Location: Darien, Panama
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a global humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. NRC is recruiting a Shelter and Infrastructure and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (Shelter/WASH) Team Leader for its Panama programme, based in the Darién region.
Purpose of the role: contribute to implementing NRC's programme strategy through technical, operational and territorial leadership of Shelter/WASH interventions in Darién, ensuring activities align with NRC's Core Competencies, Theories of Change, the Global Shelter and Settlements Strategy, the Global WASH Strategy, the Country Operation strategy and project priorities in Panama.
Key responsibilities:
- Manage project staff, implement project action plans (activities, budget, documentation) and monitor daily implementation progress.
- Lead technical and operational planning of Shelter/WASH activities in hard-to-reach indigenous and rural communities, including assessments, feasibility analysis, prioritisation, work plans and field missions in coordination with logistics and security.
- Supervise design, implementation and quality control of community infrastructure (education, health, community spaces, access works, drainage) and WASH solutions (water access, storage and treatment, sanitation, handwashing points, waste management).
- Prepare bills of quantities, budgets, technical specifications, schedules and terms of reference; coordinate procurement, transport and site reception of materials with logistics.
- Oversee distribution of non-food items, hygiene and dignity kits, and cash/voucher support where applicable; conduct post-distribution and post-intervention monitoring.
- Establish handover, operation and maintenance arrangements with communities and local authorities; promote hygiene and behaviour-change materials.
- Ensure Safe and Inclusive Programming standards, compliance with NRC policies, and coordination with authorities and humanitarian actors.
Qualifications:
- Degree in architecture, civil, environmental or hydraulic engineering or related field, with specialisation in team or construction project management (including WASH facilities).
- Minimum 4 years' experience in similar humanitarian roles, including shelter, community infrastructure and WASH in emergency contexts; experience in complex and volatile environments.
- Minimum 1 year of participatory hygiene promotion and behaviour-change methodologies (KAP tools).
- Experience working with government entities, UN agencies, Red Cross movement or other humanitarian organisations, and with indigenous, Afro-descendant and rural communities.
- Knowledge of humanitarian principles, protection, IHL, human rights and housing, land and property (HLP is an asset).
- Proficiency in MS Office and data analysis tools such as Power BI; intermediate English.
HOW TO APPLY:
Apply online through the NRC careers portal: https://ekum.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_2019/job/21099