WASH and Shelter Manager Ethiopia Dollo Ado

What we’re looking for:
NRC Ethiopia is seeking an experienced and results-driven WASH & Shelter Manager to join our team in the Melkedida Field Office. This is a unique opportunity for a dedicated humanitarian professional to lead and strengthen NRC’s WASH and Shelter portfolio, ensuring that crisis-affected populations receive timely, high-quality, and sustainable assistance that addresses their most urgent needs.
You will provide strategic, operational, and technical leadership across the full project cycle, from needs assessments and response design to proposal development, budgeting, implementation, monitoring, and reporting. You will oversee project teams, ensure sound financial and budget management, drive programme quality, and provide technical guidance to ensure interventions are delivered safely, effectively, and in line with NRC standards and donor requirements.
Working closely with local authorities, humanitarian partners, communities, and coordination platforms, you will play a key role in strengthening accountability, community participation, and the integration of protection, gender, age, disability inclusion, environmental sustainability, and disaster risk reduction across all interventions. You will also contribute to resource mobilization, programme development, and strategic planning to ensure NRC remains responsive to evolving humanitarian needs.
As the WASH & Shelter Manager, you will lead the planning, implementation, and monitoring of WASH and Shelter activities across NRC’s areas of operation, ensuring that programmes are needs-driven, evidence-based, and achieve measurable results. The role includes conducting and overseeing sector assessments, developing concept notes and project proposals, managing project budgets, supervising and building the capacity of staff, providing technical oversight, and representing NRC with donors, partners, and coordination bodies to enhance programme impact and reach.
Please note: This opportunity is open to Ethiopian nationals only.
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What you will bring:
Minimum 7 years’ experience working in a relevant senior-level project implementation role preferably within a humanitarian/recovery context.
Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, Water Resources Engineering, Hydraulic Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Water Supply and Sanitation Engineering, Construction Engineering or a closely related engineering discipline.
Experience of working in complex and volatile contexts
Experience in Shelter and WASH programming in refugee context
Experience in donor engagement
Fluency in English both written and spoken.
Contextual understanding and knowledge of WASH and Shelter and Settlement/Housing sector and stakeholders in Ethiopia
Familiarity with WASH and Shelter and Settlement Sector Standards across various contexts and respective target groups
Strong communication skills ensuring good relations and smooth operations with stakeholders.
Detail-oriented and strong analytical skills
Strong and proven project management skills.
What we offer:
Duty station: Melkedida, Ethiopia.
Contract: 12 months.
Travel: Up to 80%.
Salary/benefits: grade 8 on NRC’s Resident salary scale, with accompanying terms and conditions.
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.
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Skills
Project Management

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