Shelter Field Officer

Première Urgence - Aide Médicale Internationale (PU-AMI) is a non-profit, non-political and non-religious humanitarian NGO. Its objective is to bring about a global response to the basic needs of populations suffering from acute humanitarian crisis and to allow them to recover their autonomy and dignity.

Today, PU-AMI is intervening in 21 countries in Africa, the Near East, Caucasus, Asia and the Caribbean to cover the needs of populations affected by conflict, natural disasters or economic crises.

In Lebanon, PU-AMI intervenes in the areas of shelter and rehabilitation, , food security and livelihoods, health, and protection activities in three regions, namely the Akkar district in North Governorate, Beirut and Mount Lebanon Governorates, and Saida and Jezzine districts in the South Governorate.

POSITION GENERAL INFORMATION

• Position: Field Officer
• Component: Shelter
• Based in: Halba, Akkar

• Under the direct supervision of:         Shelter Project Manager
• Under the indirect supervision of:     Shelter/WASH Project Manager
• Supervision of                                      :      Daily workers, Community members,         
• Under the overall supervision of:       Deputy Field Coordinator

OVERALL MISSION

The Shelter Field Officer, as part of the Shelter Team, will be working on Shelter activities, including, but not limited to, construction and rehabilitation of shelters, upgrading of sanitation facilities, and distribution of relief items at field level, in the framework of PU-AMI’s Program in Lebanon.

She/he works in close collaboration with team members of the Shelter and other departments, under the supervision of the Senior Management. He/she contributes to and is part of conducting surveys and collecting needed information from the field following the Project Manager guidelines. The Shelter Field Officer spends most of his/her time in the field and is in daily and direct contact with beneficiaries.

1. Activities implementation

• Ensure the timely distribution of shelter relief items to beneficiaries;
• Implement shelter activities, included but not limited to rehabilitation and construction of shelters, rehabilitation and upgrading of sanitary facilities, and distribution of kits or other core relief item.
• Guarantee the respect of Minimum International Standard as communicated by the Project Manager;
• Ensure respect of security rules and report immediately to the project manager and security manager any accident happening ;
• Implement assessment (using ODK on tab) in the field with the HH highlighted by the Project Manager;
• Ensure the identification and referrals of needs following PU-AMI guidelines and in collaboration with the Project Manager;
• Provide technical advice to beneficiaries and guide beneficiaries during the rehabilitation works;

• Ensure compliance with PU-AMI’s strategies and methodologies at field level, following and adhere to available SoPs and Guidelines;
• Support other PU-AMI teams, if requested by the line manager;To Participate in team workshops and lessons learnt seminars; Participate actively and constructively in team meetings.

1. Communication & Follow-up

• To participate in the field work and respond to beneficiaries’ queries with good knowledge of relevant information;

• Ensure referral of cases in need following PU-AMI internal referral mechanism
• Communicate PU-AMI’s policies at field level when needed;
• Report complaints received from beneficiaries and be transparent in front of them
• Follow up with daily field visit to the beneficiaries.

1. Reporting

• Report immediately any delay, problem or other relevant information to the Shelter Team Leader;
• Report on the progress of Shelter activities on a daily and weekly basis.
• To collect and report the data corresponding to the activities implemented, respecting the templates, timeframe and existing procedures;
• Contribute and participate within weekly unit meetings including accurate reporting on success and challenges.

The tasks and responsibilities defined in this job description are not exhaustive and can evolve depending on the project needs.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Education Degree: Secondary degree  
• Work experience: Experience in NGOs/private sector for a minimum of 1 year.
• Language Skills: Fluent in Arabic,  good level of English (desirable)
• Computer Skills: Basic knowledge of MS Office software including Word and Excel, Basic use of ODK questionnaire on tab is a plus
• Other requirements

• Valid driving licence (for 2 years minimum)
• Demonstrate willingness to improve own knowledge and skills by participating actively in any training sessions and capacity building activities
• Excellent geographical knowledge of the Area of Responsibility
• Willingness and ability to travel within the Area of Responsibility

• Interests

• General interest in Humanitarian Relief Work

• General skills

• Excellent communication and diplomacy skills
• Ability to manage relationships in  potentially tense situations
• Strong motivation to help people in need
• Ability to analyse and suggest improvement
• Well organized and hard worker
• Ability to manage stress and pressure
• Neutral and impartial in all situations