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Habitat for Humanity

Senior Manager

Habitat for Humanity
Location: Nepal
Salary: Negotiable
Posted Date: 2016-04-10 Deadline: 2016-05-08
  • Location : Nepal
  • Working Position : Entry Level
  • Qualification Degree : Master's Degree
  • Salary : Negotiable
  • Category : NGO / INGO / Social work
  • Nature : Full Time
Job Description

As Lead Architect and construction subject-matter-expert, he/she oversees a team of technical staff that is responsible for developing innovative, affordable, culturally acceptable, disaster-resilient housing designs, as well as related training interventions. This role is responsible for ensuring quality, accountability, and impacts of HFHN's technical services in Nepal. As a member of the senior management team, the role holder participates in strategic planning and budgeting initiatives in addition to problem solving. He/she works within the guidelines, policies and mission of the HFHI.
 
Reports to: Program Director & National Director
 
Line Management: Architects, Engineers, Logistic Officer-Ware House
 
Duties and Responsibilities:
ï‚· Lead the development of innovative, affordable, culturally acceptable and disasterresilient design and construction, as well as related training modules. Head construction research and implementation.
ï‚· Lead the scaling up and implementation of quality assurance and quality control monitoring of technical assistance to ensure the impact of the Habitat for Humanity’s programs and services in Nepal
ï‚· Oversee the management of overall national strategy of direct construction and training interventions, including the development of tools and procedures.
ï‚· Serve as national technical lead in the planning and implementation of construction audit activities of HFHN projects.
ï‚· Facilitate the gathering of information needed to fulfill regular reporting requirements and provide oversight on internal and external reporting products.
ï‚· Support Senior Management in the strategic and program planning and quality assurance process of HFHN programs.
ï‚· Analyze latest trends in the programs, quality assurance approaches and tools and contextualize them into HFHN’s partner network.
ï‚· Ensure adequate technical input in the development and review of project and program proposals.
ï‚· Ensure the quality of all information gathered and used to inform the design and ongoing management of all projects and programs.
ï‚· Support the design and coordination of internal program reviews, including AP technical staff and senior management field visits.
ï‚· Design and oversee regular construction quality audits of HFHN reports
ï‚· Develop and maintain new partnerships with external technical organizations such as the National Society for Earthquake Technology (NSET), and other academic and research institutions.
ï‚· Manage, plan and coordinate the work of the technical services staff including supervision and evaluation, training and team building
ï‚· Liaison with Government Authorities and Housing Recovery and reconstruction platform in coordination with the Program and the National Directors, and participate in workshops
ï‚· Other related duties as assigned by supervisor.
 
Education and Professional Experience:
ï‚· Master’s Degree in related field i.e. Architecture, Engineering, Urban Planning
ï‚· 10 years’ experience in related field i.e. engineering, construction, housing and human settlements, management, disaster risk reduction and response, community developments, etc.
ï‚· 5+ years’ demonstrated, substantive experience in a field-based senior management and/or senior advisor position, responsible for technical quality assurance, preferably in a post-disaster context.
 
Skills, Competencies and Experience:
ï‚· Language: Excellent in English (Reading, writing and speaking) and Fluent in Nepalese (Reading, writing and speaking)
ï‚· Demonstrated experience in assessing and assuring the feasibility and quality of housing designs, bills-of-quantities, site plans, and other housing-related technical documents
ï‚· Extensive experience with vernacular architecture
ï‚· Highly developed teamwork and leadership skills.
ï‚· Strong problem solving and group work leadership skills.
ï‚· Ability to interact with people of all ages and cultural backgrounds.
ï‚· Excellent reporting writing skills
ï‚· Computer skills: Excellent in Word, Excel, PowerPoint (Microsoft Office Package), AutoCAD 2d and 3d, Sketch up, other design related programs
ï‚· Excellent communicator
ï‚· Presentation and analytical skills
ï‚· Pro-active/practical thinker
ï‚· Humanitarian working experience required

Apply Instructions

Apply via mail at :

National Director,

Habitat for Humanity Nepal

Mail : vacancy@habitatnepal.org

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Organization Summary

Habitat for Humanity started working in Nepal since 1997. In the eight years till 2005, Habitat for Humanity Nepal has helped 830 families to build decent homes in the districts of Kailali, Surkhet, Kaski, Chitwan and Jhapa. To increase its impact, HFH Nepal began to leverage on partnerships with non-governmental organizations, microfinance institutions, and village lending and saving groups. Driven by the overall vision of the organization, the Meaningful Life through Housing Campaign was launched in July 2011. Through the campaign, HFH Nepal aims to develop a people-driven and community-owned methodology to address the need for decent housing in a sustainable and viable way. Programs are largely focused on rural housing in eastern and western Nepal.

In June 2011, HFH Nepal celebrated its 10,000th family served and by the fiscal year ended 30 June 2014 more than 54,000 families were helped. The momentum continued until Nepal was hit by two major earthquakes on 25 April and 12 May, 2015.

The earthquakes, in April and May of 2015, destroyed and damaged more than 880,000 houses killing over 8,000 people. HFH Nepal’s disaster response included rubble removal with the help of local volunteers, distribution of temporary shelter kits and water backpacks for the affected families to enable survivors’ to fetch and store water. Through generous funding, HFH Nepal is helping affected families by providing technical assistance in conducting safety assessment of the damaged houses and distribution of winterization kits to the affected families to protect against the cold weather.

Through the Build Nepal strategy, Habitat Nepal is committed to building homes and hope in both disaster-affected and non-affected areas across the country.

Industry Type NGO / INGO / Social Work
Location Dhumbarahi Marg, Kathmandu
Organization Size 1-10
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