ESNFI Expert /Work Supervisor

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Cooperazione Internazionale (COOPI) is an international Italian NGO established in 1965. Since its establishment, COOPI has been undertaking activities to help and empower the poor and needy people in different countries. COOPI Ethiopia started its operation in 1995 and has been primarily implementing emergency, relief and early recovery programs in water, hygiene and sanitation, food security and livelihood, nutrition and protection sectors.

COOPI is currently implementing 10 projects in Ethiopia focusing on WASH and Livelihood managing 8 field bases and a staff of over 100 employees.

COOPI is looking for a qualified and competent ESNFI Expert/Work Supervisor for its project implementation in the area of Shire, North Western Zone of Tigray, Ethiopia.

Number Required: 1 (One) Duty Station: Project implementation area – Shire area, North Western Zone of Tigray, Ethiopia Application Deadline: April 30, 2026 Salary and Benefit: Gross salary ETB 64,323 + Hardship Allowance 30% Duration of Contract: Six months with possibility of extension based on satisfactory performance and fund availability. Duty Starting Date: As soon as possible

Duties and Responsibilities

Planning

• Support in the preparation of the agreement with the regions.
• Provide any support required by the PM in drafting the M&E plan for the project according to log frames.
• Support the preparation of ToR for activities implementation (background, methodology, objectives, results, activities, BoQ, monitoring and post-monitoring table linked to result framework including cash, distribution of feed) and send it to sector head/APM/PM.
• When requested by the PM, prepare a detailed physical and financial monthly plan according to the format provided by the PM and submit it to PM 10 days before the end of the month.
• Support preparation of weekly activity planning and movement plan with the sector head/APM/PM.
• Contribute to weekly meetings.
• Compile weekly report and submit it to the sector head/APM/PM.

Implementation

• Project Oversight & Management: Supervising the construction, maintenance, and rehabilitation of temporary, transitional, or permanent shelters. This includes managing project cycles, tracking budgets, and overseeing contractors to ensure work meets technical specifications and timelines.
• Technical Design & Standards: Developing technical drawings, Bills of Quantities (BoQs), and specifications using software like AutoCAD. All works must strictly adhere to international quality and safety benchmarks, such as SPHERE standards.
• Needs Assessments: Leading comprehensive assessments to identify gaps in shelter and general infrastructure (e.g., roads, drainage, communal facilities).
• Stakeholder Coordination: Liaising with government authorities, UN agencies, and other humanitarian partners and clusters (e.g., WASH, Protection, ESNFI, and CCCM).
• Community Engagement: Working directly with displaced populations to ensure shelter designs are culturally sensitive and involve local community participation.
• Distribution Management: Coordinating the distribution of Non-Food Items (NFIs), such as tents, tarps, and building materials.
• Report any managerial issues in the activities implementation to the sector head, PM, APM.
• Report any technical issues to PM, APM or advisors as required.
• Actively facilitate and ensure implementation of the activities. Implement the provision of technical support on your field of expertise by taking an active role; in close coordination with the project PM and sectoral expert, and contribute to improving the livelihood conditions of the population according to quarterly and monthly plans and work orders assigned.
• Complete the technical sheet and deliver to the sector heads/APM/PM each week.
• Work with local counterparts in identifying and selecting beneficiaries to undertake the project activities.
• Guarantee community engagement, mobilization, registration and verification of beneficiaries.
• Assist communities and woreda line departments on how to mainstream gender and bring women into the decision-making power throughout beneficiary selection and targeting process.
• Create awareness of local authorities on WASH and DRR (Disaster Risk Reduction) activities.
• Be responsible for preparation and start distribution of NFI and input for the DRR activities.
• Implementation of baseline, midterm monitoring, post-monitoring surveys, end-line surveys and all data collection required for activities implementation, reporting on results and objectives as required by the PM and ToR (with Kobo when possible). Specifically, perform KAP and baseline surveys with the beneficiary population.
• Facilitate CFM in the project activities and in the implementation areas.
• Fill in the format for the description of the beneficiaries.
• Give translation service when required.
• Anticipate challenges in project implementation, identify solutions and work with the team in problem solving.
• Make proper use and take care of COOPI properties under your control.
• Stay on the project implementation site and spend as much time as possible with the beneficiaries to increase quality of the implementation and understanding of the context.

Reporting

• Actively participate in the weekly meeting called by the sector head, PM and APM.
• Inform the sector head and the project manager on a daily basis of the activities.
• Give the weekly report to the sector head and PM.
• Draft/inform the sector head, PM and APM on activities accomplishment including implementation data as requested (monthly, interim, final, ad hoc, etc.). Participate in grant closing meetings for every closed grant if required by the PM.
• A file including Sanitation and Hygiene and Livelihood activities/Sectors (impact of cash and animal feed distribution, beneficiary documentation and socioeconomic information) must be compiled, updated and shared with sector heads every time the PM requires.
• Participate in project impact research/assessment, monitoring and evaluation with the project teams/cluster members and give accurate recommendations to be used as a lesson for further actions; document and share lessons learned and success stories for future programming.

External Coordination

• Attend coordination meetings at kebele and woreda level as requested by the sector head and PM, and share key points (no decision level is granted in stakeholders coordination meetings).
• Support the organization of internal and donors' visits to the project sites liaising with the sector head/APM/PM. Support approval of agreements with the regions and required MoU with local authorities.
• Actively participate in relevant technical working group, consortium and cluster coordination meetings with members, NGOs and government at levels requested by the PM and share key points (no decision level is granted in stakeholders coordination meetings).
• Regularly collect information at stakeholder level (woredas, kebele and communities) baseline need assessment, gaps on food security, socioeconomic needs, etc. in accordance with the necessities. Propose activities and project ideas and share them with the PM and advisory group.
• Perform any other duties assigned by the Project Manager.

Qualification and Experience

• University degree in Civil Engineering, Architecture, or Construction Management.
• 3–6 years of relevant experience in humanitarian or emergency contexts.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD, MS Office, and GPS/GIS tools for site planning.
• Shelter construction and maintenance certifications are highly desirable.
• Fluency in English and Tigrigna.
• Computer literacy, with excellent knowledge of the Office package.
• Proven capacity to work in a team is essential. Experience in managing staff (masons, plumbers) is a must.

Preferred

• Experience in liaising with governmental/local authorities and NGOs.
• Excellent knowledge in construction of ESNFI distributions, shelter maintenance, rehabilitation works and drafting of BoQs.
• Some knowledge related to types of shelters and methodologies of maintenance.
• Knowledge of basic layout and setting out of structures.
• Knowledge of the QGIS software and SPHERE Standards.
• Demonstrated ability to work in stressful environments and under pressure.
• Knowledge of local language and area of operation is a plus.

Required Skills

• Analytical skills.
• Communication.

Desired Skills

• Communication.
• Data analysis & reporting.

How to Apply

Interested applicants should submit the following non-returnable documents:

• Cover letter.
• Updated curriculum vitae (with credential documents).

Submit via: recruitment.ethiopia@coopi.org

Please submit a copy of your documents — COOPI will not take any responsibility for the loss of any original document. Please write the position name that you apply for in the subject of the email. Please do not forget to specify the location of interest in the cover letter. Only shortlisted candidates who meet the requirements will be contacted.

COOPI is committed to promoting diversity and gender equality within the organization. Women candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

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