Shelter and Settlement Assistant

Supervise construction activities and assessments in humanitarian contexts.

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Overview

Supervise construction activities and assessments in humanitarian contexts.

You have:

  • Vocational training in a technical field with a certificate or diploma alternatively hold a diploma/degree in non-technical field with additional one-year experience in supervision of technical works.
  • Conversant with all basic MS Office software applications
  • Mobilization, and Preparing paperwork for daily casual workers (Attendance sheets and daily contracts).
  • Good planning, organizational and problem-solving skills with the ability to work both independently and within a team in a demanding work environment.
  • Good personnel management skills, including communication, negotiating skills, and working with different groups, partners, and nationalities.
  • Experience in working in complex, contexts, under tight deadlines, hardship location

Contract

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Danish Refugee Council, one of the world’s leading humanitarian NGOs, we are excited to invite you to join our team as a Shelter and Settlement Assistant. If you are a skilled and motivated professional ready to make a difference, we want you on board! Together, we’ll work to deliver impactful humanitarian solutions in challenging environments.

About the job

Reporting to the WASH Shelter and Settlement manager; This position will provide day-to-day supervision of Construction activities, SNFI assessment, distribution, and Other relevant duties as directed by the Shelter & Settlement Manager/Team Leader.Your main duties and responsibilities will be:

  • Continuously quality check and material utilization control in the field.
  • Participate in technical assessments.
  • Supervise ongoing construction and rehabilitation projects on the sites.
  • Quality control of material and the implemented activities.
  • Participate in construction activities including S/NFIs distribution when required.
  • Participate in technical and rapid needs assessments of the situation in the event of an emergency in collaboration with other stakeholders to address construction problems
  • Submits reports to the immediate supervisor every Friday and as required.
  • Participate in relevant meetings with community leaders, block leaders, RRC, UNHCR, and other stakeholders.
  • Directly supervises casual Craftsperson Team as agreed with the Shelter and Settlement Manager
  • Ensure the observance of the DRC Code of Conduct throughout activity implementation
  • Planning and organizing work schedules, casual member monitoring, and guidance.
  • Quality control and site monitoring ensuring that services are in accordance with SPHERE standards
  • Beneficiaries’ list data collection, field verification, handover documentation GPS data collection, and maintaining a record.

About you

To be successful in this role we expect you to Proven ability to prioritize tasks, Good personnel management skills, including communication, negotiating skills, and working with different groups, partners, and nationalities. And have experience in working in complex, contexts, under tight deadlines, hardship location

Required

  • Vocational training in a technical field with a certificate or diploma alternatively hold a diploma/ degree in non-technical field with additional one-year experience in supervision of technical works.
  • Conversant with all basic MS Office software applications
  • Mobilization, and Preparing paperwork for daily casual workers (Attendance sheets and daily contracts).
  • Good planning, organizational and problem-solving skills with the ability to work both independently and within a team in a demanding work environment.
  • Good personnel management skills, including communication, negotiating skills, and working with different groups, partners, and nationalities.
  • Experience in working in complex, contexts, under tight deadlines, hardship location

Potential interview questions

Describe a time when you had to prioritize multiple tasks in a challenging environment. This question assesses your ability to manage competing priorities under pressure. Provide a specific example and explain your decision-making process.
How do you ensure quality control in construction projects? The interviewer wants to understand your approach to maintaining standards in your work. Pro members can see the explanation.
Can you give an example of a successful team you managed? What made it successful? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
What strategies do you use for effective communication with stakeholders? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
Describe a situation where you had to deal with a sudden change in project requirements. Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
How do you approach conducting technical assessments during emergencies? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
Give an example of how you have ensured compliance with standards like SPHERE in your work. Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
What methods do you use for data collection and verification for beneficiaries? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
Added 1 year ago - Updated 1 year ago - Source: drc.ngo