The Shelter/WaSH Technical Officer – specializes in technical support on essential services in urban and rural settings (construction, water supply, wastewater, energy systems) and he/she is responsible for assessing, planning, designing and supervising projects in those contexts.

The purpose of the Shelter/WaSH Technical Officer position is to ensure that repair and rehabilitation projects are implemented according to NRC standards and procedures and national regulations.

Generic responsibilities 

  • Ensure compliance with NRC policies, guidelines and standards.
  • Ensure compliance with NRC Ukraine strategy, tools, handbooks, guidelines and standards.
  • Ensure that all Shelter/WaSH projects (repair, rehabilitation and/or reconstruction) are implemented in a timely manner and according to strategy, proposals, budgets and plans, and in line with NRC policies and donor requirements.
  • Specific technical responsibility for the quality control and monitoring of project activities.
  • Specific technical responsibility for project documentation of technical activities of Shelter/WaSHproject(s).
  • Provide specific technical support and capacity building towards project staff.
  • Assess, promote and document ideas for technical improvement and further program development options.
  • Contributes to Shelter/WaSH specific protection risks and needs analyses.
  • Ensure that the project is implemented in adherence with the requirements of the partnership agreement.
  • Contributes to designing of protection response to identified risks and needs.

    Specific responsibilities 

    • Do structural assessments of buildings and WaSH facilities and propose technical solutions for materials/equipment/NFI assistance, repair, rehabilitation and/or reconstruction, and provide technical information for development of work plans, technical specifications, bills of quantities (BoQs), cost estimates, structural drawings (CAD) and tender documents for procurement of construction services.
    • Review and analyze contract claims and variation orders, assess the completion of works, and prepare recommendations for payments, and interim and final payment certificates.
    • Provide technical support to contractors and beneficiaries, supervise construction works, and ensure that quality of materials and workmanship is according to technical specifications.
    • Involve and inform communities and local authorities about the activities and ensure that all projects are in line with national guidelines and regulations.
    • Provide support, as required, to municipalities and other public bodies (particularly those lacking proper construction and procurement sections) on project design and engineering.
    • Coordination with humanitarian organizations and other relevant partners regarding project implementation.
    • Ensure that distribution of materials and equipment is done in timely manner and according to procedures.
    • Ensure correct data tracking for all interventions and prepare periodic progress reports and other documents as required.
    • Assist and support the direct line manager in drafting reports of any kind.
    • Assist with any other duties assigned by line manager as and when required.
    • Ensure that projects target beneficiaries most in need, explore and assess new and better ways to assist.

      Generic professional competencies for this position: 

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