Site Assessment Engineers Multiple Positions - UNOPS Papua

Vacancy code: VA/2012/B5502/1284
Position title: Site Assessment Engineers, Multiple positions
Department/office: APO, Indonesia
Duty station: Papua with in-country mission travels, Indonesia
Contract type: Local ICA Specialist
Contract level: LICA Specialist-5
Duration: 6 weeks
Application period: 10-Oct-2012 to 21-Oct-2012

Background Information - Job-specific
Under the overall guidance and direct supervision of the Team Leader and UNOPS IDPC Project Centre Manager s/he shall give his/her technical expertise as required to provide requested inputs. The input may be carried out on site in Papua, in IDPC office in Jakarta or remotely. The combination thereof will be as agreed and approved by the Project Centre Manager.

Specific tasks may include but not be limited to the below described project:

The Rapidly Expanding Access to Care for HIV in Tanah Papua Program (REACH) is a technical assistance program in the area of HIV care, support and treatment (CST). The end of program goal is increased access to and increased number of people on HIV-related care and treatment in Papua and West Papua, Indonesiaa �s two highest HIV prevalence provinces. In order to achieve the objectives of REACH, the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) works with AusAID and partners to support a rapid scale up of the Indonesian Ministry of Healtha �s (MoH) national Care, Support and Treatment Program in Tanah Papua.

UNOPS- will undertake to carry out an Infrastructure Needs Assessment of Puskesmas (PKMs) in Papua according to the functional requirements of the PKMs. The areas that are to be investigated are Buildings upgrade, water supply, waste management, IT requirements and electricity requirements.

Functional ResponsibilitiesN The main role and responsibility of the Assessment Engineer would be to:Carry out the site assessments as per the guidance and requirement established by the Team Leader to identify the current situation, needs in Buildings upgrade, water supply, waste management, IT requirements and electricity requirements.Represent UNOPS in discussions with Stakeholders relating to the assigned site to understand the site specific requirements.Collating all relevant, important and site specific information in the format agreed with the Team Leader, so as to facilitate achievement of the assessment objectiveMake available to UNOPS all data (including photographs, discussion minutes) collected on each site in an order and manner that is easily comprehensible upon completion of the site assessments (weekly)Provide support/response/clarification to the TL for the preparation of the final report.Provide assistance in deriving on a preliminary estimate for the identified works.Perform other relatedduties as required.The above role will be carried out by being available in Jakarta for discussions at the start and end of the assignment and in various places in Papua for 4 weeks continuously for the assessments. The exact locations are unknown at this stage and will be determined later.

Competencies

Core Competencies:High level of proficiency in oral and written EnglishHigh degree of cultural sensitivity.Active listener and tries to gain full understanding of the issue.Able to accurately deliver information to relevant people.N Able to identify and highlight potential risk areas technically.N Keeps group up to date on all processes and shares relevant information at all times.N Able to undertake extensive travel in remote areasFollows through on his/her analysis of the problems and decides in the interest of the organisation.Team player skillsSkills:Familiarity and advanced user of software such as AUTOCAD, MS Office and other relevant softwareN Ability to take site measurements.Previous experience with site assessments.To be able to work under pressure and challenging situations. Education/Experience/Language requirements
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering or Architecture.A minimum of 5 years relevant construction experience.Previous experience working with UN or developmental/humanitarian agencies would be an advantage.Fluency in English and Bahasa required.N Please follow this link to apply: https://gprs.unops.org/pages/viewvacancy/VADetails.aspx?id=1284

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