Technical Field Assistant

All NRC employees are expected to work in accordance with the organisation’s core values: dedication, innovation, inclusivity and accountability. These attitudes and believes shall guide our actions and relationships.

1. Role and responsibilities

The Technical Field Assistant is responsible for assisting in the day-to-day implementation of the Shelter program in BML and South Lebanon including Palestinian camps, through carrying out quality technical assessments and reporting accordingly.

Generic responsibilities

1. Participate in all Shelter activities related to COVID-19 emergency response.
2. Carry out technical needs assessments for shelters, in line with NRC’s project criteria intervention.
3. Produce accurate drawings, reports, measurements (BoQs) and/or photographs as evidence of a technical assessment
4. Monitor and report on the shelter activities and ensure compliance with plans and NRC standards
5. Ensure minimum Shelter standards (based on SPHERE) are applied and maintained in shelters
6. Mobilize communities and community leaders for the building materials, construction activities and maintenance of structures
7. Suggest new methods and approaches to improve the quality of the activities as relevant based on needs and filed observation
8. Administrate payment requests for partners, house owners, contractors, suppliers, construction workers, etc.
9. Report all protection-related concerns
10. Carry out data collection as required
11. Prepare and file relevant documents according to procedures
12. Carries out related mainstreaming of protection in programme daily implementation as per the set NRC’s Protection mainstreaming guidelines, and ensures reporting any breaches/ concerns to the line manager for proper action.

Specific responsibilities

• Carry out technical site assessments for collective shelters and IS,s, in line with  RRT guideline and NRC’s project criteria intervention.
• Monitor, supervise and inspect the quality of the works so as to ensure conformity with the technical specification as specified in the Bill of quantities (BOQ) and scope of works, drawings and design requirements
• Identify needs and propose scope of intervention (from the technical aspect) for shelter rehabilitation such as minor rehabilitation works, major construction works and/or property upgrades in Small Shelter Units
• Ensure that all materials used and work performed address beneficaries’ needs and ensure safety by doing safety inspections of the sites
• Check plans, drawings and quantities for accuracy of calculation.
• Assist beneficiaries with technical advice on how the completion of works at the expected quality and budget in order to achieve beneficiary satisfaction
• Assist in expanding the project location to new areas
• Coordinate on activities linked to shelter rehabilitation (Bathing space, drainage, vector control, HLP issues)

Critical interfaces

By interfaces, NRC means processes and projects that are interlinked with other departments/units or persons. Relevant interfaces for this position are:

• Beneficiaries
• Other NRC departments
• Local authorities (e.g. municipalities, Moukhtar,Popular committees,..etc)

1. Competencies

1. Professional competencies

• Bachelor degree or equivalent in Civil Engineering or Architecture or other relevant engineering degrees
• Minimum of 1 year of relevant work experience with shelter projects in a humanitarian/recovery context, experience with start-up of projects is a plus
• Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
• Fluency in English, both spoken and written
• Proficiency of CAD programmes and computer based drawings

2. Behavioral competencies

• Handling insecure environments
• Working with people
• Coping with change
• Planning and delivering results
• Communicating with impact and respect