The Save the Children Fund, commonly known as Save the Children, is an international non-governmental organisation that promotes children’s rights, provides relief and helps support children in developing countries.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY: (Shelter NFI officer)

• Support the Emergency ESNFI Project coordinator to ensure that the Shelter-NFI activities are implemented according to the approved donor and government agreements.
• Takes part in Planning, implementation, monitoring, reporting and review of response activities as per the agreed document with donor and partners.
• Participate on needs assessments and identify activities to increase awareness and enhance hygiene behaviour change.
• Develop request of material needed for Shelter-NFI and The project activities and design IEC material according to the specific targeted group (adult, children, and persons living with disabilities).
• Implement Emergency Shelter & Settlement activities according to the identified needs. Those may include but are not limited to: conduct sex and age segregated consultations with the affected community, Shelter-NFI kits distributions, Shelter-NFI kits use demonstrations, training and follow up of community key stakeholders.
• Design, monitor and implement The project activities that keep the community and the staff safe from the risk of COVID-19 spread (maintain physical distance, activities and training implemented in open or well ventilated spaces etc.).
• Support on procurement of Emergency Shelter with support of CO Supply chain team and control, validate the quality of the material to purchase, and received (particular for Shelter-NFI kits).
• Conduct Vulnerability assessment of the IDPs and host community households to ease targeting process and conduct beneficiary targeting, registration and verification in collaboration with local administration.
• Prepare distribution plan and organize distribution of Shelter-NFI by adhering to COVID 19 Infection prevention protocol. In collaboration with other sectors staffs will lead Shelter-NFI distribution planning, its implementation and and monitoring.
• Provide daily/weekly report to immediate supervisor.
• Provide project related training to the beneficiary, governmental technicians, and concerned community members related to the project beneficiary targeting, verification & AAP
• Be based in the targeted regions (depending on the needs) for several days per week to monitor the activities, including overnight stay in rural areas.
• Work in close coordination with the community and all its representatives, including women, children, elderly and persons living with disabilities to ensure the specific needs and suggestions from all targeted beneficiaries are known. Work in close coordination with the Shelter-NFI and construction officers and other sectors colleagues to ensure that the overall Shelter and NFI response address the needs of the targeted population, in the respect of dignity and local culture.
• Contribute to regular data collection in the field during needs assessments, post distribution monitoring, baseline and end-line surveys.
• Initiate procurement of Emergency Shelter with support of CO Supply chain team
• Conduct Vulnerability assement of the IDPs house holds to ease targeting process
• Conduct Beneficiary targeting, Registration and verification in collaboration with local administration
• Prepare distribution plan and organize distribution of NFI by adhering to COVID 19 Infection prevention protocol
• In collaboration with other sectors staffs will contribute to Shelter/WASH NFI distribution planning, targeting distribution and monitoring of the activity

SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)

Accountability:

• holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values;
• holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved;

Ambition:

• sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same;
• widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
• future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale;

Collaboration:

• builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters;
• values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength;

• approachable, good listener, easy to talk to;

Creativity:

• develops and encourages new and innovative solutions;
• willing to take disciplined risks;

Integrity:

• honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity;

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Educational Qualification: BSC degree in Civil engineering, Construction Management/technology, water resources engineering, Hydraulic Engineering or related field

Experience and Skills

• A minimum of 3 years related work experience in the area of emergency Shelter and NFI out of which at least 1-year experience in humanitarian response
• Experience in working with in Emergency Shelter assistance. This includes technical support, capacity building and coordination.
• Excellent understanding of Emergency Shelter and settlement issues in Ethiopia/Region at both field and policy levels.
• Experience of emergency shelter construction, HLP
• Good presentation, training and facilitation skills
• Good communication and interpersonal skills and an ability to train and mentor staff
• Proven ability to manage a complex and demanding workload
• Afar spoken and written Preferred, good spoken and written English,
• Good computer and report writing skill

Desirable : Experience working in NGOs on emergency Shelter and settlement is an added advantage