General background: CARE has been working in the area of Carrefour in the South-West part of Port-au-Prince since shortly after the earthquake of January 2010. The area spread across a small and steep watershed from the hills down to the National Road No2, more specifically in the areas of Ti-Sousse, La grenade, Aztek and Sapotille. In this frame, CARE aims to foster self-capabilities and improve living standards through a Neighbourhood approach. For this, CARE has been implementing projects on infrastructure, housing, reconstruction, housing repairs, capacity building and community organization.

The aim of the department is to develop conceptual framework and methodologies that allows the whole action to be develop as a general strategy and be replicable. The work is based on participatory urban development, Improved Governance and Disaster Risk Reduction. The department is organised as a general steering body with a general coordinator, a governance and Social development manager and DRR and urban development advisor.

Job Responsibility #1
General strategy development and urban advice. Contribute and recommend actions towards urban development and the general neighbourhoods upgrading, which can help to consolidate the departments and organisation strategy towards urban work.
For these activities it would be necessary
• Design the procedures to implement a participatory urban planning process
• Design the procedures to implement housing retrofit works and new constructions.
• Design the procedures to implement of infrastructure works.
Job Responsibility #2
DRR Strategy support. Contribute and advice the implementation of the Community Managed Disaster Risk Reduction strategy and a general DRR plan. In addition, build a stronger link with the local official structures, like the Direction de la protection Civile (DPC) et les Comites local de la protection Civile (CLPC).
For these activities it would be necessary
• Coordinate and establish a liaison with the technical agency of the municipality and the department.
• Coordinate with the field teams to advice and better implement the CMDRR strategy.
• Coordinate with the Governance and Social Development Manager to implement the DRR plans and strategies.
• Revise the DRR in relationship with the urban development plan and the municipal development plans.
• Propose new and enlarged DRR strategies and support the department in all DRR initiatives.
• Capitalize on the experience and construct knowledge about it.
Job Responsibility #3
Follow up and knowledge capitalisation. In the frame of the process of gaining experience of the department in the field the neighbourhoods approach, the DRR and Urban Development Advisor is required to contribute actively to project development, compilation of lessons and production of urban participatory planning tools.
For these activities it would be necessary
• Compile experiences and information about the progress of the activities linked to DRR under the projects of the department.
• Direct M&E team and plan the learning and monitoring processes.
• Coordination process of documentation and systematization of best practices and challenges in the implementation of the project for CARE and our partners and capture models for replication.
• System reflection on collected data and data collection with M&E staff (Triple loop learning question: are we doing things the right way? Are we doing the right things? How do we know they are right?

Job Responsibility #4
Others.
For these activities it would be necessary
• Permanent feedback to Program Manager and Program Quality and Learning Unit
• Participation in Tables sectorielles and Working Group on relevant subjects and issues
• Review and develop draft proposals as required.
• Help with the communication strategy when necessary
• Participation and if necessary facilitation of Program shift transition process
• Any other task required by the supervisor.

• Architecture / Urban Planer / Civil engineering / International Development, or equivalent degree/experience required.
• At least 3 years of experience in urban development strategies or planning / At least 1 year of Experience in urban DRR strategies and tools / At least 3 year of experience working in similar contexts and spaces.
• Experience in project formulation, use of log frames, and writing project implementation documents.
• French and English working skills to draft and edit documents, correspondences, briefings
Desired
• Technical knowledge Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) strategies. Including risk assessment and risk reduction planning / M&E teams supervision and development of monitoring systems knowledge / Awareness of Community-centred and self-build approaches / Experience in Local Government capacity building.
• At least 1 year of experience building M&E structures and systems
• At least 1 year experience in knowledge and skills in networking: Has ability to effectively deal with GO/NGO and other counterparts, demonstrated dynamic communication and network with the project partners.
• Knowledge of GIS systems and use of databases
• Use of Databases like MS Access

He/She is expected to spend 70% of his/her time in the field

Resume, motivation letter, copies of diploma and work certificate