Country: South Sudan
Closing date: 16 Apr 2016
About us
Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a leading protection agency and has in conjunction with our specialist unit, Danish Demining Group (DDG), been operating in South Sudan since 2005; initially concentrating on providing safe and supportive conditions for refugees returning from neighboring countries after the Comprehensive Peace Agreement was signed. We are currently actively engaged in providing humanitarian services to both internally displaced persons and also refugees from Sudan, through 450 national staff, 60 expatriate staff and an annual budget of USD 15 million. Our main office is in Juba with 5 field offices in Ajuong Thok, Bentiu, Maban, Malakal and Melut.
About the Job
KEY TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Under the supervision of Area Manager, the Shelter Manager will be responsible for all shelter and construction activities for DRC in Malakal. This includes a component of large scale development of technical specifications for and construction of permanent or semi-permanent communal buildings, distributions of shelter kits, and support IDPs with shelter construction, as well as ensuring camp layouts are respected or updated as necessary.
DRC has operated in the Malakal United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Protection of Civilians (POC) site in Upper Nile state since January 2014. The organization is currently responsible for camp management of the site, and is the lead protection, shelter, and community services provider. Funding for projects implemented in Malakal have included DANIDA, ECHO, Common Humanitarian Response Funds (CHF), Rapid Response Fund (RRF) and Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF).
Key responsibilities:
Management
Responsible for supervision and management of DRC’s shelter construction activities in Malakal;
Ensure that adequate staffing is in place for the shelter activities
Monitor financial commitments and expenditures against construction budgets;
Ensure that the organisations’ financial, logistics, security and human resources policies and procedures are fully adhered to and implemented in relation to all construction activities.
Program implementation
Direct supervision of all shelter construction works in Malakal;
Develop a work plan for shelter construction activities and ensure progress and quality in line with applicable international standards and agreements. Construction activities will include, but not be limited to:
large-scale construction of family shelters for IDPs (both emergency and semi-permanent shelters);
Construction of buildings to support other projects, such as classrooms and training centres
Involve IDP community in all stages of construction activities, from planning to implementation and evaluation;
Provide technical training to IDPs who are able to construct own shelter, and organize work teams to construct shelter for vulnerable families;
Ensure that all documentation related to shelter activities for works completed, labourers engaged and supplies is completed in a timely manner;
Adapt construction activities, as applicable, in close coordination with Camp Manager and Area Manager, if/as the context changes; In particular, the shelter manager may be required to significantly scale up construction activities in case of a large IDP influx and/or redeploy staffing and resources to new camp sites in case of a major influx;
Any other tasks assigned by the Area Manager to support general camp management operations;
Other tasks related to infrastructure/construction supervision may also occur.
Program development
Identify gaps with a view to generating ideas for future projects with strong beneficiary impact in the POC;
Develop concept notes and/or proposals and budgets in close cooperation with the Area Manger and Shelter Coordinator
Representation
Participate in Shelter/NFI cluster coordination meetings,
The Shelter Manager may be asked to substitute for the Camp Manager in his/her absence.
Reporting
- Report periodically on construction activities to the Area Manager for donor reporting on monthly, interim and final reporting stages, as well as daily and weekly activity updates.
About you
To be successful in this role you must have:
Minimum 3 years of humanitarian work in deep field locations;
Excellent analytical and communication skills;
Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to establish effective working relations with local staff and other stakeholders;
Proven ability to work and live in very basic living conditions in deep field locations
Ability to work under pressure, with minimal supervision, and in a culturally diverse team;
Degree in engineering, construction or related field
Minimum 3 years of professional work experience in managing shelter programs, including at least 2 years at the international level;
Experience with implementation of large-scale shelter programs in POC/IDP camps or displacement situations is an asset;
Experience with preparing BoQs and technical design drawings for new construction.
Experience overseeing implementation of construction projects by external contractors, including quality checking
We offer
DRC will offer the successful applicant a 6 (six) months' contract, with a three month probation period, renewable dependent on both funding and performance. You must be available to start work immediately and be willing to live in basic accommodation. Malakal is a non-family duty station, and is subject to Rest and Recreation (R&R) every 6 weeks as per DRC policy on Rest and Recreation. The position is at A14 in DRC’s salary scale. Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s new Terms of Employment for Expatriates; please refer to www.drc.dk under Vacancies**.**
How to apply:
Application process
Interested? Then apply for this position by clicking here or go to our website drc.ngo/about-drc/vacancies/current-vacancies.Then apply for this position by clicking on the apply button.
All applicants must send a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages). Both must be in English. CV only applications will not be considered.
If you have questions or are facing problems with the online application process, please contact job@drc.dk
We encourage all qualified candidates to apply, irrespective of nationality, race, gender or age.
Applications close 16th April 2016. *Please note, as these position are urgent, applicants may be shortlisted and interviewed prior to the closing date.*
Need further information?
For further information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult our website www.drc.dk
About DRC
The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a private, independent, humanitarian organization working on all aspects of the refugee cause in more than twenty five countries throughout the world. The aim of DRC is to protect refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) against persecution and to promote durable solutions to the problems of forced migration, on the basis of humanitarian principles and human rights. DRC works in accordance with the UN Conventions on Refugees and the Code of Conduct for the ICRC and NGOs in Disaster Relief.
The protection and assistance to conflict affected population is provided within a long-term, regional and rights-based approach in order to constitute a coherent and effective response to the challenges posed by today’s conflicts. Assistance consists of relief and other humanitarian aid, rehabilitation, support to return and repatriation as well as promotion of long-term solutions to displacement and its causes. In addition, support and capacity building of local and national authorities and NGOs form an integral part of DRC’s work.