Project Coordinator - Livelihood (Engineer)

Save the Children believes every child deserves a future. In Nepal and around the world, we give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. We do whatever it takes for children - every day and in times of crisis - transforming their lives and the future we share. Save the Children invites applications from the interested and eligible candidates, who are reliable, accountable, have the ability to deliver results with the highest level of integrity and who value diversity, for the following position(s):

GRADE: 6

TEAM/PROGRAMME: Emergency

LOCATION: Sarlahi district

CONTRACT LENGTH: Fixed-term until August 2018 with possibility of extension

CHILD SAFEGUARDING: Level 3: the post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.

ROLE PURPOSE:

The Project Coordinator  (PC) - Livelihood (Engineer) is overall responsible for the implementation of livelihood component of Nepal ECHO floods response project in Terai. The livelihood component has two major activities; cash for work to rehabilitate farmers managed agricultural infrastructure and seed and other agriculture input support to rebuild lost livelihoods of flood affected communities of the district.  The role includes but are not limited to design, estimate and supervise the rehabilitation of farmer’s managed agricultural infrastructures through cash for work approach. 

The position is responsible to meet compliances on project management at various stages of implementation as guided by SCI policies and the donor policies; support partners to follow SCl compliances & working principles throughout the project cycle.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY :

Selection of schemes to be rehabilitated

• Develop guidelines and criteria for identifying and selecting different agricultural infrastructure schemes to be rehabilitated
• Identify and select beneficiaries to be involved in cash for work 
• Ensure participation of beneficiaries and concerned stakeholders in selecting/prioritising schemes

Planning and budgeting 

• Prepare or support the partner to prepare a detail implementation plan by using participatory approaches
• Prepare or support partner to develop a contingency plan (Plan B)
• Design and estimate the budget for each scheme using district norms
• Compile the budget estimates of all schemes and prepare one comprehensive phased budget for this component, segregating estimate for local materials, wages and external materials etc. 
• Prepare a cash (wage) distributon plan 

Supervision and technical backstopping 

• Supervise the implementation of the plan and provide technical backstopping wherever required
• Ensure that appropriate quality is ensured at all levels of work and structures meet all compliances including environmental compliances
• Ensure beneficiaries’ and concerned stakeholders participation in implementing the plan (rehabilitation of the schemes)
• Ensure that affected people participated and gained benefit from cash for work activities
• Support PNGO to distribute wage to the participating individuals and keep the record of recipient 
• Track the project progress and budget vs expenses every month 
• Conduct public audit of all schemes 

Project progress review and monitoring

• Understand the project log frame and M&E plan, prepare and implement tools and checklists for monitoring and train partner staffs on using these tools and checklist
• Work closely with Senior Project Coordinator (Livelihood), Humanitarian Manager and MEAL Coordinator to establish baseline and final assessment
• Ensure partners have M&E plan, monitoring checklists and conduct regular field visits with appropriate tools and checklists, including interacting meaningfully with beneficiaries to learn about program effectiveness and needs of the beneficiaries. 
• Review the progress made by the partners on a trimester basis and identifies and work with partner organizations to improve their capacity, cost efficiency, accountability and organizational performance
• Assist partners to make necessary changes in their original plans, if required
• Share project progress, issues and plans for upcoming months

Project Reporting and Documentation

• Jointly develop and finalize the progress report and submit to the Senior Program Coordinator-Sarlahi
• Work closely with the MEAL Coordinator to document the innovative approaches, best practices, lesson learned, and case studies and shared at appropriate level

Capacity Development of Partner and Stakeholders

• Orient partners and stakeholders on project’s goal, objectives, expected results, strategies and work plans 

Partnership Management, Compliance and Organization Development

• Understand and orient partners on Partnership policies, Government, SC and Donor compliances.
• Ensure partner comply the organisational policies, Government, SC and donor’s requirements including Child Safe guarding policy
• Comply with all relevant Save the Children policies and procedures with respect to child protection, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies

Representation

• Represent Save the Children and its values at district 

Occasional Duties

• Work as and when required fulfilling Save the Children’s dual mandate of development programs as well as being the leader in emergency preparedness and response for children.

BEHAVIOURS (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 their team to do the same
• widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
• future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

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; demonstrates highest levels of integrity

QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s degree in Management, Agriculture or Social Science(s) with Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Agricultural Engineering

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• At least 3 years of working experience on cash based programming on farmer’s managed agricultural infrastructures
• Sound working experience with local government and local NGO
• Proven ability in project and partner management 
• Ability to develop M&E Plan, setting targets, work plan, budget etc. 
• Demonstrated ability in use of computer application
• Strong analytical and writing skills with demonstrated ability to write progress reports, project briefs, developing process guidelines and quality benchmarks 
• Demonstrated strong interpersonal skills to work with divers team and effectively working with governments and non-government agencies
• Excellent spoken and written communication in English and Maithili languages
• Commitment to Save the Children's mission, values and approach 

To apply for the position go to the link below:

https://merojob.com/project-coordinator-livelihood-engineer/

Regional Bridge Coordinator (RBC)-1 and Support Engineers – Few Positions at SDC

Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) is providing Technical Assistance (TA) to the Government of Nepal (GoN) through the Department of Local Infrastructure Development and Agricultural Roads (DoLIDAR) under Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development (MoFALD) in the implementation of Local Roads Bridge Programme (LRBP) in Nepal. AF–Iteco AG, Switzerland (AF-Iteco), on behalf of SDC, provides technical assistance through its TA-team. AF-Iteco invites applications from interested and qualified Nepali Nationals for the following positions.  

Regional Bridge Coordinator (RBC) -1 

Position Regional Bridge Coordinator should have at least a Bachelor's Degree and preferably a Master's Degree in Civil Engineering with a minimum of 5 years' in construction supervision, including quality control and management of roads and bridges. The RBC must have capability to supervise, manage and execute the construction of bridges as per the provided designs and drawings. S/he should have experience of supervision of construction of at least 10 motorable bridges of different types such as Reinforced Cement Concrete (RCC), Steel, Pre-stressed bridges etc. Demonstrated experience in managing multiple district level teams and coordination with local bodies and local stakeholders. Experience in geo-technical and hydrological investigations for the bridges and interpreting the findings thereof will be an added advantage. S/he should have excellent written and oral communication skills in English and Nepali, strong interpersonal skills and ability to work in a multidisciplinary team. This position is Bardibas Regional Office based. 

http://lrbpnepal.org/uploaded/TOR%20_RBC.pdf

Support Engineers – Few Positions 

The Support Engineers should have a qualification of Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from a recognized institute and must be registered with the Nepal Engineering Council in accordance with the Nepal Engineering Council Act, 2055. The Support Engineers should have at least 2 years of relevant professional experience specifically in bridge related works. The Support Engineers should have excellent written and oral communication skills in English and Nepali, strong interpersonal skills and ability to work in a multidisciplinary team. This position is Regional Offices based. 

http://lrbpnepal.org/uploaded/ToR_Support_Engineers.pdf

The closing date for applications is 25 January 2018. Only short-listed candidates will be invited for an interview. No telephone calls, written or personal enquiries will be entertained in this regard. Interested candidates are requested to send their application with CV to the Team Leader, LRBP PO Box 113, Kathmandu or by e-mail to vacancy@lrbpnepal.org

Sub Engineer - Infrastructure at Save the Children

Save the Children believes every child deserves a future. In Nepal and around the world, we give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. We do whatever it takes for children - every day and in times of crisis - transforming their lives and the future we share. Save the Children invites applications from the interested and eligible candidates, who are reliable, accountable, have the ability to deliver results with the highest level of integrity and who value diversity, for the following position(s):

Sub Engineer - Infrastructure

Team/Programme: Construction

Location: VDCs of Dolakha

Term: Fixed term until June 2018

CHILD SAFEGUARDING:  Level 3 The responsibilities of the post may require the post holder to have regular contact with or access to children or young people.

BRIEF POSITION DESCRIPTION

This position holder(s) is responsible to carry out day to day supervision of community infrastructure construction projects that are implementing/going to be implemented in different VDCs of Kavre and Gorkha districts. The types of community infrastructure construction projects to be supervised by position holder are School Buildings with WASH facility. This position is based on VDC and reports to Infrastructure Technical Officer. In close consultation with line manager s/he manages workmanship in construction site, daily supervises and ensures quality of construction works as per agreed drawing and estimates. This position holder(s) has to report work progress in regular weekly basis with evidences of quality and work progress. As per need, s/he has to report instantly if any kind of challenges, threats, negligence, fraud, violation of child safeguarding policy and poor quality of work are occurred or suspected in responsible construction sites. Also, position holder(s) will coordinate with local stakeholders like VDC, HFMC, SMC and PNGO in a regular basis. Knowledge of Auto Cad, MS office and relative work experience is highly expected from position holder(s).

Some aspects of this position will require working within very remote communities in minimum setup and equipment and so the post holder should be prepared to walk for long distances and sleep/stay overnight in remote locations when necessary.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Conduct safety assessment of proposed construction site.
• Ensure the selected sites are appropriate as per the project requirements & as per the standard construction guidelines and have been agreed by relevant stakeholders.
• Provide layout of construction items at site before excavation of foundation.
• Check quality of all local and non-local construction materials delivered by community/contractors/suppliers at construction site. This position holder(s) reserves right to reject any construction materials supplied at construction site by any party (contractor or supplier or community) if they do not comply minimum quality standard as illustrated in agreed drawings, estimates and BoQ. Before making decision, coordination with line manager and respective party who delivered construction materials is must.
• During implementation of construction projects, this position holder(s) reserves right to disqualify or dismantle constructed quantity of work if it do not comply minimum quality standard as illustrated in agreed drawings, estimates and BoQ. Before making decision, coordination with line manager and respective party who delivered construction work is a must.
• Measure work progress, fill Measurement Bills (MB) as per actual work progress and report to Infrastructure Technical Officer(s).
• Ensure the standard and quality of construction materials for renovation, reconstruction and construction works.
• Ensure that all the construction works are child friendly, disable friendly and meet the minimum requirement of national building code and other national standards.
• Make work schedule and monitor the progress against planned activities and results and corrective actions if required for achieving the target results.
• Maintain regular communication with relevant team members for quality, and timely accomplishment of the works.
• Work closely with GoN line agencies at VDC level like VDC, HFMC, SMC, contractor’s team and PNGO team for quality implementation of renovation, reconstruction and construction works as per the agreed plan.
• Ensure the partner organizations maintained transparency and social audit of renovation, reconstruction and construction works.
• Provide field visit reports, weekly progress reports with evidences of progress-pictures and challenges.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• Minimum Intermediate level - Diploma in Civil Engineering
• 2 years* of extensive technical experience in supervision of community buildings construction works like health post, schools etc. (1 year for GSI group*).
• Knowledge of Auto Cad is highly preferable. Preparing estimate and BoQ, submit construction project progress report based on measurement bills (MB) are also preferable.
• Excellent teamwork, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency on Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Good time management skills
• Fluency in written and spoken Nepali and English
• Flexibility and willingness to change work practices and hours to adapt to emergency situation, and capability to work in difficult to access environment 
• Available to travel in country several days a week

To apply for this position, go to the link below:

https://merojob.com/sub-engineer-infrastructure/

Civil Engineer for NTV

Profile

Nepal Television (NTV) has been producing and broadcasting news, documentaries, tele films, comedy shows, interviews and other productions and entertainment programmes by incorporating politics, economy, health, culture, ecology, sports, human rights and other issues of social life in them. Founded and facilitated by the state, Nepal Television as a public broadcasting house is bridging the Nepali dialects and diaspora for which it remains the leader in broadcast arena.

Location: Kathmandu

To apply for the position go to the link below by 22 Jan018

http://p2p.com.np/Public/_AllJobByThisRecruiter?ID=100414%20&IsOrg=true%20&FrmPublic=0#

Emergency Shelter Advisor (CARE)

Salary:  £37,740 per annum
Duration: Permanent
Location: Vauxhall, London

Why work for CARE?

This role is an opportunity to join CARE International’s Emergency Shelter Team and further grow the capacity of CARE and improve the quality of its work, ultimately ensuring people in need after disasters receive the support and assistance they require. The role gives the opportunity to get experience of and contribute directly to emergency responses around the world, but also to ensure that lessons from those responses are learnt and disseminated widely. The workload is varied, interesting and challenging, and includes assessment, analysis, programme design and implementation of projects in-country as well as giving the opportunity to contribute to policy development, research and development of tools and advocacy materials in the UK.

About you

We are looking for an enthusiastic and interested individual who has a good understanding of humanitarianism, has strong vision for what can be achieved with emergency shelter programmes and the passion and ability to ensure it is delivered. We are looking for someone who can lead others and can work well in a team, who is eager and quick to learn. We are looking for someone who can provide authoritative advice yet have the humility to know they might be wrong. 

You should have a relevant combination of experience and qualifications in the built environment, preferably at postgraduate level. It is essential that you have experience of working overseas in different cultures, and you should have experience of working in humanitarian responses.

About the role

The role’s main objectives are:

• Ensuring that CARE offices receive effective technical assistance in the shelter sector for emergency preparedness and during emergency response, so that they can undertake high quality emergency response programmes and deliver appropriate support to those in need.
• Making sure that learning and evaluation of CARE’s work in the shelter sector is taking place and is of high quality.
• Developing sectoral policies, strategies, best practices and guidelines for CARE’s global work in the shelter sector to continually improve CARE’s and the shelter sector’s practices and outcomes.
• Representing CARE International in the external emergency shelter sector community.
• Contributing to CARE International’s overall humanitarian policy, advocacy and strategy.
• You will be working with CARE’s programme teams around the world to develop and deliver shelter programming. Those you’ll have the opportunity to work with include other sectoral experts in WASH, food security, sexual and reproductive health, gender and protection, as well as country office programme and support teams, CARE’s global secretariat and partner NGOs.

About CARE

CARE International is one of the world’s leading humanitarian and development charities. We fight poverty and injustice in the world’s most vulnerable places. We save lives in disasters and conflicts. We stand with women, girls and their communities to achieve lasting change for a better future.

We are committed to Equality and value Diversity. We are a Disability Confident Employer and particularly welcome applications from disabled people. We guarantee interviews to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job (see person specification).

If you require the candidate brief or need to submit your application in an alternative format, because of a disability, please do get in touch by sending an email to, info@careinternational.org.

A DBS disclosure may be requested for the successful candidate.

For further details and to apply please go to our online recruitment site.

Closing date: Monday 5 February 2018 at 9 am

Engineering Program Associate

DETAILS

Deadline:

Feb 2, 2018

Languages:

English, French, Spanish, Indonesian, Tagalog

Opportunity type:

Permanent position

Minimum work experience:

From 6 years

Sectors:

Civil Society & NGOs, Civil Engineering, Disaster ... View all

Expected starting date:

Feb 5, 2018

Organisation:

Build Change

Location:

All / Homebased

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DESCRIPTION

WORK FOR AN AWARD-WINNING NON-PROFIT SOCIAL ENTERPRISE

POSITION OPENING: Engineering Program Associate 

Industry: Non-profit/International Development

Function: Engineering/Technical

Job Location: International (Travel between programs in Latin America, Caribbean, and South/Southeast Asia)

Start Date: Immediate 

Term: Full time, at-will employment

Salary: Competitive with health and emergency evacuation insurance

WHO WE ARE

Founded in 2004, Build Change is a non‐profit social enterprise whose mission is to save lives in earthquakes and hurricanes. Build Change designs disaster-resistant houses and schools, trains homeowners, builders, engineers and government officials to build them, works with governments to develop and implement building standards, partners with the private sector to improve building materials quality and create jobs, and facilitates access to incentive-based capital for reconstruction and retrofitting by partnering with financing institutions and government subsidy programs.

For more information about Build Change and its programs in Haiti, Colombia, Guatemala, Philippines, Indonesia and Nepal, visit www.buildchange.org.

YOUR NEW OPPORTUNITY 

As Engineering Program Associate, you will be a key supplement to the Build Change Engineering Program by providing expertise, mentorship and quality assurance to programs and projects globally.  You will be able to work directly with the engineering teams which are composed of national and international staff, travel to program offices and new project locations, and apply your experience and knowledge in structural engineering to new contexts and systems which may not already have well-established standards.   You will be able to support multiple facets of Build Change’s work: mitigation and reduction of risk from the next disaster through optimizing solutions for proactive retrofitting of housing and schools at scale; ensuring communities are empowered to reconstruct to disaster-resistant standards through developing and teaching cost-effective, locally appropriate, and clear guidelines for design and construction of houses and schools; and helping to make solutions permanent and sustainable by working with local professionals and governments to institutionalize them.

Reporting to the Director of Engineering, you will provide punctual engineering expertise and support to projects, typically while working on location.  (While working on location in a country program, you will also report to the local program director and be required to adhere to local safety and security policies and procedures.)  You may occasionally serve as temporary senior engineering staff to programs.  You may also provide engineering services to projects falling outside of existing country programs when they arise.  You will help improve Engineering Program knowledge and resource development and sharing across country programs.

OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE

You presently hold:

• a completed university degree in a civil or structural engineering discipline from an accredited college or university, emphasis on earthquake engineering a plus
• a Professional or Structural Engineering license (or equivalent) in civil (structural) engineering
• a valid passport

Your experiences include:

• a minimum of 6 years professional experience in structural engineering in a country with well-established building code adoption and enforcement.  Additional experience in designing and supervising construction of disaster-resistant buildings in a developing country is a very strong plus.
• work in earthquake- and wind-resistant design and construction of confined masonry, reinforced masonry, RC frame, and timber buildings.
• engineering work in existing building seismic and structural evaluation and retrofit according to recognized standards, such as ASCE 41. Experience in performance-based design is a plus.
• using international building codes and guidelines, including the IBC, ASCE 7, ASCE 41, etc.

You are able to:

• work successfully in a team environment, as well as manage a team of technical staff, and deliver outcomes on time.
• communicate clearly and concisely, taking cultural norms into account, verbally and in writing.
• execute with proficiency AutoCAD and structural design software. (Revit and Robot proficiency is a plus.)

You would describe yourself as:

• drama-free, optimistic, flexible, humble, patient, no ego, and having a good sense of humor
• proactive, self-motivated, able to work independently or remotely
• fluent in English

You are excited by the opportunity to:

• work on location for up to three months at a time, sometimes in a post-disaster setting, within Latin America, the Caribbean, and South/Southeast Asia
• learn and understand different cultures and program contexts
• work in a collaborative and diverse environment

And maybe you have done the following:

• hands-on construction in masonry, reinforced concrete, and/or carpentry
• mastered an additional language, such as French, Spanish, Tagalog, Nepali, Bahasa Indonesia
• worked previously in international development

ARE YOU INTERESTED?

Please visit http://www.buildchange.org/about/careers and click on the link for this position.  Applications will be accepted until filled.  Qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply.  Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.  No calls please.