Key functions, accountabilities and related duties/tasks:
Pre-feasibility and high-level costing based on per capita estimates; including long term impact, sustainability, potential for clustering of towns, Multi Village Schemes (MVSs) and villages for economy of scale and skills base and potential for delegation of ring fenced services to community groups and/or private enterprise.
Identification of funding sources for (a) advocacy, (b) feasibility study, (c) design, (d) implementation and (e) post construction support including defects liability period
Appointment of the ‘Engineer’ responsible for project delivery and to look after the interests of both the client (eventual owner of the assets) and the contractors in a fair and equitable way.
Advocacy and formative research to (a) get buy-in from the eventual owners of the assets, (b) identify those responsible for utility regulation and (c) leverage involvement of, and ‘symbolic ownership’ by, the target beneficiaries.
Feasibility study including site investigation; operational systems including appropriate technology and draft utility and delegated performance agreements; financial, economic and environmental sustainability analysis; cost estimates based on outline BoQs; financing risk (inflation, escalation, foreign exchange rates); standard conditions of contract to be used; materials specification; materials sourcing; full risk assessment including conflict and flood and mitigation planning.
Finance agreement, including cost and time risk contingency.
Detailed design and costing including design report, ESIA, detailed specifications, conditions of contract, contract packaging, BoQs and pre-tender cost estimates.
Financial adjustments, negotiation and award of contract(s)
Contract(s) supervision
Handover of assets to the owner and handover of operations to the mandated utility
Defect liability period
Participate in monitoring and evaluation exercises, programme reviews and annual sectoral reviews with government and other counterparts and prepare reports on results for required action/interventions at the higher level of programme management.
Prepare/assess monitoring and evaluation reports to identify gaps, strengths/weaknesses in programmes and management, identify and document lessons learned.
Monitor and report on the use of sectoral programme resources (financial, administrative and other assets),
verify compliance with approved allocations, organizational rules, regulations/procedures and donor commitments, standards of accountability and integrity.
Report on issues identified to enable timely resolution by management/stakeholders.
Prepare sectoral progress reports for management, donors and partners.
Maintain a central role in ensuring proper day to day contract administration, streamlining contract correspondence, project budget and timeline control, contract management tracking against donor funding requirements, payment processing and liaising with clients, government partners and contractors as per UNICEF’s requirements, and as per national and international standards to ensure quality, cost, and time controls of all deliverables.
Minimum Requirements:
Qualification:
An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in civil engineering, other relevant engineering or another relevant technical field.
A first University Degree in a relevant field combined with 2 additional years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an Advanced University Degree.
Experience:
A minimum of 5 (Five )years of relevant professional experience in managing complex WASH-infrastructure contracts and programmes for developing countries is required.
Language Requirements:
Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.
