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United Nations Development Programme ACDP National Project Engineer Liberia UNDP Jobs 2024
United Nations Development Programme looking for “ACDP National Project Engineer”. Applicants with an Advanced degree may apply on or before 16-Jul-24.
The United Nations Development Programme has published a job vacancy announcement on 01/07/2024 for qualified applicants to fill in the vacant post of ACDP National Project Engineer to be based in Monrovia , Liberia. For more jobs, please visit https://unjoblink.org
Company Name: United Nations Development Programme
Job Title: ACDP National Project Engineer
Duty Station: Monrovia , Liberia
Country: Liberia
Application Deadline: 16-Jul-24
Responsibilities:
The ACDP also targets to achieve the following results by 2027:
- Significantly improved living conditions for residents of targeted rural and urban communities through environmentally sustainable and equitable access to basic water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services by 2027;
- Improved social infrastructure investments to create multiplier effects on access to markets, agriculture and fishery production, and other economic activities in targeted rural communities;
- A sustainable and inclusive model for a multi-sectoral spatial approach to fast-track rural infrastructure development that provides equitable access to opportunities for women, girls and youth;
- Strengthened capacity of public and private sector players to increase economic participation and rural productivity, enabling employment, job creation, and enterprise development in an inclusive manner.
Under the overall guidance of the UNDP IGP Team Leader and the direct supervision of the ACDP Manager, UNDP Liberia intends to hire a qualified and motivated ACDP National National Project Engineer to provide support for the overall management of engineering processes associated with civil works in the country office under Accelerated Community Development Programme (ACDP). The Engineer will work closely with the ACDP Team and other engineers as well as stakeholders (including contractors, community leadership and local authorities) during the contract perform the following duties:
- In collaboration with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the WASH Commission and the Ministry of Public Works representatives, facilitates consultations with relevant local authorities, community leaders on all construction related works;
- Providing technical advice and support for construction Projects Implementation;
- Leads on the preparation of drawings and designs and prepares a comprehensive and itemized Bill of Quantities (BoQs) and Statement of Works (SoW) for all construction related works, taking into consideration the materials, labor, equipment, roads network and conditions, and other costs associated with each project component. Ensure that the designs consider sustainability, accessibility (especially for PWDs), gender sensitivity, and cost-effectiveness, while adhering to relevant building codes and regulations;
- Submits all drawings and designs to the Ministry of Public Works for approval before bids solicitation;
- Provides technical support to UNDP procurement unit in the advertisement of RFQs, RFPs and/ or ITBs and participate in the evaluation of bids and selection of best bidder to the tender for construction works and assessment of the bidder’s competencies and experience against minimum qualification requirements as per the tender requirements;
- Organize site visits (in collaboration with the Ministry of Public Works, Ministry of Internal Affairs and WASH Commission and other relevant institutions) to project and communities to assess the current conditions and gather essential data on existing facilities, infrastructures and community needs;
- Develop a detailed timeline with clear milestones/deliverables and deadlines for each phase, ensuring that the project progresses efficiently and meets the desired completion dates;
- Establish a robust quality assurance and monitoring mechanism to regularly assess the progress and adherence to project specifications;
- Supervises contractors’ performance in all matters related to the civil works, and ensure that the minimum safety requirements are adhered to, in all the ongoing projects sites;
- Check and review material submittals and equipment incorporated in the works to ensure the compliance with designs, specification, instructions and safety regulations as per contractual agreements;
- Verify the works submitted by contractors/and or consultants, check and record the measurements of the executed works and provide a report to project manager for preparation of payment certificate;
- Upon request, provide similar support to other UNDP Projects at assessment and implementation stages;
- Performs other duties as maybe requested by the ACDP team, Team Leader and UNDP senior management.
Requirements:
Education:
- Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in Engineering, Project Management or related field is required. OR
- A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in the areas mentioned above, in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.
Experience:
- Minimum 2 years (with master’s degree) or 4 years (with bachelor’s degree) of relevant work experience, preferably in the area of engineering, project management or relevant related field is required.
Required skills
- Experience in facilitating community development related projects;
- Strong organizational, operational and communication skills/experience;
- Willingness to travel in-country;
- Familiarity with gender issues;
- Proven ability to use information technologies as a tool and resource;
- Commitment to UN values.
Desired Skills:
- Proven ability to lead planning, results-based management and reporting;
- Proven ability to formulate and manage budgets;
- Solid project and personnel management experience and a consistent record of managing complex and challenging partnerships with governments and bilateral donors;
- Practical knowledge, experience and skills for resource mobilization focusing on multilateral and bilateral donors;
- Familiarity with UNDP project management.
Language Requirements:
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, in English and national language is required.
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