Shelter Coordinator – Emergency Shelter & NFI Specialist

About the role

The Shelter Coordinator will lead the design, implementation and monitoring of in‑kind emergency shelter and non‑food item (NFI) programmes for earthquake‑affected communities. Working full‑time within a dynamic nonprofit, the role ensures safe, inclusive and standards‑compliant shelter solutions for people living in camps and host communities.

Key responsibilities

• Lead safe, inclusive shelter and NFI design, implementation and monitoring in line with local regulations, Sphere Standards and Shelter Cluster guidance.
• Conduct shelter, damage and habitability assessments to identify needs, risks and priorities.
• Prepare technical designs, scopes of work, bills of quantities, specifications, work plans and quality‑control procedures.
• Oversee distribution of NFI kits, emergency or transitional shelters, minor repairs and weather‑proofing, verifying safe and accessible completion.
• Design community toolbanks and manage light debris removal with safe work zones, segregation, reuse and disposal.
• Provide technical oversight, quality assurance, troubleshooting and coaching to teams, volunteers, partners, contractors and vendors.
• Integrate community engagement, protection, safeguarding, inclusion and climate considerations into all activities.
• Support procurement through specification development, bid evaluation, material inspection and contractor verification.
• Maintain plans, budgets, risk registers and program data; track outputs, quality, timeliness and post‑activity results.
• Represent All Hands and Hearts in shelter/NFI forums, with authorities, UN agencies, NGOs and communities, sharing information and preventing duplication.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in civil or structural engineering, architecture, construction management, building technology, humanitarian shelter or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 1‑2 years of experience implementing emergency shelter/NFI programmes, including at least one rapid‑onset response.
• Experience in at least two of the following: shelter construction or repair, NFI distribution, damage assessment, contractor oversight, light debris management.

Required skills

• Civil engineering design
• Structural assessment
• Construction management
• Damage assessment
• NFI distribution planning
• Bill of quantities preparation
• Specification drafting
• Light debris management
• Application of Sphere standards
• Safer‑building and accessibility guidelines