Field Office Engineer

Org. Setting and Reporting UNRWA is a United Nations agency established by the General Assembly in 1949 and is mandated to provide assistance and protection to a population of some 5.8 million registered Palestine refugees. Its mission is to help Palestine refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, West Bank and the Gaza Strip to achieve their full potential in human development, pending a just solution to their plight. UNRWA's services encompass education, health care, relief and social services, camp infrastructure and improvement, microfinance, and emergency assistance. UNRWA is the largest UN operation in the Middle East with more than 30,000 staff. UNRWA is funded almost entirely by voluntary contributions. If you are looking for a rewarding opportunity to make a tangible difference for one of the most vulnerable communities in the world, UNRWA would like to hear from you.

The Incumbent: Supervisor: Deputy Chief of ICIP The incumbent supervises: NA

Responsibilities The Incumbent:

1. Preparation, monitoring and reporting of all FICIP financial and administrative issues, Follow up and coordinates relevant issues with finance and HR, insure commitment to the agency's rules and regulations, prepare required statistics and re reports
2. Prepare the agency cost estimate for detailed designs of all FICIP construction and Maintenance Project after clearance is obtained from all concerned staff at ICID HQs, Coordinates with the procurement Department their submission in the tender box on the appropriate schedule time
3. Coordinate the pre-classified contractors, verify, ensures and follow up the contractors bank guarantees/ security deposits and insurance validity in line with contract conditions. Spot, report oversight and take an appropriate action. In line with the relevant technical instructions and agency Rules and regulations
4. Preparing the Contact documents and Coordinate the tendering process for construction and Maintenance projects with all FICIP divisions, ensuring contingency and completeness of tender documents and their alignment with agency Procedure and technical instructions
5. Participate and a member in the technical evaluation team (TET)- for FICIP tenders, provides technical advice and prepares the final technical evaluation report to be submitted to the PL. Attends Department meeting and other meetings as advised by supervisor, drafts minutes and assists supervisor in following up on progress and implementation of action points, prepares monthly quarterly, annual and ad hoc reports and statistics as advised by the supervisor
6. Coordinate and severs as the main contact focal point, with project office on the following issues:
7. Clearing tenders, collecting information on progress of the projects and sending summary status for sharing with Donors.
8. Validity information on direct implementation Cost (DPIC), outlining supervision, office requirements and other costs
9. Keep a track on the status of expenditure on each donation. And on related line of expenditure for each project

Competencies UN Core Values of Integrity, Professionalism and Respect for Diversity, and Core Competencies of Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results apply by default. Functional Leadership (as applicable) i. Leading and Supervising ii. Planning and Organizing iii. Relating and Networking iv. Applying Technical Expertise

Desired Candidate Profile

Education

A university degree in civil/ Architecture engineering from an accredited university/institution.

Job - Specific Qualification

Not available.

Work Experience

Indicate your current involvement in any outside activities, as it is required. Including but not limited to employment, independent contractor/freelance consultant, board member (corporate, academic, etc), expert group, lobby, public speaking/writing (article, book, blog, social media etc), teaching, conferences, training, press statement, voluntary work, political activity, fundraising/donation for non-UNRWA entity, running for public office, role in political party or orgs, owning business, work for gov./NGO/private company/charity, UNRWA partner/vendor, full/part-time, paid or not. A yes answer doesn t necessarily lead to exclusion from future work at UNRWA, yet misrepresentation in providing accurate/complete info can lead to disqualification/termination of appointment, if hired.

At least Three years relevant professional experience, in which at least two years should have been in contract and tender administration and evaluation is required -Please confirm if you live/ reside in West Bank or Jerusalem? And if you have West Bank or Jerusalem ID. please to mention its number down, as it is desirable

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this job opening, English and Arabic are required.

The table below shows the minimum required level for each skill in these languages, according to the UN Language Framework (please consult)