Shelter and Settlement officer

Shelter and Settlement officer

Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a leading protection agency with a mandate to protect, advocate and promote durable solutions for displacement affected populations. DRC has been operating in Ukraine since 2014, currently DRC employs over 700 staff in Ukraine and will continue significant scale-up in 2024 to implement emergency response in the Protection, Livelihoods, Shelter/NFIs and Humanitarian Disarmament and Peacebuilding (humanitarian mine action) sectors, using direct interventions, support to duty bearers and civil society organizations (CSOs), and partnerships with CSOs. DRC will continue and adapt its durable solutions portfolio to the evolving context.

DRC is looking for a Shelter & Settlements Officer to be based in Dnipro. He or she will use their technical knowledge and skills to support repairs of damaged apartments, houses, and community infrastructure through cash or contractor modalities.

This position is open for Ukrainian nationals only.

Overall purpose of the role:

• Ensure the quality of the planning, implementation, and follow-up of all technical aspects of the Shelter activities being implemented by DRC

DRC reserves the right to select candidate before the vacancy close date. For further information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult our website drc.ngo.

Closing date for applications: 30th June 2024
We encourage candidates to apply as soon as possible, interviews might be conducted on a rolling basis.

Application and CV:
All applicants must upload a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English. Applications sent by email will not be considered.

• Medical and Health Insurance.

• Salary and conditions in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for DRC National Staff.

• Start date: As soon as possible.

• Duty station: Dnipro.

We offer:
• Contract: Open-ended contract upon successful completion of the three-month probation period.

Significant work experience in the field may substitute the technical degree.

Required education:
Master’s degree in Civil Engineering or another relevant field.

• Skills in GIS software and AutoCAD are an asset

• Excellent skills in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

• Working proficiency in English is an asset

About you:
• Minimum of 3 years of professional experience, preferably with experience in the field of humanitarian response for an international NGO, UN agency, relevant ministry, or local authority.

• Initiate procurements and ensure their execution

• Support the monitoring of financial commitments and expenditures against budgets and provide timely feedback on budget follow-up

Logistics/Finance:

• Ensure integration with other DRC sectors

• Represent DRC at meetings and other relevant technical coordination meetings

• Collaborate with relevant internal and external technical experts on sector relevant issues

Coordination and representation:

• Provide technical support and inputs on all shelter activities

• Ensure efficient and effective program implementation while following the budget and work plan

Programming & Operations:

• Project implementation, reporting and evaluation

• Follow all relevant project tools, plans, and budgets

Main responsibilities:
Reporting:

• Ensure quality of assessments, procurement documents and scope of work related to shelter activities

Shelter Sector responsibilities:
• Ensure the quality of all Shelter activities including the day-to-day supervision of partners, contractors and quality control

• Develop and maintain good relations with the persons of concern, relevant stakeholders, and other humanitarian actors, to support adequate implementation and coordination of DRC’s sector activities

• Follow up, collect, draft and update on daily basis information required for the weekly, and monthly, reporting system

• Monitor the progress of the shelter activities and keep daily records of the Project progress

• Execute calculation of materials’ needs / Bill of Quantities (BoQ)

Location: Dnipro

Application deadline: 30 Jun 2024