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TITLE: Shelter Manager
TEAM/PROGRAMME: Humanitarian
GRADE: TBC
LOCATION: Philippines - Based in one of the
field bases (likely Tacloban or Estancia)
CONTRACT LENGTH:
3 months with the possibility of extension to 6
months
CHILD SAFEGUARDING:
Level 3: the role holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a
week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work in
country programs; or are visiting country programs; ore because they are responsible for implementing the
police checking/vetting process staff.
ROLE PURPOSE:
Save the Children launched a widespread emergency operation across several sites in the Philippines in
response to Typhoon Yolanda, which made landfall on 8th November 2013, causing widespread
devastation. Save the Children is providing assistance to children and their families in seven sectors, with
operational bases on Leyte and Panay islands. The initial phase of emergency shelter and Non Food Items
(NFI) distribution has now been replaced with early recovery shelter support. These involve owner-driven
shelter recovery projects with skills training and community sensitization on safer repair and reconstruction.
The Shelter Manager will lead the Shelter programs and Shelter team in the geographical area. His/her
responsibilities will include programme design and development with a community based focus for
interventions commencing with consultation and mobilization, assessment, project planning and design,
budgeting, project management, monitoring, evaluating, coordination, recruitment and procurement.
SCOPE OF ROLE:
Reports to: Programme Development and Quality Manager. Technical reporting line to Shelter Advisor
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
Programme Coordination:
 Develop appropriate mobilization, consultation and participative strategies to create suitable
community-based project facilitation partnerships and needs-based projects are established
incorporating all relevant stakeholders
 Ensure transparent and accountable systems are agreed with local and municipal government and
associated national housing agencies responsible for coordination of reconstruction planning to
ensure a clear communication strategy is generated
 Ensure project aims and objectives are in line and complement all associated stakeholders
reconstruction plans ensuring choice and sustainable livelihood development of the affected
population are key features incorporated in the project design
 Lead technical assessments at field level in coordination with other thematic areas and/or other
external sector agencies, ensuring assessment findings are documented and that all assessments
include a specific analysis of children’s needs
 With support from the Lead Technical Advisor and/or other senior programme staff, develop project
plans and budgets, contributing towards an overall thematic programme plan and master budget
 With support from the Lead Technical Advisor and/or other senior programme staff, support
fundraising for the area, including contributing to the development of high quality concept notes and
proposals
 Prepare and oversee project implementation to ensure timely delivery of project activities (for
example, monitoring against logframes, individual performance management workplans)
 With support from the Lead Technical Advisor and/or other senior programme staff, prepare timely
programme and donor reports on project activities in compliance with internal Save the Children
requirements and any relevant external donor requirements
 With support from the Lead Technical Advisor and/or other senior programme staff, with the Human
Resource team, identify technical staffing needs for emergency programmes, and support rapid
recruitment, induction and training of new staff
 With support from the Lead Technical Advisor and/or other senior programme staff, identify
programme supplies needs and coordinate with the logistics team to put in place a sensible phased
procurement plan
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With support from the Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) team put in place an M&E plan for the project,
ensuring this links to reporting requirements, and capacity build technical field staff in carrying out
the work
 With support from the Accountability Lead put in place accountability activities for the project,
ensuring that feedback from children and their families is considered in the project design
 Ensure that the minimum standards of humanitarian relief are maintained in accordance with the
Sphere Charter and Red Cross Code of Conduct.
Capacity Building:
 Identify learning and training opportunities for project staff and work as a mentor and role model for
less experienced staff
 Build the capacity of community-based project, facilitating partners to ensure sustainable systems
are developed to lead long terms development objectives at the barangay level.
Representation & Advocacy & Organisational Learning:
 Ensure that Save the Children's work is coordinated with efforts of other agencies and Government,
and support Interagency Coordination forums, advocating for the specific needs of children. This
may involve supporting coordination working groups
 With support from the Lead Technical Advisor and/or other senior programme staff, assist in
advocacy activities that target decision-makers in-country
 In collaboration with the Humanitarian Technical Unit and Thematic team, feed in learning,
experiences and evidence to relevant global advocacy objectives
 Contribute to communications and media work as required.
General:
 Deliver high quality results in line with the terms of reference agreed in advance in a way that
maintains the reputation of the Humanitarian Department
 Comply with Save the Children policies and practice with respect to child protection, code of
conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures
 Be responsible for the security of all staff. Ensure that the security, health and well being of staff are
ensured and staff management and other processes and policies and systems reflect Save the
Children’s principles of equity and fairness
 To perform such other responsibilities as agreed with the line management.
BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)
Accountability:
 holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role
modelling Save the Children values
 holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the
freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve
performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.
Ambition:
 sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their
own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
 widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
 future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.
Collaboration:
 builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external
partners and supporters
 values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
 approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.
Creativity:
 develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
 willing to take disciplined risks.
Integrity:
 honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
Essential
 Minimum 3-5 years management experience of working in humanitarian programmes with NGOs,
UN or government department on Shelter programming.
 Qualification to suitable level (BA or equiv.) in Architecture, Planning, Civil or Structural engineering,
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construction, or another relevant subject or equivalent field experience
Awareness of public health issues in emergency shelter or settlements, with attention to specific
needs of women and children.
Awareness of variety of forms of shelter options including non-construction focused
Experience of and commitment to working through systems of community participation and
accountability
Knowledge of monitoring and evaluation
Experience of training and capacity building staff
Some experience of representation and ability to represent Save the Children effectively in external
forums.
Knowledge of institutional donors and experience of developing proposals
Ability to write clear and well-argued assessment and project reports
Excellent communication skills
Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy
A high level of written and spoken English; local dialects on Leyte island a plus
The capacity and willingness to be extremely flexible and accommodating in difficult and sometimes
insecure working circumstances.
Commitment to the aims and principles of Save the Children. In particular, a good understanding of
the Save the Children mandate and child focus and an ability to ensure this continues to underpin
our support
Desirable
 Previous experience in running Shelter-cash/Non Food Items (NFI) distribution programmes
 Experience or knowledge of working and living in relevant regions/contexts
Date of issue: May 2014
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Author: Waqas Jadoon