Shelter Advisor Nepal
Medair is a humanitarian organisation inspired and motivated by Christian faith to relieve human suffering in some of the world’s most remote and devastated places. We bring relief and recovery to people in crisis, regardless of race, creed or nationality. As signatories of the Red Cross Code of Conduct, we believe that aid should be given to everyone who is in need, regardless of political, social or religious viewpoint. We save lives in emergencies and then stay to help people recover from crisis with dignity—working side by side with communities to leave a lasting impact. We provide a range of emergency relief and recovery services: health care and nutrition; safe water, sanitation, and hygiene; shelter and infrastructure. Internationally recruited field and headquarters staff lead the organisation, supported by nationally recruited staff to implement programmes locally. Medair provides the coordination, capacity building and advice to the local implementation partner in our projects. Medair provides project management, technical and monitoring support of the recovery and reconstruction activities in rural VDCs in Nepal.
Details / requirements:
Role and Responsibilities:
Provide technical advice and support to the field management and the shelter staff. Develop, lead, monitor and evaluate the shelter aspects of the country programme. This will include coordinating and networking at a senior level with national and regional authorities and other NGOs, providing capacity building for national and international staff, championing best practices (international and Medair) in the shelter programmes and contributing to the overall management of the country programme.
Key Activity Areas:
- Shelter Project Management
- Representation
- Staff Management
- Financial Management
- Quality Management
This job description covers the main tasks and conveys the spirit of the sort of tasks that are anticipated proactively from staff. Other tasks may be assigned as necessary according to organisational needs.
Experience / Competencies / Profile sought for this position:
- Experienced professional with 5 years or more relevant relief or development experience.
- Relevant post-qualification professional experience, in a management position
- Advanced planning, assessment and analytical skills
- Good report and proposal writing skills
- Advanced leadership and project management skills
- Capacity to work under pressure and manage personal stress levels ï‚· Strong working knowledge of English (spoken and written)
- Fully committed to the Medair values; to reflect the vision and values of Medair with team members, local staff, and external contacts
- Able to live and work in a multicultural team under difficult conditions, committed to team-building.
- Strong character traits, including emotional stability, adaptability, ability to handle stress, cultural and gender sensitivity, honesty, and physically fit
Application Process:
Please send your motivation letter and CV to: Monika Bajracharya: emergency.recruitment.npl@gmail.com
Detailed Job Description can be obtained on request email to emergency.recruitment.npl@gmail.com
Overview
| Category | Development and Project |
| Openings | 1 |
| Experience | 5+ years |
| Education | B.E. in Civil |
| Posted Date | 06 May, 2016 |
| Apply Before | 05 Jun, 2016 |
| City | Lalitpur |
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