💧 #JobHuntMondays | The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is hiring a WASH and Shelter Specialist in Yaoundé, Cameroon, to lead the technical quality and strategy of its water, sanitation and shelter programmes.
🌍 What NRC is doing: Cameroon faces three overlapping humanitarian crises. NRC supports displaced people across the Far North, Northwest, Southwest, East and Adamawa regions with legal aid, water and sanitation, shelter and education, helping communities move from emergency to stability. From 2027, the Cameroon office will also oversee NRC’s work in the Central African Republic.
💼 In this role, you’d:
🧭 Set the strategic and technical direction for NRC’s WASH and shelter programmes
🎓 Train and mentor staff and partners to meet NRC’s technical standards
✍️ Develop funding proposals, budgets and donor reports
🔍 Provide quality assurance through regular field visits
🤝 Represent NRC with national authorities, donors and humanitarian clusters
📋 Strong fit if you have:
✅ A master’s degree or similar in a relevant field
✅ 3+ years of technical experience in humanitarian or recovery settings, including 2+ years in WASH or shelter
✅ Fluent French and English
✅ Experience working in complex and volatile contexts
⭐ Knowledge of borehole programmes, cash-based approaches or environmental tools like NEAT+ is an asset
📌 This is a resident/national contract with around 60% field travel, and women are strongly encouraged to apply.
💚 IMVELO Impact: Clean water and safe shelter are the first steps from crisis to recovery. Designing them well, with the environment in mind, helps displaced communities rebuild lives that last.
📍 Location: Yaoundé, Cameroon (with regular field travel)
⏳ Contract: 12 months
⏰ Deadline: 23 October 2026
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