Background Information - UNOPS
UNOPS – an operational arm of the United Nations – supports the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by successfully implementing its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian, and development projects around the world. Our mission is to help people build better lives and countries achieve peace and sustainable development.
UNOPS areas of expertise cover infrastructure, procurement, project management, financial management, and human resources.
Working with us
We are proud of our people. With a wealth of knowledge and skills in various disciplines – engineering, finance, human resources, ICT, leadership, project management, procurement, and more – they help tackle some of the biggest challenges of our time. Their work around the world supports progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
At UNOPS, we offer a range of short- and long-term opportunities in various environments and duty stations – from Denmark and Kenya to Mexico, Switzerland, Myanmar, Senegal, Uganda, and many more.
Diversity
With over 5,000 UNOPS personnel and approximately 7,400 personnel recruited on behalf of our partners, spread across 80 countries, our workforce represents a range of nationalities and cultures. We promote a balanced and diverse labor force — a strength that helps us better understand and address our partners’ needs. We continually strive to maintain our gender-balanced workplace. We encourage qualified underrepresented groups as per UNOPS Gender, Diversity, and Inclusion Strategy to apply for our vacancies.
Work life harmonization
UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands.
Afghanistan
With more than 20 years of experience in the country, UNOPS Afghanistan focuses on providing maximum support to the Government and people of Afghanistan through delivery of projects and services in line with the government’s national priorities. The UNOPS Afghanistan Country Office (AFCO) serves as an organizational mechanism to deliver a range of projects for which UNOPS has been designated as the implementation agency. At present, UNOPS AFCO is implementing a number of projects in a range of sectors including infrastructure (roads, bridges, justice and security, health, and water supply) development, procurement services, HR services, capacity building, and humanitarian protection, amongst others, on behalf of the Government of Afghanistan, the international donor community, and other UN agencies.
The functional objective of UNOPS AFCO is to contribute to the achievement of the development outcomes sought by the Government of Afghanistan. The aim of UNOPS AFCO is to provide efficient and cost-effective implementation services on behalf of all our partners to support the reconstruction and development of the country. UNOPS AFCO’s mission is to exceed the expectations of all stakeholders in the delivery of AFCO’s services, at all times, in all places, in all circumstances, in order to significantly improve the lives of all Afghans in need.
Background Information - Job-specific
In November 2023, ADB approved the Verification of Claims and Expenditures Project to conduct a verification of outstanding claims from contractors, consultants, suppliers and project management offices for the works and services completed in Afghanistan under ADB-financed and administered projects prior to 15 August 2021. UNOPS is the executing agency for VCEP.
The main objective of VCEP is to verify claims from contractors, consultants and suppliers for works and services completed prior to 15 August 2021 under different types of contracts including civil works, supply of goods and consulting services in Afghanistan. VCEP also includes a verification of advances provided to contractors, consultants and suppliers and eligible expenditures incurred by the project management offices prior to 15 August 2021 under ADB-financed and administered projects.
Job-Specific Information
Under the supervision of the Lead Civil Engineer (Building Construction), the Team Lead (Health) will lead and coordinate both technically and from a management point of view, a team of national engineers composed of Field Monitoring Officers (FMOs). The objective is to perform evaluations, surveys, measurements and other similar activities including desk review of documents and satellite images analysis necessary for the verification of the Claims for payments described in the above Project information. The Team Lead will both coordinate and handle the most complex cases directly, or co-work with the FMOs.
Summary of Key Functions
The Team Lead (Health) will be responsible for the following:
lead the FMOs both technically and in terms of team management
coordinate and distribute tasks within the team of FMOs, according to the Lead Civil Engineer’s requirements, including:
obtaining tasks from the Lead Civil Engineer and organizing the FMOs activities accordingly
monitor progress and quality of the FMOs activities
Ensure that FMOs are equipped with appropriate tools and PPEs and provide them knowledge on how to use them in case of need
Ensure HSSE while team is performing work in the field
Handle immediate/simple technical issues and escalate to higher knowledge sources (Lead Civil Engineer) in case of need
Directly handle the most sensitive cases in terms of measurements, verifications in the field and other urgent/complex situations that can not be handled by the Field Monitoring Officers
Coach and train the FMOs before execution of tasks both to ensure they will be prepared for the tasks, and when quality monitoring reveals issues. (Note: that FMOs team will be composed of various levels of experienced engineers)
Support the Lead Civil Engineer in coordination, planning and evaluations, as required
Report to the Lead Civil Engineer about overall progress, quality and issues and risks management
Contribute to internal and external reporting activities
Support the Lead Civil Engineer in activities such as: delivering training and learning initiatives for personnel on technical related topics, guide team's collection of feedback, ideas, and internal knowledge about processes and best practices and utilize productively.
Please note that the nature of this role requires flexibility in adapting to the needs of the team since the objective of alignment of Contracts details, local situation and habits, local law and other factors might generate unexpected needs
Education/Experience/Language requirements
a. Education
Advanced University Degree (Master Degree or equivalent) in Civil Engineering (preferably Building Construction), or other relevant discipline with 2 years of relevant experience, OR
First level University degree (Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent) in Civil Engineering (preferably Building Construction), or other relevant discipline in combination with 4 years of relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree
b. Work Experience
Minimum of 2 years’ experience in health facilities’ design and construction projects (i.e. hospitals, clinics, health centers, etc.).
Minimum 1 year experience in managing at least 3 supervisee
Experience in Quality Control / Assurance of health facilities structures
Experience in contractors supervision as well as interim payment certificates (IPCs) and claims management is an asset
Experience with satellite images usage is desired
Knowledge of AutoCAD and/or MicroStation is an asset
Previous working experience within an international development context is desired.
c. Languages
Fluent in Dari, Pashto and English (read, write, speak) is required
Submission Guideline
Please click on the below link for actual vacancy announcement to see the complete details and submission guideline as this is only an attempt for attracting female applicants for gender parity in organization. Please make sure you fill your profile/application properly with all relevant details in order to be considered for the next stage of recruitment/selection.
https://jobs.unops.org/pages/viewvacancy/VADetails.aspx?id=27706
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