Job ID
17530
Job Title
Shelter Officer
To work for
Action Against Hunger
Country
Syria
City
Damascus
Field of Work
Construction/Installation/Repair - Architecture/Interior design - Engineering
Job Type
Full time
Military service
Finished or Exempted (For male)
Minimum Education Level
Bachelor/ License Degree
Responsibilities
•Design site plans and supervise construction activities undertaken by AAH in the identified locations.
•Develop works packages for contractors and monitor the works to ensure professional contract management of the projects.
•Manage and support the AAH shelter team in Syria in a timely, cost-effective, inter-sectoral manner providing adequate delivery of technical interventions and services to support operational needs.
•Provide inputs for formulation of project submissions to address the needs, taking into consideration the sector’s technical standards and AAH mandate and policy priorities.
•Review, identify and assess progress of AAH Shelter programs and initiate responses to address the gaps in collaboration and coordination with key staff, operational partners and authorities as required to ensure timelines, agreed interventions are addressed and comprehensive timely response to constraints are identified and solutions proposed as required.
•Participate as technical focal point for shelter in coordination meetings with various stakeholders.
•Advise on matters related to the procurement of sector related responses or equipment, including the development of technical specifications for tender/procurement documents, technical evaluation and assessment of offers, review/inspection of the quality of products/works.
•Work in close collaboration with all relevant departments within AAH including Program, Log, Admin and HR.
•Supervise site engineers and consultant engineers to ensure quality of works and standards are respected.
•Ensure quality and quantity of goods and services received from contractors/suppliers and that these are compliant with contract, sector, AAH and donors’ standards
•Provide different types of reports as requested by AAH Program Team
•Develop works packages for contractors and monitor the works to ensure professional contract management of the projects.
•Manage and support the AAH shelter team in Syria in a timely, cost-effective, inter-sectoral manner providing adequate delivery of technical interventions and services to support operational needs.
•Provide inputs for formulation of project submissions to address the needs, taking into consideration the sector’s technical standards and AAH mandate and policy priorities.
•Review, identify and assess progress of AAH Shelter programs and initiate responses to address the gaps in collaboration and coordination with key staff, operational partners and authorities as required to ensure timelines, agreed interventions are addressed and comprehensive timely response to constraints are identified and solutions proposed as required.
•Participate as technical focal point for shelter in coordination meetings with various stakeholders.
•Advise on matters related to the procurement of sector related responses or equipment, including the development of technical specifications for tender/procurement documents, technical evaluation and assessment of offers, review/inspection of the quality of products/works.
•Work in close collaboration with all relevant departments within AAH including Program, Log, Admin and HR.
•Supervise site engineers and consultant engineers to ensure quality of works and standards are respected.
•Ensure quality and quantity of goods and services received from contractors/suppliers and that these are compliant with contract, sector, AAH and donors’ standards
•Provide different types of reports as requested by AAH Program Team
Qualifications
•Bachelor’s degree in engineering or other appropriate construction related discipline.
•At least 3 years of previous relevant job experience
•Prior experience of implementing shelter projects in Syria in humanitarian organizations is a plus.
•rehabilitation of partially damaged houses projects is a plus
•Previous involvement in implementation processes (including development of bill of quantities, cost estimations, etc.) is essential
•Excellent command of both Arabic and English languages.
•Ability and willingness to travel frequently to other governorates within Syria.
•At least 3 years of previous relevant job experience
•Prior experience of implementing shelter projects in Syria in humanitarian organizations is a plus.
•rehabilitation of partially damaged houses projects is a plus
•Previous involvement in implementation processes (including development of bill of quantities, cost estimations, etc.) is essential
•Excellent command of both Arabic and English languages.
•Ability and willingness to travel frequently to other governorates within Syria.
Specific Vacancy Requirements
•site supervision, monitoring, quality control, evaluation .
•developing shelter need assessments.
•developing shelter need assessments.
Salary and Benefits
As per Syria Mission Salary Scale.
About us
An international Non-governmental, Neutral and independent Humanitarian Organization, which combat to deliver humanitarian assistance in the crises areas all over the world.
It has been working in Syria since 2009 with the Iraqi refugees and then in 2012 with the Syrian population affected by the current crises in the country.
- Candidates may be contacted for other suitable positions within Action Against Hunger.
- Due to the high-number of application received, only potential applicants will be contacted.
- The organization is committed to the principles of non-discrimination and diversity and is particularly interested in receiving applications from a broad spectrum of qualified people.
It has been working in Syria since 2009 with the Iraqi refugees and then in 2012 with the Syrian population affected by the current crises in the country.
- Candidates may be contacted for other suitable positions within Action Against Hunger.
- Due to the high-number of application received, only potential applicants will be contacted.
- The organization is committed to the principles of non-discrimination and diversity and is particularly interested in receiving applications from a broad spectrum of qualified people.
Required employees number
1
Posted On
Dec 10, 2018
Expiry Date
Jan 09, 2019
CV Language
English