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Responsibilities

♦ Support the Shelter programme team to develop and refine shelter rehabilitation selection criteria.

♦ Undertake technical assessments of occupied and unoccupied shelter units (unfinished buildings and partially damaged homes); prepare bills of quantities for rehabilitation that meet minimum standards in line with the Shelter Working Group’s guidelines and Sphere standards.

♦ Ensure the views and needs of relevant beneficiaries (home-owners, landlords and resident families) are incorporated into technical assessments and BoQs.

♦ Participate in the resolution of any conflicts that may arise between the contractor and home-owners, landlords and resident families as required.

Oversee construction and rehabilitation of shelter units and schools

♦ Ensure that all construction and rehabilitation works are carried out in a safe and responsible manner; ensuring the contractor complies with best practices to ensure safe and responsible construction sites including adherence to internal guidelines on Health and Safety in WASH and agricultural reconstruction projects.

♦ Conduct regular site-monitoring visits to assess and supervise the progress and quality of construction activities; ensure adherence to agreed standards and processes; highlighting any issues and examples of good practice through regular reports to the Structural Engineer Officer and the Shelter team.

♦ Provide technical input in the general supervision, progress of construction activities and control of quality of materials and workmanship.

♦ Prepare all the supporting documentation for payment to contractors.

♦ Produce weekly progress reports on the construction activities.

Technical support to WASH and Education teams

♦ Provide technical assistance to the WASH team in civil engineering works required for ongoing water station/network/tower rehabilitation activities and to the education team in terms of school rehabilitation.