Wash and Shelter Specialist Cameroon
Wash and Shelter Specialist Cameroon
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Experience
2 Year
Employee type
Travail à Temps Plein , Contrat à Durée Déterminée (CDD) , Travail par projetPosition
Professionnel expérimenté
Offer Salary
Compétitif
For Freelance
Non
Application deadline
oct. 24, 2026
Job Description
As WASH & Shelter Specialist you will provide technical oversight and strategic direction to Country and Area offices to further the development of the WASH & Shelter Core Competency (CC). You will also lead the strategic direction and strengthen the technical quality of the NRC’s Shelter and WASH programme in Cameroon.
What you will do
- To be responsible for the support to colleagues and partners with WASH and Shelter responsibilities and develop relevant WASH and Shelter training including coaching of WASH and shelter staff and partners to ensure they meet NRC’s WASH and Shelter standards. Also contribute to the induction of new staff with a role in the WASH and Shelter processes.
- Develop partnership inclusive WASH and Shelter CC strategies, technical guidance and Macro Logframes that are aligned with regional and global strategies and priorities.
- Contribute to fundraising, develop and revise funding proposal, budgets and donor reports.
- Follow up on compliance with contractual commitments within CC, ensure high technical quality and synergies in project implementation NRC policies, guidance and procedures.
- Provide technical direction and project implementation support to the implementation team.
- Ensure that key learnings are extracted from CC implementation, and incorporate them in CC and staff development processes.
- Represent NRC in relevant forums/clusters, including with national authorities and donors.
- Compliance and adherence to NRC policies, guidance and procedures, and a specific responsibility for the functions policies and procedures.
What you will bring
1.Professional Competencies
- Minimum 3 years of experience within technical expertise area in a humanitarian/ recovery context
- Minimum 2 years of WASH and/or Shelter expertise (as Specialist/PDM or Project Manager)
- Master’s degree or similar in relevant fields
- Experience from working in complex and volatile contexts.
- Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities.
- Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile
- Fluency in French and English, both written and verbal
- This position requires 60% travel in field offices
Context related skills, knowledge and experience
- Knowledge of the Central African region
- Experience in team capacity building
- Experience in partnership-based programming for WASH and Shelter
- Experience with a diverse range of donors and funding opportunities, including humanitarian, durable solutions, and development-oriented programming.
- Technical knowledge and experience of behaviour change process in a humanitarian context
- Technical knowledge and experience of the community engagement process and integration of gender and diversity in program design.
- Experience implementing cash and market project approaches
- Knowledge of House, Land and Property rights applied to shelter and WASH responses
- Experience with management of borehole programs is desired
- Experience with alternative WASH in a humanitarian context an asset
- Understanding of SPHERE and INEE Minimum Standards is required
- Understanding of environmental and climate tools like NEAT+ is an asset
2.Behavioural competencies
Handling insecure environments
Strategic thinking
Empowering and building trust
Influencing
Initiate action and change
Analyzing
What we offer
Duty station: Yaounde, Cameroon
Contract: 12 months Resident/National Contract
National Salary&benefits: grade 9 on NRC’s salary scale
NRC is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to diversity without distinction to age, gender, religion, ethnicity, nationality, and physical ability.
We think outside the box, encourage ideas, and give responsibility to all employees at all levels. You will have many opportunities to be heard and take the initiative.
Find out more about the benefits of working for NRC https://www.nrc.no/career/what-we-offer/
Kindly send any questions about the application process to: cwa.recruitment@nrc.no. Applications sent via email will not be accepted. Please check your application status on your NRC application profile.
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Job Overview
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Experience
2 Year
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Location
Rosa Parks Avenue, Bastos, Yaoundé, Centre, Cameroon
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Offered Salary
Compétitif
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Qualification
Professionnel expérimenté
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Functional Area
Project Management
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Degree Level
Masters
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Industry
Organisations non gouvernementales (ONG) , Administration -
Date Posted
il y a 1 semaine
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Apply Before
oct. 24, 2026
Norwegian Refugee Council
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Location
Rosa Parks Avenue, Bastos, Yaoundé, Centre, Cameroon
