“UNOPS plays a critical role in providing management services for our life-saving, peacebuilding, humanitarian and development operations. I have seen many examples of how these activities help suffering people in troubled parts of the world.”
* Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General
The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) mission is to expand the capacity of the UN system and its partners to implement peacebuilding, humanitarian and development operations that matter for people in need.
UNOPS mandate is to act as a project delivery platform for UN system agencies, funds and programmes, international and regional financial institutions, intergovernmental organizations, donor and recipient governments, and non-profit non-governmental organizations. As a self-financing entity within the UN system, UNOPS must ensure that the projects it delivers meet client expectations in terms of cost, quality and time, while at the same time ensuring that these projects collectively meet a broader array of success criteria.
UNOPS is committed to achieving a truly diverse workforce.
Background Information – Kenya
Kenya
The UNOPS Kenya office manages more than 60 projects in around 10 countries of eastern and southern Africa. UNOPS in Kenya helps partners achieve their project goals in sectors including: governance, education, health, the environment, grant management and rural development.
Liberia
UNOPS is providing critical support to the Ministry of Justice to help enhance effective administration and operational capabilities of National Police (LNP), the Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization (BIN) and access to Justice (including support the Bureau of Corrections and Rehabilitation. The joint regional center will provide administrative, joint communication capabilities increase effective operational coverage as well as providing accommodation and critical back up in case of need in the three counties (Bong, Lofa Nimba) through the enhancement of sustained Police Support Unit presence in the region
Background Information – Job-specific
Under the direct supervision of the Chief Technical Adviser & Head of Country Office, the incumbent will oversee the implementation of construction works at the Liberia Prison Compound in Cheesmanburg , Montserrado County, and will provide engineering expert support and construction management to the assigned project works and ensure efficient and effective planning, design and implementation of infrastructure rehabilitation, reconstruction and development activities associated with the overall country action programme
Functional Responsibilities
Below are some of the functionalities.
* Oversee the implementation of works at a number of projects, assigned to UNOPS and provide committed monitoring for the progress of works according to contract schedules, specification and project plans.
* Act as the focal officer for specific project(s); she or he provides support and guidance to the contractor and assists in resolving site problems as necessary.
* Responsible for the supervision of technical construction labor assigned to the project and monitoring their performance on the assigned duties.
* Visit the project site on a daily basis in order to monitor progress of work and identify the existing problems, provide appropriate solution through application of sound engineering standards in consultation with the Chief Technical Adviser and Head of County Office.
* Responsible for the progress report on construction activities and submission of such on a weekly basis to the Chief Technical Adviser and Head of County Office.
* Perform any other duties as may be requested by the Chief Technical Adviser & Head of Country Office.
Competencies
* Provide support to knowledge building and knowledge sharing
* Ability to translate and apply good business decision and technical expertise into UNOPS operation and good understanding of UNOPS operations procedure.
* Organized, attention to detail oriented and able to prioritize and process large volume of work.
* Ability adhere to work assignment and meet designated deadline.
* Consistently deliver accurate, clear, and concise messages in written or oral form.
* Ability to cope with uncertainty and incomplete information to come up with skilful decisions
* Successfully complete tasks with little or no supervision and adapts to unfamiliar tasks by applying previous knowledge.
* Ability to work with computer software packages
* Demonstrated drive for continuous improvement and incorporation of lessons learned and best practices into business process routines
* Demonstration of professional behaviour and personal ethics, transparency and openness to encourage respect and similar behaviour from colleagues in the workplace
Education/Experience/Language requirements
1. Education requirements
* A Bachelors degree in Civil or Architecture Engineering or related field. Additional years of relevant work experience preferably in combination with a relevant Diploma may substitute for the requirement of a Bachelors degree.
2. Experience requirements
* 5 years of experience on similar duties with demonstrated capacity to meet performance indicators and deliver results.
3. Language requirements
* Fluency in written and oral English
Certifications
PRINCE2 or equivalent project management qualification is an asset;
Contract type, level and duration
Contract type: Local ICA Support
Contract level: : LICA 4
Contract duration: Four months renewable, subject to satisfactory performance and funds availability
For more details about the ICA contractual modality, please follow this link:
http://www.unops.org/ENGLISH/WHOWENEED/CONTRACT-TYPES/Pages/Individual-Contractor-Agreements-ICAs.aspx
Additional Considerations
* Please note that the closing date is midnight Copenhagen time (CET)
* Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
* Only those candidates that are short-listed for interviews will be notified.
* Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
* UNOPS reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a level below the advertised level of the post
* The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS.
Closing Date: Monday, 06 August 2012
