Vacancy for Shelter Specialist at Plan International

Employment Nigeria 09-Dec-2017 NIGERIA , Administrative NGO

Plan International a not for profit non governmental humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. Applications are invited from qualified candidates for the below position :

POSITION : Shelter Specialist - Deployment Roster

Description

The Emergency Roster is a database of pre-selected deployable internal and external candidates who have the appropriate skills and experience to support emergency preparedness and response. It also stores information on these candidates.
The purpose of the roster is to ensure that we have the right people in the right place and the right time with the right skills.
Roster Members are expected to deploy to an emergency response within 72 hours or once an entry visa is received.
A Roster Member is selected from the Emergency Roster as and when a roster request is received from one of our country offices.

Job Purpose

Deploy, often at short notice, to support a CO respond to a particular emergency.
Responsible for designing the shelter strategy and overseeing all shelter programmes.
Responsible for external representation, in particular with the shelter cluster and any associated working groups.

Responsibilities

Develop shelter programme strategy and oversee its implementation ensuring alignment with SPHERE and CHS.
Represent Plan International with key external stakeholders (Government, Donors, UN agencies and peers).
Represent Plan International in the shelter cluster, ensuring 3Ws info submitted as required.
Ensure all emergency shelter programmes have a clear focus on addressing the specific needs of young girls, adolescent girls and young women.
Oversight of assessments as required, in line with Plan International’s standard tools.
Support the development of shelter funding submissions, and donor reporting.

Qualifications

Degree in either Civil/Structural Engineering or Architecture.
Knowledge and understanding of the Humanitarian Programme Cycle
Experience in conducting needs assessments
Experience in the design, implementation and evaluation of emergency shelter programmes
Experience of representation with a wide range of external stakeholders
Experience of managing programmes in insecure locations.

Skills:

Good knowledge of SPHERE and the CHS.
Team management, staff capacity building and motivation skills in teamwork and networking.
Excellent skills in donor proposal / report writing
May be required, to work during late hours, weekends and holidays in order to ensure timely delivery of programmes.
Language skills desirable ( for example English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic)

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