Our Ideal Candidate

The role of the Shelter Assistant position is to assist in the implementation of shelter activities, supporting the implementation of Shelter and Energy in-kind, voucher and cash-based assistance, conducting field outreach with communities, and monitoring day-to-day implementation and coordination with SMS Officers.

Key Task and Responsibilities

• Provide general administrative and operational support to the Shelter & WASH /Emergency response programme.
• Perform any other task as requested by Shelter Project Officer, Shelter Coordinator.
• Support to Shelter Project Officers, conduct needs assessments, verification, and data collection to identify cases for shelter assistance in refugee camps and host communities.
• Supervise distributions, participate in technical trainings to refugees and host communities.
• Monitor loading and offloading of shelter materials and verify materials meet technical specifications.
• Provide direction, assigns tasks and gives instructions to daily workers (e.g. trainers) and evaluates individual performance.
• Monitor the progress of activities of assigned daily workers and ensures they are implemented to planning and quality standards.
• Take part in the mobilization of refugee and host communities for awareness campaigns and for conducting research using focus group discussions, interviews and questionnaires.
• Conduct outreach activities within the camps and serve as a link between NRC programs and the local community, ensuring their inputs into shelter programme activities.
• Establish excellent relations with beneficiaries including understanding the needs of beneficiaries through regular visits and frequent contact.

Key Education and Skills Requirements

• 01 years of relevant working experience Cox’s Bazar camp context
• Bachelors/Diploma in architecture, civil engineering or construction management.
• Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
• Good knowledge of the refugee context in Bangladesh
• Excellent computer proficiency
• Oral proficiency in the Chittagonian dialect
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal 

Additional Information

We welcome applications from qualified and interested candidates, particularly local candidates, from the Cox’s Bazar area.  Qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply. Candidates are encouraged to apply early, as applications may be screened prior to the vacancy deadline.

Contract period:  06 months (extendable)

Expected Start Date: 01-January-2024

Duty Station: Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar
Salary and Benefits:  Competitive salary and allowances as per NRC’s salary scale, Life and medical insurance, maternity leaves and allowances, festival bonus, annual and others leave, etc.