Shelter Programme Development Manager

Norwegian Refugee Council

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with 60 years of experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life for refugees and internally displaced people. NRC advocates for the rights of displaced populations and offers assistance within the shelter, education, emergency food security, legal assistance, and water,sanitation and hygiene sectors. 

The Norwegian Refugee Council has approximately 5000 committed and competent employees involved in projects across four continents. In addition, NRC runs one of the world’s largest standby rosters -NORCAP, with 650 professionals, ready to be deployed on 72 hours notice when a crisis occurs 

Do you want to help internally displaced persons (IDPs) and conflict-affected communities, especially along the front-lines of today's largest displacement crisis in Europe?

We are looking for an experienced Shelter professional with senior level international experience. Our ideal candidate is adept at developing shelter solutions to address needs in an emergency context, but also to contribute to durable housing solutions for IDPs facing protracted displacement.

NRC in Ukraine

In light of the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine, causing displacement of civilians and increasing pressures on resources and host communities, NRC has established a long-term Country Programme in Ukraine in line with NRC’s mission statement and core competencies. The main focus is for NRC to respond to the protection and assistance needs of the conflict-affected population, including IDPs, returnees, host communities and local communities in eastern Ukraine, notably along the front-lines. As the conflict has become protracted, it is necessary to respond to the evolving needs of the civilian population with not only a humanitarian response, but also with early-recovery/recovery activities. 

In 2018, NRC will continue its extensive Shelter/NFI, ICLA and Livelihood/Food Security programmes in eastern Ukraine, as well as likely expand into other sectors (e.g. WASH). Due to the evolving environment, NRC programmes will maintain a strong humanitarian focus, while at the same time contribute to durable solutions for displaced outside the immediate conflict zone.

About the position:

The purpose of the Shelter Programme Development Manager (PDM) is to design, develop and implement projects within Shelter and Non-Food Items (NFI) sector, and to contribute to the development/evolution of the NRC Country Programme in Ukraine. The position reports to the Head of Programmes. 

General responsibilities:

1. Overall  responsible for management of Shelter projects (including NFI),  supervision and technical direction to Shelter Project Manager, Shelter Coordinators and other senior technical staff
2. Ensure compliance and adherence to core competency tools and handbooks and other NRC policies
3. Coordinate and manage shelter project implementation (activities, budget and project documentation) in line with proposals, strategies and donor requirements
4. Provide technical direction, ensure high technical quality and synergies of projects, and providing  regular reports.
5. Contribute to the development of Country, Area and Shelter Core Competency Strategies
6. Responsible for development of technical Standard Operating Procedures and guidelines
7. Contribute to identifying funding opportunities
8. Responsible for development  of funding proposals, project budgets and writing of donor reports
9. Ensure capacity building of project staff and transfer key skills
10. Liaison and collaborate with relevant local and national authorities and stakeholders and represent NRC in relevant forums/cluster/working groups.
11. Promote the rights of IDPs/returnees in line with the advocacy strategy

Our ideal candidate has:

General Competencies:

• Minimum 5 years of international experience in senior-level management positions in a humanitarian/recovery context
• Higher education, preferably within architecture or engineering or related fields of study
• Technical shelter expertise, including vis-à-vis durable solutions
• Solid experience with project cycle management (PCM)
• Experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
• Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal 

Specific competencies:

• Solid understanding and experience of crisis contexts, as well as in the transition/recovery phase (including vis-à-vis durable housing solutions for IDPs)
• Experience in the former Soviet Union/Eastern Europe (asset)
• Knowledge of Ukrainian and/or Russian (asset)

Additional Information

• Contract period: 12 months with possibility of extension contingent on funding. 
• Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s salary scale and terms and conditions. 
• Duty station: Severodonetsk, Ukraine 
• Travel: Approximately 25% travel (in eastern Ukraine)
• Grade: 9 (See attached for NRC Grade Structure) 
• Application procedures and CV registration: Please note that you are required to enter the geographical location for all your previous positions while registering your CV. There is no specific field for this information in our CV form, but you can use the "Company name" field for both company and location. 

NRC reserves the right to conduct a full background check on shortlisted candidates