Overview
Wash Social Support Ethiopia Shire Jobs in Ethiopia at Norwegian Refugee Council
Title: Wash Social Support Ethiopia Shire
Company: Norwegian Refugee Council
Location: Ethiopia
Job Description
Role and responsibilities
The purpose of the Social Support position is day-to-day implementation of the core competency and related project activities.
Generic responsibilities
- Ensure adherence to NRC policies.
- Ensure projects reach the most vulnerable and identify better ways to provide assistance.
- Ensure proper filing of documents both hard and soft copies.
- Carry out data collection as required.
- Prepare and file relevant documents according to procedures.
- Cooperate with relevant partners and local authorities.
- Work with WASH and shelter coordinator, Officer, Assistant and other NRC staff to implement WASH and shelter programme activities according to plan of action.
- Demonstrate commitment to NRC’s mission, vision, and values.
Specific Responsibilities
- Act as a first point of contact between NRC and the project participants and the whole affected population
- Actively participate and ensure transparency and accountability during selection, verification, and registration of beneficiary.
- Coordinate with community leaders and local authorities.
- Ensure the most vulnerable populations are prioritized and conduct household verification visits.
- Establish complaints and feedback mechanisms.
- Training for selection and appeal committee.
- Lead community mobilization and disseminate essential information before, during, and after NFI/cash distributions and related activities.
- Follow-up and implement all field activities with in the project scope under the WASH, shelter program and support other core competency activities as required.
- Ensure equal participation by all segments of the IDPs, Returnees, and hosting communities, taking into consideration issues regarding gender, age, and disability.
- prepare and submit organized field reports to the WASH and Shelter coordinator or delegated staff.
- Any other task relevant to the position as requested by the line manager.
Qualifications
- Strong communication skills
Academic And Professional Qualifications
- Degree in Hydraulics engineering, water engineering, construction /civil engineering or any relevant field .
Relevant Experience
- Minimum of 1 year experience in humanitarian organizations preferably working at field like community mobilizer, social support staff and related. WASH, shelter experience is a plus.
- Work experience in working with government authorities and vulnerable beneficiaries.
- Work experience in Ethiopian IDPs, returnees and refugee camp context and livelihoods projects are advantages.
- Fluency in Tigrigna (local language) and fair understanding of English language.