UNHCR Associate Shelter Officer Jobs 2023 – Ethiopia NGO Jobs

UNHCR Associate Shelter Officer Jobs 2023 – Ethiopia NGO Jobs.

UNHCR Ethiopia looking for “Associate Shelter Officer”.

Applicants with a degree in Undergraduate Degree may apply on or before 30th July 2023.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is a UN agency mandated to aid and protect refugees, forcibly displaced communities, and stateless people, and to assist in their voluntary repatriation, local integration or resettlement to a third country. It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, with over 17,300 staff working in 135 countries.

UNHCR Associate Shelter Officer Jobs 2023

The UNHCR has published a job vacancy announcement on 14th July 2023 for qualified Ethiopians to fill in the vacant post of Associate Shelter Officer to be based in Shire, Tigray, Ethiopia.

Recruiter United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Position Associate Shelter Officer
Location Shire, Tigray, Ethiopia
Country Ethiopia
Total Vacant Post N/A
Qualification Undergraduate Degree
Experience Required Minimum One years
Application Deadline 30th July 2023

UNHCR Job Vacancy 2023

Duties:

  • Develop and periodically update a suitable shelter approach within the AoR, taking into consideration area-based multi-sectoral approaches, age and gender, culture, climate, environmental protection and the availability of local resources, including materials, capacities and existing infrastructure.
  • Carry out comprehensive sectoral needs assessments while liaising with other relevant sectors such as protection, programme, community services, WASH, administration and supply. Engage with the relevant stakeholders to ensure that the beneficiary selection process prioritises the shelter needs of the most vulnerable Persons of Concern (POC) are addressed.
  • Provide support in developing shelter strategies and periodically review them to reflect evolving situations and ensure alignment with national and global level policies and guidelines including: Global Compact on Refugees, Sustainable Development Goals, Relevant Global Strategies and Policies.
  • Provide support in developing shelter responses that are developed in line with the Master Planning Principles and designed to adapt to an area-based approach in implementation.
  • Review, identify and monitor shelter programmes within the AoR and initiate responses to address the gaps in collaboration and coordination with key UNHCR technical staff, operational partners and authorities as required.
  • When planning shelter solutions, work closely with other relevant sectors such as water and sanitation, infrastructure for reception, education and health so that implementation is synchronised and coordinated.
  • Oversee all construction and infrastructure projects within the AoR ensuring that works are carried out in compliance with established UNHCR and national standards/best practices for the full project cycle.
  • Work with established clear guidance and detailed standards for coordinated shelter assessments, specific to the operational context in line with emergency standards and long-term durable shelter solutions.
  • Monitor and follow up the design and construction of infrastructure and other facilities (schools, health centres, reception centres, drainage and roadworks etc) to confirm these are approved by the relevant authorities, technically sound, supplemented with accurate drawings, detailed BQs and specifications.
  • Provide technical information on the SIP (settlement information portal), ensure shelter dashboards are populated with relevant data and prepare mission reports and debrief.
  • Advice UNHCR’s implementing partners on sound technical shelter and settlement issues while ensuring compliance with global, national and operational strategies and guidance.
  • Work with appropriate internationally accepted shelter standards, best practice and guidelines and disseminate this information among partners within the AoR to meet quality and oversight expectations
  • Support the supervisor in ensuring that UNHCR’s operation is technically sound in the field of shelter, construction and infrastructure development within the AoR to best meet the needs of POC.
  • Coordinate UNHCR¿s shelter and infrastructure interventions in a timely, cost-effective, inter-sectoral manner providing adequate delivery of technical interventions and services to support operational needs. Work with the government and relevant authorities and counterparts to ensure strong coordination and partnership within the AOR.
  • Where activated, provide support to a close and operational leading role in the Shelter Cluster so that UNHCR’s operational footprint is aligned with the agency goals. In refugee operations, take on the role of the coordination of shelter and settlement activities in line with the Refugee Coordination Model within the AoR.
  • Participate, as technical focal point for shelter/infrastructure, in coordination meetings with various stakeholders including Government counterparts to ensure UNHCR’s interests and those of the POCs are adequately reflected and disseminate information to all stakeholders in a timely, efficient manner.
  • Coordinate with partners to assess, analyse and map available information on shelter options in the AoR considering relevant policies, guidelines and plans adopted by the Government.

Position in Organization:

  • Associate Shelter Officer
  • Location: Shire, Ethiopia
  • Time type: Full time
  • Posted on: Posted Today
  • job requisition id: JR2319377
  • Deadline: 30th July 2023

Qualification & Experience:

  • Undergraduate degree.
  • Minimum One Years Working Experience.

How to Apply UNHCR Associate Shelter Officer Jobs 2023

Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.

Then to apply, go to https://unhcr.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/job/Shire-Ethiopia/Associate-Shelter-Officer_JR2319377

The Closing Date: 30th July 2023.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.

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