Shelter and Site Planning
An increasing number of persons is forced to flee their homes due to war, conflict, natural hazards and the effects of climate change. They may therefore need to temporarily reside in communal shelters.
Where people are displaced or forced to flee, humanitarian assistance seeks to ensure survival in dignity and security and intends to reduce the suffering of those who are in need of protection and support. Assistance is provided regardless of whether a person flees across international borders or seeks protection as internally displaced person in the home country.
One of the most urgent needs in this situation is safe and dignified accommodation. ZIF supports its humanitarian UN partners by deploying experts in order to help providing shelter for displaced persons. Expertise offered by ZIF can be technical in nature or in the field of Shelter Cluster Coordination. The Expert Pool therefore offers its humanitarian UN partners the following expertise:
Specific profile requirements for Shelter and Site Planning
- Several years of professional experience in humanitarian assistance;
- Sound knowledge of the humanitarian system;
- Professional experience in refugee and internally displaced persons contexts;
- Professional experience in an international organisation desired;
- Knowledge of shelter solutions in urban and rural contexts;
- Please note further profile-specific requirements on the subpages of the profiles Shelter Officer / Site Planner / Shelter Cluster Coordination Officer.
General profile requirements
- German citizenship;
- University degree or relevant occupational training;
- Several years of relevant professional experience in a humanitarian setting (or comparable);
- Experience in crisis or conflict areas desirable;
- Excellent oral and written English language skills (C1 level and above)
- Further language skills at level B2 and above desirable (especially French, Spanish and Arabic – in some cases level B1 may be sufficient for Arabic language skills);
- Physical and mental fitness for travel to tropical areas;
- Availability for a deployment for at least six months.