Shelter Technical Assistant - Misrata, Libya

About the role

NRC is looking for a Shelter Technical Assistant in Misrata, Libya, to support the day-to-day implementation of Shelter-related projects delivered directly by NRC. The holder must carry out mandatory daily site visits, monitor technical activities, follow up on field progress and ensure proper documentation and data management, and may travel to surrounding areas of intervention when requested.

Key responsibilities

• Supervise the construction and/or rehabilitation of water and sanitation facilities, shelters and other community infrastructure identified by NRC.
• Support community mobilization, behavior change interventions and kit distributions.
• Carry out daily field visits to monitor progress, quality and compliance, and give immediate feedback to the Shelter Officer or Team Leader.
• Take part in preliminary activities such as needs assessments, beneficiary identification and technical documents (BOQs, SOW).
• Build the capacity of masons, skilled and unskilled workers and local populations, and promote settlement sustainability through training on maintenance.
• Help define themes and design behavior change tools and materials for local authorities, management structures and beneficiary households.
• Collect, verify and upload weekly evidence (distribution lists, photos, testimonies, minutes, field books) to SharePoint in line with IMO requirements.
• Give feedback to the line manager on goods, materials and contractor work, and share beneficiary input with the programme.
• Apply Safe and Inclusive Programming (SIP) principles and maintain a collaborative working environment with team members.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering, construction, architecture or equivalent.
• At least 1 year of technical experience in WASH and/or shelter and construction, with a focus on hardware aspects.
• Experience in a humanitarian or recovery context, and in complex and volatile settings.
• Willingness and ability to conduct daily site visits.
• Fluent Arabic, written and spoken; good English is a plus.

Required skills

• MS Office, especially Word and Excel, and competent email communication with Outlook or similar.
• Engineering software such as AutoCAD and related tools.