JOB DETAILS

Under the supervision of the Programme Manager (Infrastructure) as per the Country Office (CO), the incumbent set-up and is responsible for providing technical support to construction activities of the country office. The technical support on construction projects includes planning, support to procurement, as well as monitoring of construction works on site. The incumbent collaborates closely with UNICEF Programme/ Operations in defining construction interventions to meet programmatic needs and achieve results for children with the following Key functions, accountabilities and related duties/tasks:

• Preparation of construction annual workplan
• Collaboration with UNICEF Programmes/Operations and coordination with Government counterparts
• Preparation of design and technical documents
• Support to procurement process
• Monitoring of construction projects

If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here:   GJP Construction Officer NOB.pdf

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

Minimum requirements:

• Education: A university degree is required in in civil engineering, construction engineering, architecture or other relevant area.

• Work Experience: A minimum of two (2) years of relevant experience, at the national and/or international levels, in project monitoring, site supervision, quality assurance and/or other directly related technical fields is required.
• Understanding of development and humanitarian work.
• Language Requirements: Fluency in French & working knowledge of English is required

Desirables:

• Emergency experience an advantage.
• Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.