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Wash and Shelter Specialist Cameroon

Norwegian Refugee Council

Cameroon
On-site

Posted October 8, 2026| Closes October 23, 2026

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**About the Context** Cameroon is currently facing three overlapping humanitarian crises. Since 2017, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has been working in the country to support people who have been forced to flee their homes. NRC helps protect displaced communities and supports them as they rebuild their lives. Operations are ongoing in all crisis-affected regions, including the Far North, Northwest, Southwest, East, and Adamawa. NRC’s work focuses on four main areas: legal assistance (ICLA), water and sanitation (WASH), shelter, and education. These programmes are designed to respond to urgent needs while also supporting long-term recovery. From 2027, NRC Cameroon country office will ensure supervision and support to operations implemented in Central African Republic. Across its offices, NRC promotes an integrated approach, aiming to provide coordinated support that helps communities move from emergency to stability. Find out more about NRC [https://www.nrc.no/](https://www.nrc.no/%22%20/t%20%22_blank) and Watch this short video to see NRC in action [https://vimeo.com/736782633](https://vimeo.com/736782633%22%20/t%20%22_blank) **What we are looking for** As WASH & Shelter Specialist you will provide technical oversight and strategic direction to Country and Area offices to further the development of the WASH & Shelter Core Competency (CC). You will also lead the strategic direction and strengthen the technical quality of the NRC’s Shelter and WASH programme in Cameroon. Additionally, you will be responsible for supporting the WASH and Shelter projects implementation at field level. You will be expected to travel within the country to provide quality assurance for all projects, develop a collaborative country strategy, capacity build staff through mentoring and training to increase their technical capacity, and develop a donor strategy to further grow the program. **What you will do** 1. To be responsible for the support to colleagues and partners with

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