Shelter and Settlement Officer

Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a leading protection agency with a mandate to protect, advocate and promote durable solutions for displacement affected populations. 

DRC has been operating in Ukraine since 2014, currently DRC employs over 700 staff in Ukraine and will continue significant scale-up in 2024 to implement emergency response in the Protection, Livelihoods, Shelter/NFIs and Humanitarian Disarmament and Peacebuilding (humanitarian mine action) sectors, using direct interventions, support to duty bearers and civil society organizations (CSOs), and partnerships with CSOs. DRC will continue and adapt its durable solutions portfolio to the evolving context. 

DRC is looking to increase the capacity of its Shelter team, in order to expand operations and respond to future shelter needs in Sloviansk

About the job:

• Ensure the quality of the planning, implementation, and follow-up of all technical aspects of the Shelter activities being implemented by DRC
• Execute calculation of materials’ needs / Bill of Quantities (BoQ)
• Monitor the progress of the shelter activities and keep daily records of the Project progress
• Follow up, collect, draft and update on daily basis information required for the weekly, and monthly, reporting system
• Develop and maintain good relations with the persons of concern, relevant stakeholders, and other humanitarian actors, to support adequate implementation and coordination of DRC’s sector activities

Your main duties and responsibilities will be:

• Ensure the quality of all Shelter activities including the day-to-day supervision of partners, contractors and quality control
• Ensure quality of assessments, procurement documents and scope of work related to shelter activities
• Follow all relevant project tools, plans, and budgets
• Project implementation, reporting and evaluation Programming & Operations:
• Ensure efficient and effective program implementation while following the budget and work plan
• Provide technical support and inputs on all shelter activities Coordination and representation:
• Collaborate with relevant internal and external technical experts on sector relevant issues
• Represent DRC at meetings and other relevant technical coordination meetings
• Ensure integration with other DRC sectors Logistics/Finance:
• Support the monitoring of financial commitments and expenditures against budgets and provide timely feedback on budget follow-up
• Initiate procurements and ensure their execution Required experience and competencies

About you 

To be successful in this role we expect you to have minimum of 3 years of professional experience as an architect or engineer in charge of construction projects or similar, working proficiency in English is an asset

Required:

• Minimum of 3 years of professional experience, as an engineer in charge of construction projects or similar
• Excellent skills in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Skills in GIS software and AutoCAD are an asset

Desirable:

• 2 years of relevant experience, preferably with experience in the field of humanitarian response and refugee protection working for an international NGO, UN agency, relevant ministry, or local authority

Required education:

• Degree in Architecture, Civil Engineering or another relevant field.
• Significant work experience in the field may substitute the technical degree.

In this position, you are expected to demonstrate DRC’ five core competencies:   

• Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process.   
• Collaborating: You involve relevant parties and encourage feedback.   
• Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.   
• Communicating: You listen and speak effectively and honestly.   
• Demonstrating integrity: You uphold and promote the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation to our values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment. 

We offer

• Contract length: Open-ended, upon successful completion of the probationary period
• Duty Stations: Sloviansk
• Start date: As soon as possible
• Band: H
• Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for national staff

Application process:

All applicants must upload a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages in English.

Closing date for applications: 14 August 2024

We reserve the right to conduct further interviews before the deadline for submission of applications.