Project Background:
ARWEO is executing a Shelter Support for Resilience project to protect the well-being of households affected by natural disasters, prolonged conflict, and forced displacement, with particular attention to families returning from Pakistan. These populations, often among the most vulnerable, face severe shelter insecurity and limited access to safe and dignified housing. The project targets marginalized and crisis-affected households across the eastern, central, northern, and northeastern regions of Afghanistan. Shelter assistance is provided through minor and major repairs, rehabilitation of damaged homes, and the construction of both permanent and transitional shelters, depending on each household’s condition, location, and needs. Beyond addressing the immediate need for shelter, the project also aims to enhance resilience by promoting disaster risk reduction measures and integrating locally accepted, cost-effective building practices. It contributes to the protection and stabilization of vulnerable communities, especially women-headed households, persons with disabilities, and the elderly. Local labor and skilled workers are engaged wherever possible, and technical training is incorporated to strengthen community-based construction capacity and ownership. ARWEO envisions not only rebuilding homes but also restoring dignity, safety, and a sense of permanence for families striving to recover and rebuild their lives.
Summary:
Shelter Engineer is one of the senior technical staff in the field for the implementation of shelter interventions. Shelter Engineer will be responsible for the assessment of the building, as well as responsible for giving technical guidance and supervision to the technicians/masons, social mobilizers, volunteers, as well as community people and beneficiaries. Apart from this, Shelter Engineer will plan and take the lead in the safe shelter awareness raising campaign, as well as work in the mobilization of other technical and social staff.
Key Responsibilities
- Assess the HHs whose shelter is damaged due to the earthquake, using the cluster standard tool.
- Conduct damage assessments and needs assessments related to Shelter.
- Prepare a beneficiaries' agreement with the beneficiaries for the construction of shelters.
- Design/amend community appropriate shelters and provide technical supervision and guidance.
- Assist the community in the preparation of the bill of quantities as well as in the calculation of the associated costs.
- Follow the standard procedure for the construction of shelters.
- Supervise and monitor the construction of shelters and provide necessary feedback to beneficiaries on the quality of construction.
- Ensure that beneficiaries receive the cash for constructing their own shelter based on the progress percentage.
- Perform market assessments related to shelter and NFI’s items.
- Ensure safety measures are in place at the construction sites.
- Ensure that activities are planned successfully according to relevant quality standards and work in close collaboration with the Emergency Shelter and NFI Cluster.
- Provide relevant technical expertise/guidance to ensure that technical quality and standards are maintained during project implementation.
- Ensure age, gender and diversity approach to Shelter & Settlement is consistently applied through community and rights-based participatory methods.
- Work proactively to ensure that the projects are responsive and relevant to community needs.
- Ensure a sustainable and environmentally friendly approach to Shelter.
- Providing monthly and progress reports of the intervention to the Shelter Coordinator.
- Mobilizing the mason/technician and social mobilizer for the Shelter construction.
- Assist in tender processes and contract administration for construction services (evaluation, design, engineering, site supervision and/or management, construction works) in accordance with UNHCR standard procedures and existing regulations in the country.
- Responsible for providing any additional support if required/assigned.
- Abide by and work in accordance with the ARWEO/ UNHCR principles
- Perform any other work-related duties and responsibilities that may be assigned by the line manager.
