Associate Shelter Officer (Cluster)

Eligibility criteria Minimum age: 25 years old. Nationals of the country of assignment are not eligible, except the assignments in Headquarters duty stations. Description of task

Under the direct supervision of the Head of Field Office , the UN volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

• Ensuring that Shelter Cluster partners are supported in carrying out shelter needs assessments, Post distribution monitoring report considering the current situation, projected population planning figures and the expected scale of returns;
• Ensure that monthly regular cluster and technical working meetings are done, and reports disseminated to shelter cluster partners and launch them on the national and the global cluster website site;
• Developing country level shelter cluster strategies and take into consideration the local context, age and gender, culture, climate, environmental protection and the availability of local resources, including materials, capacities and existing infrastructure;
• Providing clear guidance on standards for shelter and settlement, including minimum emergency standards to meet basic and essential needs;
• Together with the information management officer, compiling, analyzing and mapping available information on shelter options in country considering relevant policies adopted by the Government and the cluster shelter;
• Ensure that shelter partners when planning shelter works, that the technical component reflects shelter cluster minimum standards for the provision of emergency and other types of shelter assistance and is within the recommended budgetary requirements approved by the cluster. Due consideration should be given to standards in other relevant sectors such as water and sanitation, protection and GSAT;
• Ensuring that shelter cluster strategy is periodically reviewed to reflect the evolving situation in country and progressively transitioning to more sustainable shelter solutions. This process should be done in close collaboration with the beneficiaries and the host Government while bearing in mind the shelter needs of people upon their eventual return to their country of origin;
• Ensuring that specifications, bills of quantities and drawings are produced in a technically sound and standardized manner and establish monitoring and evaluation tools to ensure that works are implemented according to cluster recommendations;
• Promoting the sustainability of technical interventions through local capacity building and self-help in collaboration with local partners in the field. Ensure that local communities have been consulted on all activities so as not to create unnecessary tension between the displaced and host populations;
• The position requires regular contact with other clusters colleagues and partners, program, protection and field staff in country in order to ensure that shelter cluster strategy are considered in all technical support related to shelter and construction activities;
• Close and regular contact with technical and non-technical staff of UN Agencies, shelter cluster Partners, National and International NGOs and Government Authorities, is essential to discuss matters relating to shelter and infrastructure coordination and provision;

Qualifications/Requirements Required degree level Bachelor degree or equivalent Educational additional comments

University Degree in Civil Engineering, Building Construction, Architecture or other relevant qualification;

Required experience 36 Months Experience remark

Relevant professional experience includes management of humanitarian shelter or settlement programs / projects or a combination of experience in the humanitarian sector and construction-related activities outside of the humanitarian sector such as supervision of construction works. Attendance to humanitarian Shelter Cluster Training will be an asset.

Excellent interpersonal, teamwork and negotiation skills in a cross-cultural environment and the ability to assist in communication of technical and non-technical details with Government technical staff as well as NGO staff and local authorities.

Language skills

• French(Mandatory), Level - Fluent
• English(Mandatory), Level - Working Knowledge

Area of expertise Other civil society or community development experience, Other human settlement related experience Area of expertise details

Architecture or Civil-Engineering

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