Position Title: Bannu Shelter Field Engineer
Department: Programming/Emergency Response
Location Bannu, KPK
Reports To: Bannu Shelter Program Manager
Background:
CRS Pakistan is currently working in the following sectors: education, drought mitigation, WASH, livelihoods, and protection sectors. Alongside this, CRS continues to work in the areas of emergency response and disaster preparedness & mitigation. CRS main office is located in Islamabad with sub-offices in Sukkur- Sindh Province, Besham- KPK Province and Quetta (Baluchistan Province).
Starting in November 2014, CRS will implement a 6-month emergency response project in Bannu, KPK, that addresses Temporarily Displaced Person’s (TDPs) two main priorities: living in safe and appropriate shelter and procuring essential NFI items to help cope with the cold winter months. CRS and PREPARED will prioritize portability in its approach, providing households with shelter materials and a selection of durable NFIs (blankets, floor mats, etc.) that can be carried back and used in NWA.
In all of its programming, CRS/Pakistan seeks to maximize beneficiary choice, community contribution to relief efforts, and efficiency. For this reason, CRS will adopt market-based approaches for both shelter and NFI activities, relying on a voucher methodology that has proven successful both in the Bannu context and across the country. For this proposal CRS and PREPARED examined the feasibility of direct distribution, vouchers, and cash grants and found that vouchers would be the most appropriate.
Job Summary:
The Shelter Field Engineer will work with CRS and implementing partner staff to ensure the construction of high-quality shelters according to project specifications and in line with project timelines.
Specific duties and responsibilities include:
Support for Project Start-up, Implementation, and Monitoring and Evaluation
Work with CRS and partner team to develop and implement project plans, schedules, and management tools that are clear, comprehensive, and realistic, especially in light of technical issues related to materials supply and construction.
- Participate in project planning, providing input as requested into the development and revision of activities, schedules, and documentation procedures.
- Actively support tracking of project implementation to ensure progress of activities is properly documented and taking place according to schedules.
- Support collection and management of information for monitoring and evaluation.
- Identify challenges in project implementation to the Project Manager and participate in regular discussions with the implementation team for addressing challenges or making improvements.
- Provide regular written and verbal updates to the Project Manager in a clear, accurate, and timely manner.
Oversight of Materials Supply
Work with the Program Manager and CRS procurement staff to ensure a steady supply of high-quality shelter materials to the field.
- Conduct quality assurance checks of shelter materials at supplier source, warehouse, and construction sites as required.
- Ensure that CRS and partner staff, laborers, and project beneficiaries understand the quality and quantities of materials required by the project and are able to raise concerns appropriately.
- Immediately report concerns about material quality to Program Manager, and work with the project team and management to identify and implement solutions.
Oversight of Shelter Construction
Effectively support appropriate involvement of CRS and partner staff, beneficiaries and beneficiary communities in the promotion of high-quality shelter construction.
- Support implementing partner staff to promote community involvement in the project. Ensure mechanisms that provide relevant community members with sufficient technical knowledge and skills regarding selection and preparation of construction sites, assurance of standards for quality materials, construction methods, and shelter maintenance.
- Ensure that project teams and contracted laborers have sufficient knowledge and skills to construct shelters according to project standards, and are applying those standards in practice.
- Conduct quality assurance spot-checks of constructed shelters to ensure that laborers are completing the work according to project specifications.
- Immediately report concerns about shelter construction to the Program Manager, and work with the project team and management to identify and implement solutions.
Teamwork and Relationships
- Work closely with CRS and PREPARED staff, community leaders and community members, and vendors to create and maintain a positive working environment aimed at successful completion of project objectives and positive support to project beneficiaries.
- Contribute to the promotion of safety and security for CRS and PREPARED staff as well as beneficiaries, vendors, and community members. Report any information or concerns related to the safety and
security of CRS and PREPARED staff, assets, beneficiaries, to the Program Manager.
Note on Emergency Response:
As CRS/Pakistan responds to disaster situations, staff may be called upon to support emergency operations. Willingness and flexibility to perform tasks other than described in this job description and work longer hours than normal as necessary to complete critical tasks is required.
Key Working Relationships
Internal: PM Shelter, Senior M&E Officer, Project officer
External: CRS partners, Other NGO actors working in the same field area.
Professional Skills
Graduate preferably MA in Engineering or any relevant field
At least three years of professional experience in any development organization Emergency experience preferred
Excellent written and oral communication skills in English, Urdu, and Pashto
Social mobilization skills are essential
Excellent planning and organizational skills
Experience in training and providing technical support to partners/communities
Computer skills in Microsoft office products
Strong team building and management skills
Willingness to spend 80% of time in the field
Physically fit, able to hike to villages for up to 5 hours per day
Note: List of responsibilities, professional and personal skills are considered indicative and not exhaustive; actual duties may differ or change depending on office and agency priorities at the time.