TECHNICAL FIELD ASSISTANT

الوصف الوظيفي

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.

The Norwegian Refugee Council has approximately 4000 committed and competent employees involved in projects across four continents. In addition, NRC runs one of the worlds largest standby rosters -NORCAP, with 650 professionals, ready to be deployed on 72 hours notice when a crisis occurs

TFAs role is to collect technical data about housing units in need of rehabilitation and the works needed to repair them and to supervise the ongoing repairs and ensure that these meet NRCs standards.

Job description
1-Data collection activities
-Carry out technical assessments of houses and collective centers, in line with NRCs project criteria, in order to aid the assessment of the need (from the technical aspect) for a shelter intervention such as minor rehabilitation works, major construction works and/or any other future shelter intervention
-Produce accurate drawings, reports, measurements (BoQs) and/or photographs as evidence of a technical assessment

2-Facilitation of technical implementation
-Supervise the contractors work in the assigned houses.
-Assist beneficiaries with technical advice on how to complete their works at the expected quality and budget.
-Keep accurate data of all the technical information and ensure that all beneficiary files are complete
-Provide technical assistance to any other NRC staff as required and for the purposes of training and/or writing of project proposals
-Ensure and promote efficient and cost-effective use of NRCs assets and resources in order to maximize funding to beneficiaries

3-Reporting activities
-Data entry
-To share ideas with the TFO to fulfill the beneficiaries needs
-To arrange meetings with the beneficiaries when necessary to discuss issues.
-Report daily to the TFC.
-To perform other related duties as identified by the supervisor when requested
-Conduct technical assessments and quick surveys of shelters
-Follow up implementation of work for each assigned house at every stage
-Create a supervision plan for all assigned houses
-Provide certification of eligibility to receive installments
-Report troublesome cases to TFO

Qualifications
Diploma/Technical Degree in Related field

Education field
Administration / Organisation / Management
Other subjects

Education level
Academy college / University

Personal qualities
-Good communication and interpersonal skills
-Strong organizational and team working skills
-Good cultural awareness and sensitivity
-Highly approachable, trustworthy and confidential
-Good English Language level
-Knowledge of the NGO operations and the dynamics of the humanitarian sector is a plus
-Construction technical knowledge

Language
Arabic
English

We offer
Commencement: ASAP
Contract period: 5 Months with possibility of extension
Salary/benefits: According to NRCs Salary Scale and Terms of Employment