VACANCY NOTICE OPEN TO INTERNAL & EXTERNAL CANDIDATES

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1 VACANCY NOTICE OPEN TO INTERNAL & EXTERNAL CANDIDATES Title: DRR Field Engineer Location: Northeast Region, Baghlan Province Duration: 6 Months with possibility of extension Vacancy No VN-KBL-009/15 Grade: G-5 Contract Type: Outsourced through private sector Date: 22/01/2015 Closing Date: 05/02/2015 Background: The Humanitarian Assistance Program is a program to assist victims of natural disasters, within the context of IOM s role as co-lead in Afghanistan of the Emergency Shelter/Non- Food Item Cluster. The main objective of the DRR project is to build flood protection systems in 12 flash flood prone communities identified through our database. The structures will be assembled in the lower parts of watersheds, insuring the protection of human lives, fertile land, houses and livestock. Under the overall supervision of the Program Manager and the direct supervision of the Senior Survey Engineer and the Head of Sub-Office (HSO), the DRR Field Engineer will support the daily management and implementation of the DRR projects in Baghlan Province. But if need He will be transferred to other project locations in other provinces as well. Duties and Responsibilities: 1) Organizational Functions Responsible for an entire engineering project of major complexity within established scope: Site visit to different provinces, site inspection where the projects will be located; Perform a survey from around rivers, and specify the locations where the protection walls are to be constructed based on required criteria; Prepare topographic plan through the sites survey and with use of survey equipment; Provide geotechnical assessment of the project prior its design; Collect geographical data (water discharge, underground water, annual flood reports of river) and other required data for designing the protection wall; Estimate quantities and cost of materials, equipment, or labor to determine project feasibility; Site assessment of the area prior construction of retaining wall to specify availability of materials; Prepare plans and schedule for all project delivery and regular analysis of all schedule trends;

2 Plan and design hydraulic systems and structures, in line with construction, governmental and international standards, using design software and drawing tools; Compute load and grade requirements, water flow rates, and material stress factors to determine design specifications; Lay out and survey the installations; establish reference points, grades, and elevations to guide the constructions; Monitor construction of gabion and protections walls on site as per design drawing; Liaise with government authorities, line departments, CDCs and community elders at provincial level, propose alternative solutions for the problems that may arise during all the stages of the project; In close coordination with the HSO and Senior Survey Engineer, hire and supervise skilled and unskilled labor, administrative; and manage financial aspects of the project in the field; Submit various reports, including daily reports with pictures when needed and mandatory weekly reports, from the field (DSMR, WSMR and MSMR); Oversee the project s work progress; Inform the Program Manager and your supervisor on major issues affecting the project activities and provide recommendations in order to ensure optimal quality of all the project schedules; Support mechanisms to increase the community participation in a potential decision-making process regarding the project identification and planning in the target villages; In collaboration with team members, provide awareness and technical information regarding the potential project in the target areas; Facilitate and encourage participation of all community members in all the stages of the project. Other Duties Provide any other required technical assistance to the project as requested. Flexibility to move from one location to another as requested by the Program Manager. Perform such other duties as may be assigned. IV. COMPETENCIES The incumbent is expected to demonstrate the following technical and behavioural competencies Behavioral Accountability Creates a respectful office environment free of harassment and retaliation, and promotes the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA) Accepts and gives constructive criticism Follows all relevant procedures, processes, and policies Meets deadline, cost, and quality requirements for outputs Monitors own work to correct errors Takes responsibility for meeting commitments and for any shortcomings Client Orientation Identifies the immediate and peripheral clients of own work Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with clients Identifies and monitors changes in the needs of clients, including donors, governments, and project beneficiaries Keeps clients informed of developments and setbacks

3 Continuous Learning Contributes to colleagues' learning Demonstrates interest in improving relevant skills Demonstrates interest in acquiring skills relevant to other functional areas Keeps abreast of developments in own professional area Communication Actively shares relevant information Clearly communicates, and listens to feedback on, changing priorities and procedures Writes clearly and effectively, adapting wording and style to the intended audience Listens effectively and communicates clearly, adapting delivery to the audience Creativity and Initiative Actively seeks new ways of improving programs or services Expands responsibilities while maintaining existing ones Persuades others to consider new ideas Proactively develops new ways to resolve problems Leadership and Negotiation Convinces others to share resources Actively identifies opportunities for and promotes organisational change Presents goals as shared interests Articulates vision to motivate colleagues and follows through with commitments Performance Management Provides constructive feedback to colleagues Identifies ways for their staff to develop their abilities and careers Provides fair, accurate, timely, and constructive staff evaluations Uses staff evaluations appropriately in recruitment and other relevant HR procedures Holds directly reporting managers accountable for providing fair, accurate, timely, and constructive staff evaluations Planning and Organizing Sets clear and achievable goals consistent with agreed priorities for self and others Identifies priority activities and assignments for self and others Develops strategic vision for IOM within area of responsibility Organises and documents work to allow for planned and unplanned handovers Identifies risks and makes contingency plans Adjusts priorities and plans to achieve goals Allocates appropriate times and resources for own work and that of team members Professionalism Masters subject matter related to responsibilities Identifies issues, opportunities, and risks central to responsibilities Incorporates gender-related needs, perspectives, and concerns, and promotes equal gender participation Persistent, calm, and polite in the face of challenges and stress Treats all colleagues with respect and dignity Works effectively with people from different cultures by adapting to relevant cultural contexts Knowledgeable about and promotes IOM core mandate and migration solutions

4 Teamwork Actively contributes to an effective, collegial, and agreeable team environment Contributes to, and follows team objectives Gives credit where credit is due Seeks input and feedback from others Delegates tasks and responsibilities as appropriate Actively supports and implements final group decisions Takes joint responsibility for team's work Technological Awareness Learns about developments in available technology Proactively identifies and advocates for cost-efficient technology solutions Understands applicability and limitation of technology and seeks to apply it to appropriate work Resource Management Establishes realistic resource requirements to meet IOM needs Builds stable strategic alliances with relevant parties Identifies sources of and secures funding from external stakeholders to meet the needs of IOM Technical Delivers on set objectives in hardship situations. Effectively coordinates actions with other implementing partners and Coordinates actions with emergency response actors and making use of coordination structures. Works effectively with local authorities, stakeholders, beneficiaries, and the broader community to advance country office or regional objectives. V. EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE University degree civil engineering at a recognized University with B.Sc. degree or higher At least 3 years of experience in the construction engineering (DRR Projects), including: Constructional engineering for stone masonry wall, protection walls, retaining walls and gabion walls. Having experience in design and construction of hydraulics Structures is preferable. o Having experience in organizing and overseeing on site activities Having knowledge of Engineering codes such as IBC, ASCE, ASTM\ Having Knowledge of using Survey Engineering tools such as Total station, level Having Knowledge of Planning and scheduling software s such as MS project or Primavera 6 Knowledge in MS Office, Auto Cad and other construction related software programs English language skills (reading, writing and speaking) is required Must be willing to live and work in assigned areas Must be willing to work overtime if needed

5 VI. LANGUAGES English, Dari, Pashto Advantageous OTHER LOCALLY SPOKEN LANGUAGES IN AFGHANISTAN IS AN ASSET Fluent in Writing, Speaking and Reading Method of Application: Interested applicants are invited to send curriculum vitae by to the Administration, & by 07 February 2015 latest, referring to this advertisement quoting the above vacancy notice number. Candidates holding IOM contract should submit the internal application form.