UN World Food Programme Programme Policy Officer - Community Infrastructure Engineer Jobs in South Sudan
UN World Food Programme Programme Policy Officer - Community Infrastructure Engineer Jobs in South Sudan
Job Purpose To ensure effective implementation of engineering best practices, standards, and technologies across FFA activities, where these require specific engineering services or construction activities.
Standard Minimum Qualifications
Education: Advanced University degree with specialization in any of the following fields: Water Infrastructure, Irrigation Engineering, Biosystems Engineering; Agricultural Engineering or Civil Engineering, or first university degree with additional years of related work experience and/or trainings/courses.
Language:Fluency (level C) in English language and the duty station's language.
Experience:Six years of professional field experience in implementing community-based development projects.Strong competence in one or more of engineering technologies:hydraulic,water infrastructure,irrigation systems,soil and water conservation structures.Experience in planning and programming engineering projects with community-based interventions.
Key Accountabilities (not all-inclusive)
Provide engineering technical advice or design review on FFA asset creation activities; applying best practices, standards and keeping abreast of water harvesting innovations and engineering technologies and solutions that comply with WFP standards and processes.
Provide engineering technical advice to WFP Field Office staff & Cooperating Partners during the development of project proposals, design, and implementation strategy for water infrastructure projects and complex FFA activities.
Conduct analysis of project proposals and technical feasibility, outlining the necessary tools and materials and designing, reviewing and developing construction-related documents (feasibility study, designs, BoQ, etc).
Act as the focal point between SNR, WFP HQ and RBN Engineering, UN agencies, NGOs and relevant Government of South Sudan ministries and departments while supporting the Country Office in the development of country specific FFA Engineering Implementation Manuals to improve synergy and impact of the projects.
Review and propose activities under the FFA Assets Pillars to ensure appropriate risk management and compliance measures.
Lead the development and delivery of training modules (virtual and written) that include adherence to best engineering practices, standards and processes within the FFA approach.
Contribute to the FFA procurement strategy and processes, and lead in the preparation of materials, tools, and procurement for FFA infrastructure implementation.
4Ps Core Organisational Capabilities
Purpose
Understand and communicate the Strategic Objectives: Helps teammates articulate WFP’s Strategic Objectives.
Be a force for positive change: Suggests potential improvements to team’s work processes to supervisor.
Make the mission inspiring to our team: Explains the impact of WFP activities in beneficiary communities to teammates.
Make our mission visible in everyday actions: Articulates how own unit’s responsibilities will serve WFP’s mission.
People
Look for ways to strengthen people's skills: Trains junior teammates on new skills and capabilities.
Create an inclusive culture: Seeks opportunities to work with people from
different backgrounds.
Be a coach & provide constructive feedback: Serves as a peer coach for colleagues in same area of work.
Create an “I will”/”We will” spirit: Tracks progress toward goals and shares this information on a regular basis with supervisor.
Performance
Encourage innovation & creative solutions: Explores ways to consistently be more efficient and accurate in own areas of work and shares new methods of work with colleagues.
Focus on getting results: Focuses on getting results and tracks trends in completion rates for own tasks to identify opportunities for efficiency.
Make commitments and make good on commitments: Takes responsibility for own tasks and notifies supervisor as soon as possible of potential delays in meeting deadlines or commitments.
Be Decisive: Independently decides what action to take when faced with critical choices in the workplace or in dangerous situations in the field.
Partnership
Connect and share across WFP units: Suggests opportunities for partnering with other units to supervisor.
Build strong external partnerships: Identifies opportunities to work with colleagues and partners in the field towards common goals.
Be politically agile & adaptable: Develops an understanding of the value of WFP’s teams and external partners in fulfilling team’s goals and objectives.
Be clear about the value WFP brings to partnerships: Aligns own activities with supervisor’s priorities to fulfill internal and external partner needs.
Functional Capabilities
Programme Lifecycle & Food Assistance: Displays ability to identify the main hunger problem at the national or subnational level to design and implement context-specific programmes that integrate complex analysis and the full range of food assistance tools.
Specialised Knowledge in Engineering: Applies advanced engineering knowledge in own area of responsibility and working knowledge of other engineering disciplines to provide technical support to operations and projects. Leads independent action and decision making in an engineering context.
Engineering & Project Management: Applies knowledge of construction and arbitration related law, and advanced knowledge of project planning, engineering and design management to ensure the effective delivery of complex strategic projects. Demonstrates advanced skills in monitoring complex projects, suggesting corrective actions to overcome unforseen challenges to achieving quality, time and cost targets.
Other Specific Job Requirements
Registered or registrable with Engineer Boards and/or Institute of Engineers.
Desired Experiences For Entry Into the Role
Field experience implementing community-based development projects
Experience with procurement and contract management
Experience working with and capacitating a diverse range of partners including government, NGOs, and community members
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; UN World Food Programme Programme Policy Officer - Community Infrastructure Engineer Jobs in South Sudan
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