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.

ROLE PURPOSE:

Save the Children is the world’s leading independent organization for children. It is a dual mandate organization and focuses on development and emergency response. We are currently working in 120 countries around the world touching the lives of 125 million children. Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.
Save the Children in North Eastern Ethiopia working for the past 30 years in humanitarian and development projects and help the needy community. Following the Northern Ethiopia conflict, save the children plan to implement humanitarian projects by funds got from USAID-BHA. The project focus on Nutrition, WASH and Protection thematic and will implement in four Woredas of North Wollo (Gidan, Lasta, Angot and Wadila).
The Emergency Shelter NFI officer is responsible to facilitate and ensuring timely delivery of Emergency Shelter and settlement responses in Afar, Tigray & Amhara area/field offices in collaboration with WaSH, CP, Health and Nutrition staffs. The post holder is responsible to implement Emergency Shelter-NFI and settlement activities as well as liaising with local government, field office team, Zonal /Woreda Shelter NFI and WASH sub national cluster.
The Emergency Shelter NFI officer is also responsible to ensuring the Shelter humanitarian needs and gaps are properly assessed in full consultation with Field office Project coordinators, response managers and officers. And to implement proposed Shelter-NFI interventions such as, Distribution of Emergency Shelter items, NFI, shelter repair kits, and Shelter construction and COVID-19 awareness and risk communication.
S/He will also be responsible to provide technical guidance to beneficiary community and local authorities to ensure the high quality of Shelter and NFI response.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

• 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 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 sits (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

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

Education:    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
• Fluency in written and spoken English and local language
• Good computer and report writing skill

Desirable

• Experience working in NGOs on emergency Shelter and settlement is an added advantage
• We offer a competitive package in the context of the sector. The duty station of the position holder will be East Amhara North Wollo, Wadila, Angot, Lasta and Gidan woredas for 9 Months with possible extension. This role is offered on the basis of national terms and conditions only.

COMPETENCIES

• SC Values are: Accountability, Ambition, Collaboration, Creativity, and Integrity. To meet the value system, the post holder is expected to demonstrate the following competencies on an ongoing basis.
• Leading Delivering result: Takes personal responsibility and holds others to account to deliver our ambitious goals for children, continually improving own performance or that of the team/organisation.
• Thinking Applying technical and professional expertise: Applies the required technical and professional expertise to the highest standards; promotes and shares best practices within and outside the organisation.
• Engaging
• Working effectively with others: Works collaboratively to achieve shared goals and thrives on diversity of people and perspectives; knows when to lead and when to follow and how to ensure effective cross-boundary working.
• Communicating with Impact: Communicates clearly and confidently with others to engage and influence; promotes dialogue and ensures timely and appropriate messages, building confidence and trust with others

Location: Wadila, Angot, Lasta and Gidan Woredas