This position will play a key role in positioning COREs shelter capacity during an emergency response by providing technical assistance across the program cycle contributing to COREs strategy and proposal development managing and implementing a gendersensitive shelter program responsive to the needs of men women boys and girls and building and strengthening capacity mentoring coaching training of staff and partners ensuring that all shelter programs are integrating and meeting humanitarian principles protection and gender minimum standards Roster work is available on an asneeded basis it is not fulltime or continuous As a Roster Member you may be requested to deploy based upon the needs of a disaster and the need for your position Deployment opportunities and length of deployments are not guaranteed and may be unpredictable Roster Member should be prepared to deploy at moments notice Compensation will be determined at the time of deployment based on location and anticipated length of service needed General Responsibilities <ul><li>Assess design and deliver COREs emergency shelter and recovery Programs in response to natural or manmade disasters and complex emergencies that meets protection and gender minimum standards in humanitarian programming <li> <li>Provide technical support advice and oversight for Programs to support CORE in delivery of highquality Programs specifically those that adequately address the needs and capacities of vulnerable and marginalized groups <li> <li>Coordinate with other team members and CORE staff to ensure a rapid proportionate integrated and effective response <li> <li>Ensure an effective response to immediate shelter needs whilst simultaneously considering longerterm shelter and recovery needs including the development of possible scenarios related to housing <li> <li>Take an active role in coordination support and advocacy with other stakeholders <li> <li>Provide specific shortterm expertise to CORE including but not limited to structural design materials selection and procurement construction environmental impact assessment and mitigation needs assessment and evaluation <li> <li>Build local capacity on shelter implementation and reconstruction this will include mentoring coaching and training of staff and partners<li> <ul>Specific Tasks <ul><li>These tasks are the type of activities any of the above specialists could be asked to lead or contribute to It is not an exhaustive list but gives an indication of the kind of roles that the team members take on <li> Assessments <li>Provide sectoral leadership and expertise in the assessment<li> <li>Conduct initial rapid assessment of the situation in collaboration with local specialists and the affected population determine priorities immediate activities and required resources<li> <li>Assess potential recovery activities that CORE can be involved in<li> <li>Represent CORE to stakeholders including governmental and nongovernmental agencies in relation to the shelter aspects of the assessment<li> Program Design <li>Define aims and objectives for Programs and projects<li> <li>Select and design activities for Programs and projects<li> <li>Select and specify any additional inputs needed such as staff equipment materials or funding<li> <li>Develop design legal and financial documents where appropriate in consultation with displaced families host populations and government ministries ensuring the participation of women<li> <li>Collaborate effectively with other CORE staff to ensure an integrated approach<li> <li>Ensure that crosscutting issues including protection gender livelihoods DRR and environmental impact operation maintenance and sustainability are factored into the Program design<li> <li>Ensure Sphere minimum standards are met or exceeded where appropriate<li> <li>Identify and ensure the input of specialist technical advice where required<li> <li>Develop letters of intent concept papers ToRs budgets and proposals<li> Management and Implementation <li>Plan and manage the Program in a phased and prioritized manner with full consultation and coordination with CORE staff and other stakeholders<li> <li>Ensure gender is fully considered throughout the project cycle with women being enabled to influence decision making around shelter issues<li> <li>Ensure adequate logistic capacity and systems and ensure appropriate materials and support are available for all activities<li> <li>Ensure regular monitoring and collection of relevant data including but not limited to PDMs and other relevant MEAL tools<li> <li>Ensure legal requirements are enforced where necessary<li> Information and Coordination <li>Provide regular updates to the Team Leader and CORE team on progress priorities and constraints verbally and in writing on an agreed frequency<li> <li>Represent CORE to stakeholder groups as needed and agreed with the Team Leader<li> <li>Train and brief CORE staff and stakeholders on shelter issues<li> <ul>Key Internal Contacts <ul><li>Team Leader and other members of the team as appropriate<li> <li>CORE leadership team including CEO COO VP of programming Director of Humanitarian Response Data Partnership Development amp Fundraising<li> <li>CORE media and communications staff<li> <ul>Key External Contacts <ul><li>Other agencies and groups responding to the emergency<li> <li>Donors<li> <li>Governmental representatives from the ministries tasked with shelter and recovery<li> <li>Local professional bodies and private companies for the built environment<li> <li>Media<li> <ul>Reporting Lines <ul><li>Reports to the Designated Emergency Response Team Leader <li> <ul>Selection Criteria Core Competencies for all Roster positions <ul><li>People Skills Ability to work independently and as a team player who demonstrates leadership and is able to support and train local and international staff and able to work with disasteraffected communities in a sensitive and participatory manner<li> <li>Communication Skills Welldeveloped written and oral communication skills Able to communicate clearly and sensitively with internal and external stakeholders as a representative of CORE This includes effective negotiation and representation skills<li> <li>Integrity Works with trustworthiness and integrity and has a clear commitment to COREs values and humanitarian principles<li> <li>Resilience Adaptability and flexibility Ability to operate effectively under extreme circumstances including stress highsecurity risks and harsh living conditions Ability to work and live with a flexible adaptable and resilient manner<li> <li>Awareness and sensitivity of self and others Demonstrates awareness and sensitivity to gender and diversity Has experience and the ability to live and work in diverse cultural contexts in a culturally appropriate manner Has a capacity to make accurate selfassessments particularly in high stress and high security contexts<li> <li>Work style Is wellplanned and organized even within a fluid working environment and has a capacity for initiative and decisionmaking with competent analytical and problemsolving skills<li> <li>Knowledge and skills Have knowledge of Sphere and the Red Cross NGO Code of Conduct Has general finance administration information management and telecommunication skills and proficiency in information technologycomputer skills<li> <li>All staff members understand and abide by the COREs Code of Conduct All staff must sign the relevant Code of Conduct which includes Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse PSEA Staff are required to report any suspicions of exploitation andor abuse of children and vulnerable people via established internal referral mechanisms All staff must adhere to COREs zerotolerance policy for sexual exploitation and abuse of children<li> <ul>Technical Competencies <ul><li>Knowledge of transitional shelter and settlements options including host family support collective centers and camps<li> <li>Knowledge of different modalities of shelter support including cash NFIs construction and technical assistance<li> <li>A professional qualification in the built environment architecture engineering planning etc Experience can substitute for qualifications but not viceversa<li> <li>Demonstrated competence in conducting needs assessments developing shelter strategy and implementing Programs through the emergency response and recovery phases<li> <li>A thorough and demonstrated understanding of humanitarian contexts including natural disasters conflict and complex emergencies and humanitarian principles<li> <li>Ability to prepare concept papers and project proposals in accordance with the standards required by CORE and donors<li> <li>Ability to prepare construction documentation in accordance with the standards required by CORE and professional bodies<li> <li>Strong awareness of gender and protection issues in humanitarian interventions including specifically in shelter programming<li> <li>Awareness of general public health issues as applied to emergency settings with special attention to the needs of women and children<li> <li>Good communication skills in English and ability to speak French Creole Spanish andor Portuguese desirable<li> <ul>Education and Experience <ul><li>Minimum 5 7 years humanitarian aid experience with at least 4 years experience in shelter<li> <li>Relevant professional qualification or postgraduate in structural engineering civil engineering housing land and property rights materials science construction management and logistics or<li> <li>Demonstrated professional expertise in structural engineering civil engineering housing land and property rights materials selection and procurement environmental impact assessment in humanitarian contexts design of sustainable recovery Programs needs assessment and Program evaluations<li> <li>Demonstrated understanding of the different modalities and types of shelter Programs<li> <li>Demonstrated competence in gender analysis and producing strategies for gendersensitive programming and of how shelter Programs can address the needs of men women boys and girls<li> <ul> CORE is an equal employment opportunity employer All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability status protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law

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