Background

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.

UN Women in Cameroon has been working to ensure gender sensitive and gender sensitive approach to ensuring that women and the population affected by the different crisis receive the adequate assistance for their resilience and autonomy.

In the aim to expand its interventions, to increase accountability to the donors and partners and to increase fundraising for better implementation of its mandate, UN Women Cameroon is planning to increase the visibility of its interventions and donor’s contributions, particularly the African Development Bank, in the framework of the Ring Road project which objective is to build and provide socio-economic infrastructure for women living along the road under construction, so that they can benefit from the impact of the road in terms of improved family income, social resilience, protection and promotion of their rights, and participation in the sustainable and integral development of the area.

The Civil Engineer, under the supervision of the Programme Manager for Women Economic Empowerment, will implement civil work initiatives to support construction of socio-economic infrastructures in the Ring Road project.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Civil Engineer will assist the UN Women Cameroon Team in drafting tender file for construction/refurbishment works, support with the evaluation of the technical offers, coordination of construction works, monitoring and commissioning of the construction/renovation works in the field.

Specifically, this mission will consist of:

• The development of the required descriptive and quantitative plans for the constructions.
• Compliance with administrative and regulatory procedures related to the types of construction.
• The development of tender documents (DOA).
• Assist the selection of construction firm.
• Monitoring of construction ensuring quality assurance and respect of deadlines.
• Regular production of construction progress reports.
• Advisory support to the implementing partner for gender-sensitive infrastructures.

The Civil Engineer will provide the following:

• Review existing documents, ownership status, litigations, designed projects, authorisations, etc.
• Inspect and evaluate locations to determine the physical and technical conditions of the premises and advise on the works to improve the conditions.
• Support to contracting planner designer and/or BoQ drafter to establish the volume of work to be done.
• Review/Develop the detailed technical specifications and Bill of Quantities (BoQ) for the (selected) spaces intended for infrastructure to be part of tender documentation intended for selection designing and construction companies.
• Support at all procurement stages for contracting construction company.
• Organize/facilitate a pre-bidding conference/field visit (if required) with potential bidders to clear all technical aspects and related questions.
• Provide answers to any technical clarification questions submitted by potential bidders.
• Support procurement process and facilitate technical evaluation of proposals
• Transmission of the object and documentation to the contractor/construction company, including connections to utilities, and organization of the work process.
• Supervise and report progress in the implementation of the infrastructure upgrades; supervision will be conducted throughout the complete duration of the contract, including the end of all calculations and possible legal disputes related to the work.
• Ensure compliance with environmental, social and health and safety standards on the site
• Provide written confirmations to the project that milestones under design/construction contracts are achieved, including submission of the final Confirmation of Completion of works (signing and confirmation of works executed, advise UN Women on any changes required by the construction firms.
• Coordinate technical issues with the responsible parties.
• Timely reporting to UN Women Cameroon Project Manager.
• Perform any other assignment related to the tasks.

Competencies

Core Values:

· Respect for Diversity

· Integrity

· Professionalism

Core Competencies:

· Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues

· Accountability

· Creative Problem Solving

· Effective Communication

· Inclusive Collaboration

· Stakeholder Engagement

· Leading by Example

Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Core Values and Competencies:

https://www.unwomen.org/en/about-us/employment/application-process#_Values

FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES

• Excellent communication and administrative skills;

• Ability to organize and complete multiple tasks by establishing priorities;

• Ability to handle a large volume of work under time constraints;

Required Skills and Experience