Associate Shelter Officer at UN High Commissioner for Refugees

Under the direct supervision of the WASH Officer, the Associate Shelter Officer will undertake the
following duties and tasks:
Technical Guidance

• Develop and periodically update a suitable shelter/infrastructure 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/support needs assessments while liaising with other relevant actors. 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.
• Review, identify and monitor shelter and infrastrucutre programmes within the AoR and initiate
  responses to address the gaps in collaboration and coordination with key UNHCR technical and
  non-technical staff, operational partners and authorities as required.
• When planning shelter/infra solutions, consider comprehensively considerations relating to water
  and sanitation, livelihoods, education and health and nutrition, so that implementation is
  synchronised and coordinated.
• Support 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,
  technically sound, supplemented with accurate drawings, detailed BQs and specifications.
• Advise UNHCR’s implementing partners on sound technical shelter/infra issues while ensuring
  compliance with global, national and operational strategies and guidance.
• Support effective protection mainstreaming and community engagement practices throughout the
  impementation and post-impllementation processes.
• 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.
  Coordination
• 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, intersectoral
  manner providing adequate delivery of technical interventions and services to support
  operational needs.
• Participate, as a technical focal point for shelter/infrastructure, in relevant
  interagency/coordination meetings with various stakeholders to ensure UNHCR’s interests and
  those of the POCs are adequately reflected and disseminate information to all stakeholders in a
  timely, efficient manner.
  Collaboration
• Provide support to Programme in reviewing technical components of the Project Partnership
  Agreements that contain any construction and infrastructure projects. Provide technical inputs
  and support Programme colleagues during Implementing Partner Selection.
• Actively work with Programme, Field/Protection, and other units as a member of the Multi-
  Functional Team in the Operation and regularly participate in multi-sectoral activities to ensure
  protection and assistance needs of the population are met.
• Work with the Supply team to advise on matters related to the procurement of construction,
  infrastructure and other sector related works and services, including the development of technical
  specifications, BoQs, drawings, etc. for bid documents.
• Carry out technical evaluation of the received bids as well as review/inspection of the quality of
  shelter and infrastructure products/works during implementation and at completion.
• Work in close collaboration with all relevant stakeholders including implementing and operational
  partners and affected communities on issues related to shelter/infra, while ensuring full
  participation of them in all work in order to achieve optimum levels of adequacy in the shelter
  response, for enhancement of skills development and income generating opportunities.
• Perform other related duties as required.