Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a leading protection agency with a mandate to protect, advocate and promote durable solutions for displacement affected populations.

DRC has been operating in Ukraine since 2014, currently DRC employs over 700 staff in Ukraine and will continue significant scale-up in 2024 to implement emergency response in the Protection, Livelihoods, Shelter/NFIs and Humanitarian Disarmament and Peacebuilding (humanitarian mine action) sectors, using direct interventions, support to duty bearers and civil society organizations (CSOs), and partnerships with CSOs. DRC will continue and adapt its durable solutions portfolio to the evolving context.

About the job

The Shelter and WASH Assistant will play a key role in the DRC’s response to water rehabilitation needs in the south of the country. The Shelter and WASH Assistant will provide technical support and follow-up on the technical aspects of the DRC program implementation.

The Shelter and WASH Assistant will establish and maintain working relationships with relevant stakeholders and other humanitarian organizations to ensure proper implementation and coordination of the DRC program. This position has territorial coverage and ensures compliance with DRC internal procedures and guidelines in South Ukraine area.

Your main duties and responsibilities will be:

Program and operational activities:

• Ensure effective and efficient program implementation.
• Participate in the preparation of monthly/quarterly/annual major reports and budgets for donors.

Coordination and representation:

• Collaborate with relevant internal technical experts on relevant sector issues.
• Ensure strong integration with all other DRC sectors. Work closely with other departments to ensure efficient operations.

Project development:

• Develop project plans, organize and review the costing of project solutions.
• Develop and monitor project tools, monitor and verify project solutions and due diligence of project documentation.
• Prepare tender documentation for project implementation.
• Monitor and evaluate projects, control the work schedule.
• Ensure preparation of supply plan distribution and timely transfer to the logistics department.
• Prepare procurement packages (Terms of Reference).
• Work with contractors, contractors and subcontractors.
• Ensure communication with Vodokanal.

About you

To be successful in the role of Shelter and WASH Assistant, we expect you to have at least 1 year of experience in in successful implementation of projects in capital construction. Also we expect the following:

• At least 1 year of experience on the construction site.
• At least 1 year of experience with water supply facilities, equipment selection.
• Developed analytical skills, technical literacy.
• Specialized higher technical education (construction), not less than Bachelor’s degree.
• Knowledge of the regulatory construction base, DBN, PUE, DSTU, NPAP, NAPB.
• Ability to read drawings perfectly.
• PC knowledge (Word, Exel, Autocad, CAD) at the level of a confident user.
• Personal discipline, punctuality, responsibility in decision-making, honesty, sociability.
• Commitment to learning and implementing the organization’s policies and procedures.
• Basic level of English language.
• Fluency in Ukrainian language.

In this position, you are expected to demonstrate DRC’ five core competencies:

Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process.

Collaborating: You involve relevant parties and encourage feedback.

Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.

Communicating: You listen and speak effectively and honestly.

Demonstrating integrity: You uphold and promote the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation to our values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment.

We offer:

Contract length: open ended contract after 3 month probation period.
Level: I – Non-Management
Designation of Duty Station: Mykolaiv – Full time based

Start date: As soon as possible.
Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for national staff.

Application process:

All applicants must upload a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages in English).

Applications are open until 23rd August 2024

Applications sent by email will not be considered.

We reserve the right to conduct further interviews before the deadline for submission of applications.