Overview
The Shelter & Settlement Coordinator is responsible for the strategic development, overall quality, and impact of DRC’s Shelter and Settlements (S&S) programme, with a strong underlying Disaster Risk Reduction lens. The role involves setting up a S&S response in designated informal settlements, conducting technical assessments, supervising and training teams, and leading technical implementation.
Tasks Summary
- Ensure the launch of quality control and standard-compliant S&S-focused DRR projects.
- Ensure smooth and timely implementation of S&S activities (assessments, planning, BoQs, training, design material, and implementation supervision).
- Overview of project forecast and spending plans of S&S projects/components.
- Support MEAL’s unit in developing adequate S&S-specific monitoring and evaluation tools.
- Contribute to donor engagement events and external and internal reports.
- Participate in/take the lead where necessary in projects’ kick-off, follow-up, and closure meetings.
- Provide strategic and technical guidance to programme staff.
- Develop tools/guidance such as SOPs for different modalities for S&S activities.
- Provide technical support on the recruitment of S&S programme staff.
- Ensure technical supervision of S&S programme staff.
- Facilitate capacity building for team members to develop stronger shelter expertise.
- Analyse existing data/information on S&S in areas of interest.
- Develop and undertake S&S needs assessments.
- Support the HoP and programme team in the development of project proposals, design of workplans and budgets.
- Identify and develop DRR strategic and complementary entry points for DRC S&S programme.
- Play a proactive role in integrating shelter strategy with other sector strategies.
- Working collaboratively with the Global S&S Sector Lead and other technical specialists/coordinators to ensure minimum protection standards are mainstreamed.
- Represent DRC in key coordination meetings.
- Represent DRC towards external stakeholders.
Experience Requirements
- At least 5 years’ experience working for international humanitarian organizations in complex conflict settings.
- Including 3 years in managerial and/or coordination role.
- Previous experience working in the context of urban displacement/migration.
- Previous experience working with Shelter and Settlements and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) approaches and concepts.
- Solid experience in project development and management, including the ability to lead on assessments, design, implementation, monitoring, with good skills in proposal writing/reporting and budget.
- Excellent technical knowledge of shelter technical standards and principles with demonstrated capacity to develop effective responses/modalities to identified shelter needs.
- Commitment to integrate protection and accountability into programming.
- Strong coordination capacity with proven representational skills.
- Demonstrated ability in thinking creatively and practically to improve the quality of programming and achieve greater impact.
- Strong capacity building, facilitation, and presentation skills.
- Ability to work flexibly in a diverse team, with proven leadership skills
Qualification Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture or Civil Engineering