Non-Technical Survey (NTS) Operator

Conduct community surveys to assess explosive ordnance impact

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Overview

Conduct community surveys to assess explosive ordnance impact

You have:

  • 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
  • Knowledge of the English language (verbal and written) is an asset

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

Potential interview questions

Can you describe a time when you had to gather data for a project? This question assesses your data collection and analysis skills. Discuss specifics of the project, the methods used for gathering data, and how the results were applied.
How do you ensure effective communication with diverse communities? The interviewer is looking for your understanding of communication strategies in diverse contexts. Pro members can see the explanation.
Describe a situation where you had to work as part of a team to achieve a goal. Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
What challenges do you anticipate in the field, and how would you address them? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
Can you provide an example of a project where you had to report on your findings? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
Added 3 years ago - Updated 1 year ago - Source: drc.ngo