Urban Displacement & Out of Camps Review Technical Officer (Infrastructure) / Провідний(а) спеціаліст(ка) з нагляду в містах та поза місцями тимчасового розміщення внутрішньо переміщених осіб (інфраструктура)

About Us

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We work in crises across more than 31 countries, providing emergencies and long-term assistance to millions of people every year. We stand up for people forced to flee, advocating their rights. NORCAP, our global provider of expertise, helps improve international and local ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from crises. NRC also runs the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva, a global leader in reporting on and advocating for people displaced within their own country.
Employment with NRC may lead to employment in or deployment to Regions, Countries, Areas or Offices that may be host to considerable health, safety and security risks. NRC takes this very seriously and we have procedures in place to reduce known risks, but will never be able to take away all risks.
NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality and physical ability.

We are looking for staff in Ternopil and Lviv. Please indicate in your CV preferable location.

Role and responsibilities

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

The purpose of the UDOC technical officer (Infrastructure) position is to ensure that repair and rehabilitation of buildings, maintenance of water systems and energy efficient solutions are implemented according to NRC standards and procedures and national regulations.

Generic responsibilities 

These responsibilities shall be the same for all positions with the same title. The responsibilities shall be short and essential. Details belong in the Work- and Professional Development Plan.

• Ensure compliance with NRC policies, guidelines and standards
• Ensure compliance with NRC Ukraine strategy (including UDOC, Shelter and WASH strategies), tools, handbooks, guidelines and standards 
• Ensure that all UDOC and/or collective centers 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
• Infrastructure specific technical responsibility for the quality control and monitoring of project activities
• Infrastructure specific technical responsibility for project documentation of technical activities of UDOC and/or collective centres project(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  infrastructure 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 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).
• Assess the completion of works, and prepare recommendations for payments, 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. 
• Ensure that projects target beneficiaries most in need, explore and asses new and better ways to assist
• 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.

Competencies  

1. Professional competencies  

Generic professional competencies for this position: 

• Experience from working within technical expertise area in a humanitarian/ recovery context
• Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
• 3 years’ experience from working as a civil engineer, knowledge of BoQ, norms and standards of construction works, including critical social infrastructures is desirable
• University degree in architecture or engineering: civil, structural, electro-mechanical, hydrogeology, environmental, energy or related fields 
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
• Knowledge of computer programs: MS Word, MS Excel, AutoCAD
• Excellent time management skills and ability to perform under tight deadlines
• Excellent organizational skills, ability to prioritize a complex workload and to work autonomously as needed

Context/specific skills, knowledge and experience:

• Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
• Fluency in Ukrainian essential and Intermediate in English, both written and verbal, is an asset
• Willingness to work in demanding, stressful situations with respect for basic security rules.

2. Behavioural competencies 

• Planning and delivering results
• Working with people 
• Communicating with impact and respect
• Handling insecure environments

We offer:

• Type of contract: national employment contract, 6 months with the possibility of extension subject to funding availability and satisfactory performance
• Salary/benefits: According to NRC salary scale, terms and conditions.
• Duty station: Lviv and Ternopil (with possibility to relocate based on programmatic needs) 

To apply for this position please follow the link.

Please note that we will contact only shortlisted candidates.

NRC retains the discretion to cancel the recruitment.

NRC might review applications before advert deadline, therefore interested candidates are encouraged to apply early.