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Infrastructure Engineer
Hargeisa, with travel to DRC field offices in Somalia
Background
Using a protection of human rights framework, DRC has mainly
focused on Somalis who are displaced by conflict. Program includes protection,
livelihoods, food and NFI distribution, water and sanitation, and advocacy
amongst others.
There are 4 main program offices in Somali region, one in Yemen,
one in Kenya and one regional office in Nairobi.
There are also non-operational region wide initiatives, focusing
on advocacy and capacity building, which are supported from the Nairobi
regional office. Currently, there are over 250 DRC staff in the region.
In the last two years, there has been significant growth in the
size of the CDRD programme that requires support to maintain quality and
accountability.
The Community-Driven Recovery and Development (CDRD) project is
a collaborative effort between various partners that include, DRC, UNICEF,
DANIDA, DFID, EC, SIDA and local Authorities/governments.
The objective of CDRD project is to provide services to
communities, to empower communities and provide capacity development to local
councils. Through the CDRD, communities receive grants to support the
implementation of their projects (here referred to as sub-projects).
A complementary project to CDRD is The Develop Informed and
Accountable Local Governance through User Empowerment (DIALOGUE) project, which
addresses the inability of civil society to translate peace building
initiatives into state-building interventions and the lack of strong public
participation in local governance.
The DIALOGUE project complements CDRD interventions through inter-community
projects that address the causes of localized conflicts and district-wide
projects implemented jointly by communities and local authorities.
Objective
The infrastructure Engineer is responsible for overseeing the
technical engineering direction of DRC construction projects in Somalia.
This will include providing the requisite support to program
activities that require engineering support including livelihoods, WASH,
Shelter and CDRD projects.
The core responsibilities will include project implementation,
networking and liaison, communication, capacity building and field staff
mentorship, monitoring, reporting & evaluation.
For the CDRD project, the Infrastructure Engineer will review and monitor community sub projects both at proposal and implementation stages to ensure engineering quality and control including adequate safe guards against environmental impact.
S/he will provide capacity building for DRC local engineers,
community facilitators and local authorities / district engineers, in the use
of the various technical templates used in the design and in progress reporting
of the community sub projects.
He/she will provide engineering technical inputs in support of
the CDRD Management Information System (MIS).
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide
technical engineering support to Somalia program activities related to
CDRD construction project activities.
- Develop/establish
and maintain accepted infrastructural standards for the sector and ensure
that project staff, partner agencies and recipient communities understand,
accept and adhere to these standards.
- Design
of various technical templates including bill of quantities, bill of
materials and reporting formats, based on a pre-determined list of
community sub projects identified in the course of the implementation of
the CDRD project (e.g. primary schools, health posts, irrigation systems,
etc.).
- Provide
support to CDRD field engineers in the establishment of a database of
market construction unit prices and material prices, updated at least on
quarterly basis.
- Review
of the technical specifications, engineering designs and work schedules to
ensure consistency with the most appropriate technology and existing
ministry /sector standards.
- Review
of the bill of quantities and bill of materials in the
CDRD/DIALOGUE-funded community sub project proposals to ensure the
estimated costs are reasonable and comparable to the market rates.
- Review
CDRD/DIALOGUE-funded sub projects both at proposal and implementation
stages to ensure engineering quality and control including adequate safe
guards against environmental impact.
- Where
implementation is out-sourced in CDRD/DIALOGUE-funded sub-projects, review
and advise on the bidding and tender documents and processes to ensure
competitive bidding and conformity with the procurement procedures.
- Ensure
the projects are implemented with the set designs, BOQs and BOMs, and
project budget lines are expended within approved limit as stipulated by
individual donors’ guideline as far as construction work is concern.
- Ensure
the construction project activities are well coordinated and implemented
in an integral manner so as to ensure effective and efficient utilization
of physical and human resource during implementation.
- Regularly
review the physical progress reports to ensure accuracy and consistency in
reporting.
- Undertake
regular field visits to carry –out technical audits during the
implementation of the CDRD/DIALOGUE- funded sub-projects
- Representing
DRC in Shelter cluster technical issues related to infrastructure with
close consultation with the PD/CD and relevant Area Managers.
- Coordinate
with Area Managers in requisition, procurement and delivery of project
input materials, supplies and labor as far as construction work is
concerned.
- Contribute
to the creation and compilation of the annual operation plans and project
proposals whenever required.
- Document,
share and strive to solve difficulties that may be encountered in
implementation of the construction projects.
- Regularly
conduct training sessions for field engineers and community facilitators
(who will in turn train communities and local authorities) in the use of
the various technical templates including bill of quantities, bill of
materials, and technical reporting templates etc.
- Train
field engineer on collecting materials prices and construction unit
prices, including data entry and analysis
- Any
other reasonable task as may be assigned by his/her supervisor/senior
Management.
Reporting Arrangements
The post holder reports to the Engineering/WASH Technical
Manager of Somalia and will work in collaboration with Area Managers, CDRD
Coordinator and the National CDRD and Engineers.
Qualifications
Essential:
- Post-graduate
degree in Civil/Architectural Engineering or other relevant post-graduate
degree.
- A
minimum of 2-4 years of field experience in emergency and displacement
situations.
- Knowledge
of participatory approaches and tools to community planning, monitoring
and evaluation
- Proficiency
in written and spoken English is required. Extensive experience in report
writing and editing is required.
- Good
command of computer programs and applications with significant
capabilities in computerized database and spreadsheet construction, and
their practical application. Practical knowledge of AutoCAD, ArcGIS or
other GIS programmes is required.
Preferable:
- Strong
interpersonal and communication skills
- Self-motivated
and able to work with a minimum of guidance
- Willingness
and physical ability to perform field missions in rural areas under
restricted security conditions
Conditions:
Contract: One
year renewable contract.
Salary and other conditions in accordance with the Danish
Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for Field Recruited Expatriates recruited
by the Horn of Africa Regional Office.
Availability: September,
2012 or Earlier.
Duty Station: Hargeisa, with travel to DRC field offices in Somalia. This is a non-family duty station.
Other benefits: Housing facility in Hargeisa, R&R as per DRC
policy, 25 annual leave days per annual, insurance; and one return flight home
Commitments
DRC has a Humanitarian Accountability Framework, outlining its global accountability committments.
All staff are required to contribute to the achievement of this
framework (http://www.drc.dk/HAF.4265.0.html).
Application and CV
Interested candidates who meet the required qualifications and
experience are invited to submit updated CV and cover letter explaining their
motivation and why they are suited for the post.
Only motivated applications that address the stipulated duties
and meet the required qualifications will be considered.
CV-only applications will not be considered.
Please forward the application and CV, in English and marked
“Infrastructure Engineer”, to drcjobs@drchoa.org no later than 31 July, 2012.
Candidates who applied previously need not re-apply.
