrated experience with project implementation position in a humanitarian/recovery context
- Demonstrated experience within technical expertise area of WASH and or Shelter with a focus on hardware aspects
- Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
- Be willing and able to travel and work regularly on the field (outside office)
- Fluency in English, both written and verbal
D. Context/Specific Skills, Knowledge, and Experience:
- Holder of a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Rural Development, Sociology and/or Related Field
- Knowledge of the context in the Northwest and South West Regions of Cameroon
- Demonstrated experience of communication and community engagement (Focus group discussion, IEC techniques…)
- Demonstrated experience within technical expertise area of WASH and or Shelter with a focus on Software aspects
- Experience from working within technical expertise area in a humanitarian/ recovery context
- Knowledge of the local language in the NWSW
- Mastery of MS Tools
- Mastery of Auto CAD, GIS MS EXCEL
- Experience in construction planning management and project management is required
- Knowledge in quality assurance and control is required
- Experience in sociology is a plus
We offer
- Beginning: October 2023
- Duration of the contract: 12 months, renewable depending on the availability of funds
- Salary / Benefits: In accordance with NRC’s Salary Grid
- Duty station: Buea
About Us
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.
About the Team
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Geneva leads NRC’s representation with the IASC and UN agencies, and coordinates donor engagement with the UN and Swiss donors. NRC strives to assist and protect vulnerable and displaced people during crises, especially in situations of conflict. Established in 1946, NRC is an independent, humanitarian, non-profit, non-governmental organisation working in around 31 countries with approximately 14’000 staff. NRC employs a rights based approach, challenging those with responsibility to uphold the rights of displaced people set out within national and International Laws. NRC endeavors to secure the acceptance of local stakeholders for activities and is committed to the principles of humanity, neutrality, independence and impartiality.
NRC seeks to engage with all relevant actors in order to promote the full respect for the rights of displaced and vulnerable people; secure and maintain access for humanitarian operations and promote the achievement of durable solutions. NRC Geneva, with the Internal Displacement Monitoring Center (IDMC), are NRC’s primary presence in Geneva.
Job Info
- Job Identification 12066
- Job Category Engineering
- Posting Date 08/23/2023, 01:33 PM
- Apply Before 09/04/2023, 05:00 PM
- Degree Level Bachelor’s Degree
- Job Schedule Full time
- Locations Buea
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