The WASH/Shelter Officer contributes technical expertise to the implementation of Shelter and WASH projects, ensuring activities are delivered effectively, on time, and in line with humanitarian standards. The role involves supporting assessments, monitoring progress, preparing documentation, and engaging with communities to facilitate smooth interventions. While the position does not normally include staff management, it may occasionally require limited supervision of assistants for specific tasks.

Responsibilities

Generic Responsibilities:

• Ensure compliance with NRC policies, guidelines and standards
• Ensure compliance with WASH/Shelter (Including CCCM) cc strategies, tools, handbooks, guidelines and standards
• Guarantee WASH/Shelter specific technical responsibility for implementation and documentation of technical activities of the CCs project(s)
• Guarantee WASH/Shelter specific technical responsibility for the quality control and monitoring of project activities
• Provide specific technical support and capacity building towards project staff
• Provide specific technical analysis and feedback to NRC representatives in coordination forums
• Assess, promote and document ideas for technical improvement and further program development options
• Ensure that projects target beneficiaries most in need, and explore and asses new and better ways to assist

Specific responsibilities:

• Plan and supervise quality control of WASH/Shelter construction or rehabilitation works across the different modalities (e.g., through contractors, cash-based, beneficiary-driven…) 
• Ensure quality of WASH/Shelter construction or rehabilitation works through conducting regular field visits and providing guidance to field teams
• Produce and contextualize technical tools to support implementation of the programme by the team (field supervision checklists, report templates, data collection tools, etc.)
• Support the tracking of assistance provided for project management, logistics and finances reconciliation, accountability, and M&E (beneficiary counting)
• Ensure weekly quality check of evidence/sources of verification (collected by assistants from the field) 
• Ensure the inclusion of Safe and Inclusive Programme (SIP) considerations, particularly to guarantee accessibility and the safety of beneficiaries
• Initiate purchase requisition and follow up the procurement process goods, materials and services for WASH/Shelter activities (including the elaboration of tender documents, technical designs, BoQs and the technical evaluation of bids).
• Define in-kind / cash-based modalities based on market assessments
• Support the incremental integration of NRC Minimum Environmental Requirements 
• Contribute to the implementation of Safe and Inclusive Programming throughout programmes
• Any other tasks as assigned by the immediate superior.

Qualifications

• University degree in Civil Engineering, Architecture, Urban Planning, or a related engineering field
• Minimum 3 years of professional experience in WASH/Shelter interventions design/implementations.
• At least two years' experience in humanitarian or recovery contexts.
• Solid technical expertise in WASH and/or Shelter, with a particular focus on hardware aspects
• Previous experience working in complex and volatile environments
• Willingness and ability to travel frequently and work regularly in field locations outside the office
• V.Good knowledge of English, both written and verbal

About Us

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a global humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. 

Join us in assisting millions of people in areas where others cannot, tackling some of the world's most dangerous and difficult crises. Bring your skills and dedication to an organisation recognised for providing high quality aid and for defending the rights of refugees and internally displaced people. 

At NRC, we give responsibility to employees at all levels and foster professional growth and innovative teams. You can expect a supportive culture and an open dialogue with management. We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. 

Together, we save lives and rebuild futures.

Safeguarding is central to NRC’s work. We expect all employees to: 

• • treat everyone with respect and dignity 
• • contribute to building a safe environment for all 
• • never engage in any form of exploitation, harassment and specifically sexual exploitation, abuse and sexual harassment (SEAH) 
• • always report. NRC has a zero-tolerance approach to inaction against exploitation, abuse and SEAH