Shelter and Settlements Coordinator Myanmar Yangon (National only)

Overview

Support the Shelter and Settlements program technical overview and strategy at country level.

You have:

• Minimum 4 years of experience from a senior level project implementation position in a humanitarian context.
• Experience from working in complex and volatile contexts.
• Project Management experience, including management of staff, team building/motivation.
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities.
• Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile.
• Fluency in English and Myanmar language, both written and verbal.

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a global humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee.

Join us in assisting millions of people in areas where others cannot, tackling some of the world's most dangerous and difficult crises. Bring your skills and dedication to an organisation recognised for providing high quality aid and for defending the rights of refugees and internally displaced people.

At NRC, we give responsibility to employees at all levels and foster professional growth and innovative teams. You can expect a supportive culture and an open dialogue with management. We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion.

Together, we save lives and rebuild futures.

Safeguarding is central to NRC’s work. We expect all employees to:

• treat everyone with respect and dignity

• contribute to building a safe environment for all

• never engage in any form of exploitation, harassment and specifically sexual exploitation, abuse and sexual harassment (SEAH)

• always report. NRC has a zero-tolerance approach to inaction against exploitation, abuse and SEAH

Position: Shelter and Settlements Coordinator – Country Office

Reports to: Shelter and Settlements Specialist

Supervision of: N/A

Duty station: Yangon, Myanmar

Travel % 30%

Duration and type of contract: Fixed Term Contract

Qualifications

Generic professional competencies:

• Minimum 4 years of experience from a senior level project implementation position in a humanitarian context.
• Experience from working in complex and volatile contexts.
• Project Management experience, including management of staff, team building/motivation.
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities.
• Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile.
• Fluency in English and Myanmar language, both written and verbal.

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Responsibilities

The purpose of the Shelter Coordinator position is to support the Shelter and Settlements program technical overview and strategy at country level which also includes Cash and Markets, Site Management and WASH activities, working closely with implementation teams across different area offices where NRC has interventions, to ensure technical quality of projects, harmonized approach across projects and adherence to national and international cluster standards. The Shelter and Settlements Coordinator, with the Shelter and Settlements Specialist, are responsible for the strategic direction of the Shelter and Settlement department, championing Safe and Inclusive Programming (SIP), building and maintaining principled humanitarian access for hard-to-reach and underserved populations, strengthening collaboration with other actors (partnerships and coordination mechanism representation), ensuring fulfillment of rights through evidence-based advocacy, and developing our staff’s capacity.

NRC values inclusiveness, diversity and gender equity and encourages all applicants to apply regardless of their race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity, tribe, nationality, socioeconomic status, language, disability, age, or political perspective.

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Added 11 months ago - Updated 11 months ago - Source: nrc.no