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Internal/External Vacancy Announcement

 

 

INTRODUCTION

 

Save the Children (SC) has an opening for the following position. If you are interested to join our team, please review below position specification and requirement to help you make a decision

 

Position I:

Job Title	Infrastructure Officer
Place of Work	Dugda Dawa
Monthly Salary in ETB	As per the organization scale
No. of Positions	1
Length of Contract	One Year

 

JOB SUMMARY:

 

Intakes overall responsibility for assuring design, construction and supervision of public works which require the application of engineering principles and methods.. He/she will facilitate the selection of activities to be undertaken under the Public works component which is driven by a community-led planning process. The PW Officer will ensure that PW projects are performed in accordance with specifications and minimum standards. He/she will support technical capacity transfer and support to woreda point persons, and will supervise any contracted persons by frequent supervision and supporting them with material supplies.

 

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

• Implement PWs as per the Developed standards and Guidelines:

• Provides technical support during natural resource mapping and community action planning and site selection;

• Assists with management of public works construction projects, including preparing specifications, cost and quality estimates; design of projects and oversight of the construction process;

• Ensures the implementation of each public works according to the design specification and work norms;

• Provides relevant data for the improvement of public work quality standards and work norms;

• Ensure the preparation of natural resource mapping during community action plan(CAP) preparation;

• Ensure the effective and timely implementation of Public work activities in the field;

  • Support the time-based plans of public works to ensure that they are implemented in the most suitable time as regards weather and moisture variations. Breakdown the annual Public works planned activities in to monthly bases based on the available Public works labour per project sites or communities;

• Build Capacity of Government staff at Woreda level and in the Field:

• Identifies training needs of DAs, kebele and community planning teams and submits training proposals to the sub office/woreda;

• Providing supervision, technical assistance, training and quality control for DAs, kebele and community planning teams;Responsible for operational and financial management and reporting of the Public

• works program;

• Assists the NRM and environment Officer in providing the required inputs to improve the quality of Public works;

• Supervise and Monitor PWs for Environmental Compliance and other Requirements:

• Ensures the implementation of Public works in accordance with environmental standards and procedures;

• Screen all Public works activities based on the environment and social management framework /ESMF/guideline and initial environmental examination/IEE/ criteria;

• Develop environmental and management plan/EMP/ for all Public works activities at woreda level and provide a report to Addis Ababa office;

• Undertake Public works and environment monitoring and evaluation activities at kebele and community levels;

• Reporting and others:

• Ensure timely submission of reports and other deliverables from the kebeles and woreda to the Addis Ababa office;

• Review and submit monthly and quarterly Public works reports to the sub-office and country office;

• Prepare records and reports to document and track project activities and costs;

• Performs a variety of duties not listed, to be determined and assigned as needed by the sub office and Woreda Coordinator;

 

 

 

 

 

SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)

 

Accountability:

• Holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values

• Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves (and their team), takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages others to do the same

• Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others

• Future orientated, thinks strategically

Collaboration:

• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, members and external partners and supporters

• Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength

• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions

• Willing to take disciplined risks

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency

 

 

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• Minimum of B.Sc. degree in Water engineering/agricultural engineering/ Civil engineering / Natural Resources Management;

• A minimum of 3 years field experience related to area of assignment;

• Knowledge of the NGO sector is of added value;

• Experience and knowledge of pastoralist programming desirable;

• Skills in documentation, report writing and M&E;

• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing;

• Strong computer skills, particularly in MS Office applications (WORD, Excel, Power Point, etc.) and GIS;

• Fluency in written and spoken Amharic, English and Somali or Oromifa language (as appropriate) desirable;

 

 

HOW TO APPLY

 

Interested applicants who met the MINIMUM requirements should send the following through Tikdem.Bedore@savethechildren.org  before August 17, 2014

 

• 1. A CV (not more than 3 pages)

  2. A cover letter (not more than one page)

  3. A one page table summarizing your educational background, work experience, technical skills and competencies to facilitate the screening process. Refer the vacancy announcement while doing this

 

Please DO NOT SUBMIT copies of transcripts, academic degrees or recommendation letters with the application. You will provide them upon request.

 

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU STATE THE CODE OF THE VACANCY ON THE SUBJECT OF YOUR EMAIL. For hard copy applicants you can forward your application through Save the Children; P.O. Box 1577; Awassa; Ethiopia ensuring that the job title is clearly stated in the cover letter. All applications should be received within 10 days of this advertisement.

 

We need to keep children safe and as such, our selection process reflects our commitment to ensuring that only those who are suitable to work with children are considered for these posts. All successful applicants will, therefore, be required to complete a Police Check and must sign onto our Child Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct.

 

In the selection of its staff, Save the Children is committed to gender balance and diversity without distinction as to race, sex or religion, and without discrimination of persons with disabilities.