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Job Title: Construction Specialist
Location City / Town: Cabo Delgado
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Short Description/ Purpose of Job
Construction and rehabilitation are critical components of Save the Children’s portfolio in education, health, WASH and shelter programmes. The Construction Specialist will be the main technical advisor to support cross-sectoral construction programmes in emergency and development programmes, as well as the technical coordinator of all construction works. The jobholder ensures efficient and high quality construction interventions. He/she supports programme teams in the timely development and implementation of construction quality and safeguard benchmarks and also oversees the implementation of construction and rehabilitation, ensuring the application of SCI construction policies, standards and procurement procedures. The Construction Specialist leads the assessment of construction needs in all thematic areas (education, health and nutrition, WASH, child protection, FSL, etc.). Supports programme design and budgeting, identification and staffing and construction related procurement. The incumbent mentors and builds the capacity of construction and project staff.
Recruitment Description/ Key Accountabilities
Qualifications and Skills
Qualifications
- Master of Engineering or equivalent in Architecture, Planning, Civil or Structural Engineering, Construction, or other relevant area, or equivalent experience in the field.
Experience and Skills
Essential
- At least 5 years’ experience in a senior technical role in the construction/logistics/etc. sector (coordinator, technical consultant, manager);
- Proven experience of construction supervision and management/coordination of construction projects, in various locations;
- Previous work experience with International NGOs, in development or humanitarian contexts, preferably in a construction supervision role;
- Experience in supervising a technical team of builders and engineers, liaising with a wide range of stakeholders for project implementation and training and capacity building;
- Strong understanding of public health and WASH issues in the education and health sectors, with attention to the specific needs of women, children and people with physical disabilities;
- Knowledge of Mozambique’s public works laws, rules and policies in the field of construction;
- Experience in developing construction projects, including risk mitigation and suitability for children, in both emergency and development contexts;
- Knowledge of the construction requirements of the Mozambican sectors and UN Habitat approved designs/models;
- Proven and significant experience in construction procurement and contract management, including the ability to develop strategies to address identified gaps;
- Proven experience in the execution of construction projects, including management and quality assurance of contractor performance;
- Knowledge of key institutional donors and their logistics and procurement compliance requirements.
Desirable
- Experience or knowledge of working in different provinces of Mozambique;
- Experience in WASH and shelter programmes;
- Specific experience in project design and management of FCDO, ECHO, BHA, GPE and other major donors;
- Interested candidates should submit their Qualifications Certificate, ID, CV, and motivation letter in Portuguese and English by 12 June 2023. Through the following link:
https://hcri.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com:443/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/job/1489?utm_medium=jobboard
“We are an equal opportunity employer, we encourage the application of women and people with disabilities. Save the Children is committed to ensuring that all its staff and programmes are absolutely safe for children.
We apply rigorous procedures to ensure that only candidates suitable for working with children are allowed to join our organisation and all applicants will therefore be subject to this scrutiny.”
LEGAL NOTICE:
SAVE THE CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL DOES NOT MAKE ANY CHARGES AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS AND DOES NOT PROCEED VIA RECRUITMENT AGENTS.
NB: Only successful candidates will be contacted.
Date Posted: 31/05/2023
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