Cash for Work Technical Officer (Ukraine nationals only) - Ukraine

Job description

• Adherence to NRC policies;
• Contribute to NRC strategy development and provide input on needs and gaps from relevant areas
• Serve as the main entry point for NRC’ specific project definition and implementation, in line with proposals, strategies and donor requirements;
• Ensure that projects target beneficiaries most in need, and explore and assess new and better ways to assist;
• Promote and share ideas for improvement and necessary changes in the activities;
• Develop, maintain and establish excellent working relationships with a wide range of different interlocutors (Clusters, NGOs, civil and military representatives);
• Promote the rights of IDPs/returnees in line with the advocacy strategy.
• Work with the community and local government in the assessment and selection of micro projects and provide technical assistance in developing community micro project proposals
• Ensure that micro project proposals are of high quality including work plans, technical drawings as well as adequacy of man days and nonfood items required for the micro-projects
• Maintain Cash for Work records, attendance sheets and cash for work contracts as per project guidelines;
• Set up a beneficiary registration and distribution mechanism for cash and non-food items (NFIs)
• Plan, implement, monitor and evaluate the registration and distribution process on a monthly basis, in coordination with other stakeholders involved in the distribution
• Ensure that Cash-for-Work, tools, nonfood items and equipment is in good working condition and available on site in all the stages of the project cycle;
• ensure that work norms and SOPs are followed to the details, and that supervisors and foremen are conversant with the SOPs and work norms
• Provide field staff with appropriate tools and techniques for the distribution, reporting and post distribution monitoring
• Ensure proper and regular monitoring of the quality of Cash for Work activities and the progress of project implementation;
• Visit Cash for Work sites on a weekly basis to monitor activities and ensure proper attendance records are being kept and updated;

Qualifications

• Extensive experience working in relief operations in challenging environments;
• Excellent interpersonal and networking skills and the ability to liaise authoritatively with figures from the humanitarian community, local government and army, and other relevant actors, when required;
• Excellent communication and reporting skills, both written and oral;
• Willingness to work in demanding, stressful situations under difficult living conditions with respect for basic security rules;
• University degree in civil engineering, water engineering, agricultural engineering or other relevant technical background.
• Several years’ professional work experience in designing and managing civil engineering construction projects preferably with a humanitarian organization
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.
• Experience in on site supervision in a challenging environment.
• Excellent organizational skills, ability to determine priorities and attention to detail
• Willingness and capacity to work in the field and travel on a daily basis to project sites.

Education level

• Academy college / University

Personal qualities

• Managing resources and achieving results
• Handling insecure environments
• Working with people
• Coping with change
• Empowering and building trust
• Planning and delivering results

We offer

Commencement: March 2017
Contract period: 10 months
Salary/benefits: According to NRC country policy
Duty station: Severodonetsk, Ukraine
Travel: 75%

Miscellaneous info

• Travel: Some travelling must be expected