Non-Technical Survey (NTS) Operator

Contract

This is a DRC - National contract. More about DRC - National contracts.

Overall purpose of the role: In 2022 DRC will launch a humanitarian mine action programme, initially composed of NTS and explosive ordnance risk education (EORE) in South Kordofan, Sudan. DRC is therefore looking for a dedicated NTS Operator to support the launch and implementation of a new project beginning in August.

The overall role of the NTS Operator is to conduct community-level survey activities in different community settings to identify and assess the impact of explosive ordnance on women, girls, boys and men in the target areas.

Responsibilities and Tasks:

Project Implementation

• In coordination with the NTS Team Lead, conduct assigned NTS activities, ensuring quality and compliance with National Mine Action Standards and DRC’s Standard Operating Procedures
• Collect and analyse existing desktop and secondary data prior to conducting NTS tasks
• With the NTS team gather geographic, socio-economic and impact information on explosive ordnance-affected communities
• Support on implementing pre and post intervention surveys to measure the impact of DRC’s mine action activities on targeted communities
• Support the Team Lead to conduct liaison with local representatives at different levels, in assigned areas of responsibility
• Establish and maintain a wide information network including authorities, communities, NGOs, and other possible sources of information
• Reporting
• Ensure daily/weekly/monthly NTS reporting is completed using standard reporting templates and submit to the Information Management Officer and Team Lead for verification and conduct corrections as necessary
• Report issues faced during project implementation to the Project Manager and Team Lead
• Document success stories and lessons learned for development of donor reports and case studies
• Any other duties as directed by the Line Manager
• Qualifications and requirements:
• Vocational school, higher education is an asset
• Previous training and experience in NTS or other mine action specialism desirable
• Sound knowledge of topography and map drawing, basic handling of compass, GPS and basic digital camera
• Computer literate
• Effective communication skills (written and verbal) in Arabic and English
• Excellent ability to work in a team
• Good knowledge of local communities and community dynamics
• Experience and willingness to work in the field in remote and volatile areas
• 2 years working experience
• Education:
• Vocational school - higher education is an asset
• High school
• Languages:
• Arabic
• Knowledge of the English language (verbal and written) is an asset