Job
Title: Project
Assistant – Shelter
Title: Project
Assistant – Shelter
Organisation: Norwegian
Refugee Council (NRC)
Refugee Council (NRC)
Duty Station:
Uganda
Uganda
About NRC:
The Norwegian Refugee Council
(NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with 60 years of
experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life for refugees
and internally displaced people. NRC advocates for the rights of displaced populations
and offers assistance within the shelter, education, emergency food security,
legal assistance, and water, sanitation and hygiene sectors.
(NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with 60 years of
experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life for refugees
and internally displaced people. NRC advocates for the rights of displaced populations
and offers assistance within the shelter, education, emergency food security,
legal assistance, and water, sanitation and hygiene sectors.
Job Summary: The Project
Assistant – Shelter will provide support in the implementation of construction
activities being carried out by NRC in Palorinya Refugee Settlement.
Assistant – Shelter will provide support in the implementation of construction
activities being carried out by NRC in Palorinya Refugee Settlement.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Ensuring
all project activities are in accordance with budgetary constraints and
being implemented on schedule. - Providing
support in planning for project implementation including technical
activity, financial and procurement planning. - Assisting
in the development and design of new construction projects. - Participate
in the tendering and bid analysis for contracts for service delivery and
materials. - Preparation
of periodic reports on the construction activities, including
documentation of final hand over and closure of projects. - Participation
in NRC construction quality assurance and report validation. - Investigating
and facilitating introduction of new technologies and approaches for
shelter provision. - Represent
NRC at relevant theme cluster and other coordination meetings.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The
applicant for the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Project Assistant –
Shelter job opportunity should hold a Higher Diploma in construction,
civil engineering or its equivalent - Experience
from working in WASH/Shelter in a humanitarian/recovery context - Previous
experience from working in complex and volatile contexts - Documented
results related to the position’s responsibilities - Fluency
in English, both written and verbal - Knowledge
of Swahili and Runyakitara is an added advantage
How to Apply:
All interested and qualified
Ugandan candidates who wish to join one of the world’s leading relief
organisations, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) should apply by visiting the web
link below.
Ugandan candidates who wish to join one of the world’s leading relief
organisations, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) should apply by visiting the web
link below.
Deadline: 6th March 2018
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