Save the Children in Yemen is looking for eligible candidates for the positions of: FSL Officer (Engineer) (1)–Based in (Lahj). ROLE PURPOSE:
The Food Security & Livelihoods (FSL) Engineering Project Officer will implement activities in an effort to address food insecurity and poor nutrition levels in the governorate. With a focus towards disaster risk reduction and natural resource management, s/he will complete cost estimates, design, follow procurement, and oversee the implementation of small-scale infrastructure projects in the targeted communities. Projects will be selected by community members through a participatory prioritization process and constructed by unskilled community members through a Cash for Work modality. S/he will ensure timely implementation, monitor work progress, and complete the hand over process. The Engineering Project Officer will represent SCI during community meetings and ensure high quality projects are delivered. S/he will identify opportunities for training and skills transfer to enhance the future employability of CFW participants.
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY: Activity Implementation
• To ensure that the planned Cash for Work projects are timely, cost effective and high quality.
• Ensure local authorities and communities have been sensitized to the project’s objectives, activities, and selection criteria and that these processes have been adhered to during project selection.
• Develop project implementation plan with communities, supervise, guide and advise them in the selection of beneficiaries and community projects based on set criteria that are agreed by all stakeholders.
• Carryout initial site assessments and feasibility feedback on project options to assist in prioritization processes.
• Verify that project activities are developed in consultation with communities and ensure all project activities have considered the needs of children, women, vulnerable groups, and the environment. Asset Creation:
• Prepare project designs, Bills of Quantity, and provide accurate estimates of labour time and needs.
• Ensure any technical assets have been designed in coordination with SCI Sector Advisors or using Sphere/Cluster standards. Seek input on such designs as required.
• Prepare project implementation plans for each project, including timelines and progress schedules.
• Prepare procurement requests based on BoQs, and coordinate with the Logistics Department for delivery of all materials to the field site in accurate quantity.
• Ensure plans are in place to safely store all materials at the field site and security is provided by communities.
• Provide hands on training to unskilled labourers within communities on how to complete their projects in a step-by-step fashion to ensure high quality results. Verify that correct implementation is taking place.
• Conduct regular site inspections throughout project implementation and ensure workplan/schedule is followed.
• Ensure that all projects have a maintenance plan in place and train community members on carrying it out.
• Identify, inform, and assist programme officer and project officers of any problems, constraints, or complaints.
• Assist in recruitment, training, and supervision of project monitors. Coordination
• Coordinate with other project officers to ensure that activities are carried out in line with community needs.
• Coordinate with the relevant government ministries to ensure compliance and good relations.
• Support the integration and communication with other sectors: WASH, IYCF, Health & Nutrition activities.
• Participate in Field Office meetings with management and other departments, as required. Monitoring and Evaluation
• Work with the FSL Database Assistant to ensure a project progress database is complete and regularly updated.
• Assist the M&E team in creating appropriate monitoring tools for project impact, quality, Post Distribution Monitoring, and measurement of IPTT indicator tracking. Focus on quality control checks for each project type.
• Conduct regular feedback sessions with the M&E Officer and Accountability Assistants to ensure that all findings are addressed and adjustments made to the project throughout implementation.
• Carry out regular implementation monitoring and submit relevant reports to the Programme Officer.
Reporting
• Compile and write weekly and monthly progress reports (narrative and data) in English. QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
• University degree (B.Sc) in engineering, architecture, or other faculty relevant to design and construction.
• Three years work experience in civil engineering, design, construction, and/or building.
• Previous experience designing small-scale infrastructure projects (ex. hand dug wells, single room structures, canal digging, irrigation canals, trenching, culverts, tertiary roads, footbridges, flood protection walls, gabion walls, etc), with a particular emphasis on Disaster Risk Reduction and natural resource management.
• Previous experience implementing small-scale infrastructure with unskilled community labourers.
• Previous experience working with International NGOs is preferable.
• Strong ability to verbally communicate complex ideas to rural populations (in Arabic) and train unskilled labourers on step-by-step construction implementation.
• Experience and aptitude in on-the-job training and skills transfer.
• Ability to diplomatically and sensitively resolve conflicts within and between communities/stakeholders.
• Knowledge of the areas of intervention (Taiz or Lahj) and ability to relate with stakeholders.
• Ability and willingness to travel extensively to the field, under sometimes difficult and insecure circumstances.
• Ability to organize time, manage multiple projects at one time, and analyse information from many sources.
• Experience supervising others and managing their performance.
• Experience writing and compiling narrative and analytical reports in English.
• Communication skills to operate with a multinational and multilingual team
• Computer skills to create and input into Word and Excel documents. Other design programmes preferable.
• Fluency in English (speaking, writing, reading, and typing) is essential. Application Process: We are looking for both men and women from Yemen with enthusiasm and commitment to improve the protection and promotion of the rights of all children in Yemen.
All applicants will be subject to Save the Children’s Child safe guarding Policy and Reference Checking Process. Applications to be sent to [email protected]
The deadline for receiving applications is 09/06/2014
Please put “FSL Engineer Lahj” as the subject line of the email.
Please put your full name as the name of the CV file, “CV of FULL NAME”
NOTE: Applications for this job are not through Yemen HR website. They should be sent to the address mentioned above in the announcement itself. Please review the ad and follow what the "Application process" or the "How to apply" section says. |