Shelter Officer

POSITION TITLE

DIPECHO shelter officer (National Staff)

LOCATION

Kathmandu, Nepal

GRADE / STEP

G 6

LINE MANAGER

DIPECHO Program Manager

REFERENCE TO

Country Coordinator, DRC Nepal

PURPOSE STATEMENT

The DIPECHO Shelter Officer forms part of the Danish Red Cross Country Office in Nepal (DRC CO) and her/his overall responsibility is to develop a Shelter Cluster Coordination (SCC) national guideline and district Standard Operation Procedures (SOP) in consultation with the shelter cluster government lead, DUDBC which assist in achieving effective coordination among Shelter Cluster actors and contribute to the overall Global Shelter Cluster goal of improving the predictability, timeliness, and effectiveness of a comprehensive shelter response to humanitarian crises.

This role will be reporting directly to the DRC Programme Manager.

Technical assistance and reporting

· Collect lessons learned from Shelter Cluster (national and district level), shelter cluster partners, the relevant government authorities and other Stakeholders during Earthquake Response.

· Develop an Inception report (a sample format will be provided)

· The inception report should include the detailed scope and plan/timeframe of activities for consultancy/assignment agreed with the Programme Manager.

· Review one national level guideline and three district level SOP for shelter cluster coordination.

· In cooperation with the Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) and the Department of Urban Development and Building Construction (DUDBC) review the national level emergency shelter coordination guideline and SOP for district level. This activity should be closely coordinated with the work that is currently being led by the UN Resident Coordinator's Office to roll out the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) contingency planning guidelines in Nepal as a means of strengthening preparedness planning and the cluster system in the country.

· Facilitate the endorsement by relevant government authorities of the Guidelines and SOP.

· Advocacy at National and district level should lead to the endorsement of the developed guideline and SOP.

· Develop a training curriculum and train relevant stakeholders in developed guideline and SOP.

· Participate in regular shelter cluster meetings at national level and in the three target districts

· It is anticipated that at least three coordination meetings are held in both 2015 and 2016 (one before, one during and one after the monsoon season) at national level and in each of the three districts, i.e. 6 national shelter cluster coordination meetings and 18 district shelter cluster coordination meetings. MoM will be taken and shared with the participants.

· Report on a monthly basis to feed Project reporting.

Other

· Uphold the Fundamental Principles of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement .

· Any other tasks assigned by DRC Program Manager.

NON- GENERIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Tasks specific to this position to be identified and agreed upon by the job holder and line-manager

Technical qualification

· University Degree with extensive experiences in Shelter.

· Exposure to work in cross-cultural environment with expatriate staff

· Experience of working for a humanitarian organisation in disaster management in Nepal

· Be familiar with the Humanitarian Reform process and Cluster approach (including inter-agency and inter-cluster work) with first-hand experience of shelter cluster work, e.g. as team member or evaluator

· Solid experience in networking specifically with district and national governmental bodies/ agencies and international and civil society organisations

· Good understanding of RC/RC  Movement values, procedures and existing tools and guidelines for post-disaster interventions

· Proven analytical skills and previous experience in development of guidelines, SOP and tools

· Efficient and effective meeting commitments, accomplishing deadlines and achieving results.

· Excellent writing and presentation skills in English and Nepalese

· Experience of working or coordinating with Shelter Cluster in Nepal is an advantage

· Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills.

· Good communication and negotiation skills.

· Good computer skills in latest updates.

· High level of written and spoken English and Nepali language skills.

Persons specification

· Flexibility and motivation

· Ability to work in an organised and systematic manner

· Ability to work in demanding situations and sometimes under pressure

· Cultural awareness

· Excellent analytical, team working and communication skills

· Excellent networking and facilitation skills

· Honest and reliable