Vacancy No.: | IOM-SVN/0073/2018 |
Position Title: | Senior Project Assistant (Shelter – Technical) |
Position Grade: | General Service Staff, G6 |
Duty Station: | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Type of appointment: | SST, Six months with possibility of extension |
Estimated Start Date: | As soon as possible |
Closing Date: | August 05, 2018 |
Responsibilities and Accountabilities:
Under the general supervision of the EPC Project Manager (Shelter/NFI) and the direct supervision of the EPC Shelter Officer, the Senior Project Assistant will support the shelter and construction activities under the EPC unit including refugee and IDP program activities with particular focus on field sites.
1. In close coordination with the Shelter/NFI Project Manager, Shelter Officer and field shelter staff, support the coordination and implementation of IOM Ethiopia’s emergency, transitional and permanent shelter and construction activities.
1. Coordinate with the Government of Ethiopia’s National Disaster Risk Management Commission (NDRMC) and the Administration for Refugee and Returnee Affairs as appropriate to the humanitarian context for internally displaced and refugee communities.
2. Support technical designs for shelters in line with industry and humanitarian standards including drafting of bills of quantities and schematics.
3. Prepare technical guidance documents for shelter program staff
4. Develop Information, Education and Communication (IEC) materials on Building Back Better and owner driven programming.
5. Support the Shelter and construction operations by liaising with Procurement, Finance, HR, and Logistics units of IOM Addis Ababa and field to monitor if requests from the field operations are met in the required timelines.
6. Participate in technical shelter assessments in refugee and IDP sites to compile recommendations and lessons learn for future project activities.
7. Prepare site maps for shelter interventions
8. Conduct monitoring missions to ensure shelter interventions meet Shelter/NFI Cluster technical standards
9. Perform such other duties as assigned
Required Qualifications and Experience:
Educational Qualification:
Experience:
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Competencies
The incumbent is expected to demonstrate the following behavioural and technical competencies
Behavioural
Technical
Other
Any offer made to the candidate in relation to this vacancy notice is subject to funding confirmation.
Appointment will be subject to certification that the candidate is medically fit for appointment and verification of residency, visa and authorizations by the concerned Government, where applicable.
Only candidates residing in either the country of the duty station or from a location in a neighbouring country that is within commuting distance of the duty station will be considered. In all cases, a prerequisite for taking up the position is legal residency in the country of the duty station, or in the neighbouring country located within commuting distance, and work permit, as applicable.