Construction Specialist

The Construction Specialist will manage and monitor all construction activities in the Country Office, including school infrastructures and health centers, and provide technical support to UNICEF Programmes and Operations on construction and rehabilitation activities.

Responsibilities

• Preparation of Construction Annual Workplan.
• Collaboration with UNICEF Programmes/Operations and Coordination with Government Counterparts.
• Preparation of Design and Technical Documents.
• Support with Procurement Processes.
• Monitoring of Construction Projects.

Requirements

• Master or equivalent (Advanced University Degree) in Engineering-Civil, Architecture, Civil engineering, construction engineering, architecture or other relevant areas is required.
• A first level university degree (Bachelor's) in a relevant area combined with 2 additional years of relevant work experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.
• At least 5 years of relevant work experience in construction, in project management, site supervision, quality assurance and/or other directly related technical fields is required.
• Project Management skills.
• Site Supervision skills.
• Quality Assurance skills.
• Public Procurement skills.
• Communication skills.
• Working strategically skills.
• English - Proficient/Fluent is required.
• Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an advantage.
• Humanitarian experience is an asset.
• Emergency experience is an asset.
• Experience with sensitive situations is an asset.
• Agility is an asset.
• UNICEF experience is an asset.
• Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts is an advantage.

Skills

• Civil Engineering
• Construction Engineering
• Project Management
• Site Supervision
• Quality Assurance
• Public Sector Procurement
• Construction Monitoring
• Technical Support
• Construction Rehabilitation
• Humanitarian Experience
• Emergency Response
• Country Level Experience
• Development Context Experience
• Fragile Settings Experience

Languages

English