Somalia: WASH & Infrastructure Manager

Background

The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) has been providing relief and development services in the Horn of Africa since 1997. 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, one in Ethiopia and one regional office in Nairobi. There are also nonoperational region wide initiatives, focusing on advocacy and capacity building, which are supported from the Nairobi regional office. Currently, there is over 250 DRC staff in the region. In the last two years, there has been significant growth in the size of the CDRS programme that requires support to maintain quality and accountability.

Objective

The *Infrastructure & WASH Manager*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 protection projects. The core responsibilities will include project implementation, networking and liaison, communication, capacity building and field staff mentorship, monitoring, reporting & evaluation.

For the CDRS and other CDD related projects, the Infrastructure & WASH Manager 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.

The core responsibilities of the *Infrastructure & WASH Manager*will be assisting the teams (WASH & Shelter/Infrastructure in Somalia) in supervising the project implementation, networking and liaison, communication, capacity building and field staff mentorship, monitoring, reporting & evaluation. The Manager will be also assisted by the WASH Coordinator and the Infrastructure Coordinator in Somalia to oversee the work of the Field Engineers (in Somalia).

He/she will provide engineering technical inputs in support of the CDRS Management Information System (MIS) as well as for transitional shelters.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide technical engineering support to Somalia program activities related to all construction and WASH project activities.
• Maintain accepted Infrastructural standards for the sector and ensure that project staff, partner agencies and recipient communities understand, accept and adhere to these standards.
• Ensure that various technical Templates (including bill of quantities, bill of materials and reporting formats) are in place and well used.
• 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 of the proposals to ensure the estimated costs are reasonable and comparable to the market rates.
• Review projects both at proposal and implementation stages to ensure engineering quality and control including adequate safe guards against environmental impact.
• Review and advice 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 projects.
• Representing DRC in Shelter and WASH Cluster technical issues with close consultation with the CD/DCD, RIC and relevant Area Managers.
• Review and advice on innovative ways of carrying our hygiene promotion and awareness creation in target communities.
• 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
• Share regular Report upon completion of every mission with the CD/DCD, RIC and relevant Area Managers.
• Share “Success Stories” in a regular manner.

Reporting

The post holder reports to the Deputy Country Director of Somalia and will work in collaboration with Area Managers and the Regional Infrastructure Coordinator (RIC). For program Development issues, the Manager will consult closely with the RIC, and advice the D/CD appropriately. The Manager will also have close working relations with the Program development and Quality Manager and other Technical Coordinators to enhance program synergies.

Conditions:

Contract: 1 year contract with possibility of extension after a successful probation period.

Other employment conditions in accordance with the Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for Global Expatriates recruited by the Horn of Africa and Yemen Regional Office. This position is rated as A12 on the DRC salary scale available at www.drc.dk or the national staff salary scale as applicable.

Availability: 1 December 2015

Duty Station: Garowe, Puntland (Somalia) with travel to DRC field offices in Somalia

General

Commitments: DRC has a Humanitarian Accountability Framework, outlining its global accountability committments. All staff are required to contribute to the achievement of this framework.

For general information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult www.drc.dk.

Personal Specifications

• A bachelor’s degree in Civil/Architectural Engineering or other relevant post-graduate degree. A post graduate degree will be an added advantage.
• Strong knowledge of WASH activities and implementation projects.
• Practical working knowledge on direct implementation of WASH interventions in emergencies.
• A minimum of 5 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, Archicad, 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

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.

We only accept applications sent via our online-application form onwww.drc.dk

Please forward the application and CV, in English through the online application on www.drc.dk under vacancies no later than 11 November, 2015.

If you have questions or are facing problems with the online application process, please contact job@drc.dk

This is a re-advertisement, candidates who applied previously need not re-apply