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NRC | Norwegian Refugee Council

Aleppo

Role and responsibilities
The purpose of the Shelter & WASH Project Team Leader position is to lead the implementation of NRC’s Damascus Shelter & WASH and related project portfolio in Syria. The following is a brief description of the role.

Generic responsibilities:
1. Line management of project staff;
2. Adherence to NRC policies, guidance and procedures;
3. Contribute to Shelter and WASH strategy development, project proposals and provide input on needs and gaps;
4. Manage and implement delegated portfolio of Shelter and WASH projects (activities, budget and project documentation) as delegated from Shelter & WASH PDM in line with proposals, strategies and donor requirements, and ensure high technical quality;
5. Provide regular progress reports to Shelter & WASH PDM;
6. Ensure that projects target beneficiaries most in need of protection, explore and asses new and better ways to assist;
7. Promote and share ideas for improvement and necessary changes in the activities;
8. Ensure capacity building of project staff and transfer key skills;
9. Liaise and collaborate with relevant local authorities and other key stakeholders;
10. Promote the rights of IDPs/returnees in line with the advocacy strategy;

Specific responsibilities
1. Personnel Management. Responsible for the direct line management of NRC Shelter & WASH project team for a proper project cycle management (from designing to monitoring and evaluation).
2. Project Management. Support the Shelter & WASH PDM on the successful delivery of Shelter & WASH or related activities implemented through direct delivery or partner-led approaches. This includes new project identification and locations of intervention, innovative projects, project design (selection criteria, assessment forms, BoQs, drawings…), participate to the whole tender process, field visits, contractor management, prepare monitoring tools and draft reports and proposals.
3. Budget Management. Support the Shelter & WASH PDM on the responsibility for managing assigned project budgets, and the regular review of targets, vs. actual, budgets and work-plans.
4. Strategy Development. Support the Shelter & WASH PDM in developing and/or revising the Core Competency Strategies for Shelter and WASH by providing Area-level analysis and recommendations for needs and response options.
5. Technical Support. Responsible for providing technical support and leadership to partners and communities implementing Shelter & WASH or related activities. This includes ensuring compliance with relevant minimum standards and collaborative engagement with the Shelter & WASH PDM in developing minimum technical standards, SOPs and guidance.
6. M&E. Responsible for the implementation of project Monitoring and Evaluation for NRC and partner-led Shelter & WASH or related activities in accordance with agreed minimum standards. This will include - but is not limited to – the successful implementation of construction/process monitoring, output & outcome monitoring by NRC staff, local partners and/or third parties. The position holder will also be responsible for project inputs to internal reporting mechanisms (e.g. GOORS), donor reports and inter-agency reporting of achievements (E.g. HRP). M&E systems will be developed in collaboration and with the support of the Shelter & WASH PDM.
7. Protection Mainstreaming. Responsible for ensuring protection mainstreaming throughout Shelter & WASH or related activities. This includes – but is not limited to – ensuring safety and dignity of beneficiaries, understanding their diverse needs, enabling meaningful access to NRC’s services, ensuring adequate accountability to affected populations, and supporting the realisation of their human rights. The position holder should work in collaboration with the Shelter & WASH PDM to ensure protection mainstreaming throughout the project-cycle.
8. Coordination. Responsible for representing NRC in Area-level coordination of Shelter & WASH or related activities in both formal coordination mechanisms and through bilateral (peer) coordination. This includes responsibility for operational coordination, inter-agency reporting of achievements, and Area-level strategy discussions. Where required, support engagement and coordination with Consortium partners.

Behavioral competencies
These are personal qualities that influence how successful people are in their job. NRC’s Competency Framework states 12 behavioural competencies, and the following are essential for this position:
1. Handling insecure environments
2. Working with people
3. Managing resources to optimize results
4. Empowering and building trust
5. Managing performance and development
6. Planning and delivering results
7. Good cultural awareness and sensitivity
8. Ability to manage conflicting priorities
9. Respectful and appropriate attitude towards beneficiaries
10. Strategic thinking

NRC is a non-governmental, non-profit, humanitarian, independent organisation. It provides assistance to people affected by crises & i.e. refugees, internally displaced people, host communities etc. - to meet their immediate humanitarian needs, prevent further displacement and contribute to durable solutions.
NRC was established in 1946 under the name Aid to Europe, to assist refugees in Europe after World War II. After almost 70 years of interventions all over the world, today NRC is organised as an independent and private foundation that cooperates closely with the UN and other humanitarian organisations, around the world as well as in Norway. NRCs funding base is not only diverse but also flexible, counting a number of different donors including the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the United Nations. In 2014 NRC assisted more than four million displaced and conflict-affected people around the world, and raised more than USD 250 million for our humanitarian programming. Currently NRC operates in 25 countries worldwide with over 5,000 staff members, the majority of which are national employees. All NRC projects are supervised by the Head Office of the organization in Oslo while in the Middle East, NRC country offices report to a regional office based in Amman. All the programs are implemented in close coordination with governments and local authorities.
The type of activities implemented in each context varies from country to country depending on the needs on the ground and priorities laid out in strategic response plans of Governments and the UN. However NRC mainly specialises in five programme areas: Education, Shelter, WASH, Food Security as well as supporting displacement affected population to access further services. Moreover, extensive expertise has been gained by the organization over the years also on Collective Shelters Coordination and Management.
In addition, NRC provides expertise as a strategic partner to the UN as well as to national and international actors including governments and line ministries- through its stand-by rosters. Only in 2014 almost 600 humanitarian experts were deployed to 49 countries, making NRCs rosters the most used expert deployment capacity in the humanitarian world.
Finally, NRC promotes and sustains efforts at different levels to keep high the attention on the condition and situation of displaced and vulnerable people affected by ongoing crisis.

Jul 23, 2017

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