Job ID
42704
Job Title
Technical Officer – Basic Services & Infrastructure Rehabilitation
To work for
IC & I
Country
Syria
City
Der Al Zour
Field of Work
Engineering
Job Type
Full time
Military service
Finished or Exempted (For male)
Minimum Education Level
Bachelor/ License Degree
Responsibilities
II. Context
In Syria, UNDP has adopted a highly principled approach to the delivery of its mandate in providing critical support to crisis-affected communities. Acknowledging the sensitivities of the operational context, UNDP’s activities in Syria are further informed by bespoke measures to mainstream a do-no-harm approach based on a thorough context analysis, to ensure effective safeguarding measures are applied across all areas of operation in response to the multifaced challenges of the Syrian context in terms of economic development, social protection, service delivery, local governance, as well as climate change. In this regard, UNDP Syria is looking for a Technical Officer who can support UNDP’s immediate interventions on Basic Services Delivery and Infrastructure Rehabilitation.
Under the direct supervision of the area manager and technical guidance of the relevant Programme Manager(s) for Basic Services & Infrastructure Rehabilitation, the field technical officer will be responsible for the following tasks:
Lead, manage, coordinate, and develop effective activity planning, implementation and monitoring
1.Act as a technical and project lead for the Basic Services & Infrastructure Rehabilitation project activities in the field office including, but not limited to, rehabilitation of schools, municipality buildings, social buildings, health facilities, water and sewage networks, roads as well as debris removal and recycling.
2.Collect and analyze relevant technical information, data and/or statistics to support the identification of basic services priorities as well as delivery of project outcomes/outputs.
3.Develop project documents and concept notes related to Basic Services & Infrastructure Rehabilitation using collected and analyzed data.
4.Lead the preparation of BoQs and technical specifications for basic infrastructure projects in line with UNDP’s standards.
5.Monitor progress of activities and report challenges and concerns in a timely manner.
6.Oversee project finance, accounting, and other administrative works related to Basic Services & Infrastructure Rehabilitation activities.
7.Follow up on procurement needs, ensuring value for money, transparency, and competition as per UNDP rules and regulations, including preparing or clearing terms of references and technical specifications.
8.Contribute to and coordinate implementation of all basic service delivery-gender related work.
9.Manage risks at the local level and inform Area Manager about any issues that would impede implementation.
10.Ensure all project documentation (progress reports, consultations, lessons learns and other technical reports, minutes of meetings, etc.) are properly maintained in hard and electronic copies in an efficient and readily accessible filing system.
11.Proactively engage with UNDP-led Early Recovery Sector in terms of needs assessments, joint programming, monitoring and evaluation and meetings.
12.Actively liaise with local authorities, NGOs, community groups, cooperatives, civil society organizations, and local technical government entities to support project implementation.
13.Coordinate with area office technical officers working on other projects to ensure integration and comprehensiveness in planning and implementation of activities.
14.Identify funding opportunities and support the Area Manager with programme resource mobilization efforts with donor partners, including the development of advocacy/communication tools in support of resource mobilization.
15.Implement the required activities under the direction of Area Manager in line with the area office strategy, Country Office Strategy and CPD.
16.Perform any other duties related to goals and objectives as requested by the supervisor.
Strategic partnerships and coordination with key stakeholders
17.Map, identify, and prioritize potential partners, engaging in discussions and negotiations with stakeholders such as government bodies, local authorities, private sector entities, microfinance institutions (MFIs), associations, NGOs, and community-based organizations (CBOs).
18.Substantively contribute to the harnessing of effective partnerships and lead the identification and onboarding process for implementing partners.
19.Provide technical support to the implementing partners and act as a liaison between UNDP and the partners.
20.Support the Area Manager in key operational procedures, including drafting grant and partnership agreements, processing payment requests, and handling other essential operational tasks.
Facilitate knowledge building and management
21.Provide technical advice and facilitate capacity-building activities for partners and team members to foster discussions at the governorate level and enhance coordination among stakeholders.
22.Assist the communications team in identifying success stories and creating communication materials, including human interest stories, audio-visual content, and key messages that reflect on-ground implementation progress.
23.Promote knowledge sharing among UNDP staff and field project teams to ensure effective dissemination of experiences and insights.
24.Promote advocacy for UNDP’s work and opportunities for collaboration in addressing development trends in coordination with partners, stakeholders, and UNDP communications staff.
In Syria, UNDP has adopted a highly principled approach to the delivery of its mandate in providing critical support to crisis-affected communities. Acknowledging the sensitivities of the operational context, UNDP’s activities in Syria are further informed by bespoke measures to mainstream a do-no-harm approach based on a thorough context analysis, to ensure effective safeguarding measures are applied across all areas of operation in response to the multifaced challenges of the Syrian context in terms of economic development, social protection, service delivery, local governance, as well as climate change. In this regard, UNDP Syria is looking for a Technical Officer who can support UNDP’s immediate interventions on Basic Services Delivery and Infrastructure Rehabilitation.
Under the direct supervision of the area manager and technical guidance of the relevant Programme Manager(s) for Basic Services & Infrastructure Rehabilitation, the field technical officer will be responsible for the following tasks:
Lead, manage, coordinate, and develop effective activity planning, implementation and monitoring
1.Act as a technical and project lead for the Basic Services & Infrastructure Rehabilitation project activities in the field office including, but not limited to, rehabilitation of schools, municipality buildings, social buildings, health facilities, water and sewage networks, roads as well as debris removal and recycling.
2.Collect and analyze relevant technical information, data and/or statistics to support the identification of basic services priorities as well as delivery of project outcomes/outputs.
3.Develop project documents and concept notes related to Basic Services & Infrastructure Rehabilitation using collected and analyzed data.
4.Lead the preparation of BoQs and technical specifications for basic infrastructure projects in line with UNDP’s standards.
5.Monitor progress of activities and report challenges and concerns in a timely manner.
6.Oversee project finance, accounting, and other administrative works related to Basic Services & Infrastructure Rehabilitation activities.
7.Follow up on procurement needs, ensuring value for money, transparency, and competition as per UNDP rules and regulations, including preparing or clearing terms of references and technical specifications.
8.Contribute to and coordinate implementation of all basic service delivery-gender related work.
9.Manage risks at the local level and inform Area Manager about any issues that would impede implementation.
10.Ensure all project documentation (progress reports, consultations, lessons learns and other technical reports, minutes of meetings, etc.) are properly maintained in hard and electronic copies in an efficient and readily accessible filing system.
11.Proactively engage with UNDP-led Early Recovery Sector in terms of needs assessments, joint programming, monitoring and evaluation and meetings.
12.Actively liaise with local authorities, NGOs, community groups, cooperatives, civil society organizations, and local technical government entities to support project implementation.
13.Coordinate with area office technical officers working on other projects to ensure integration and comprehensiveness in planning and implementation of activities.
14.Identify funding opportunities and support the Area Manager with programme resource mobilization efforts with donor partners, including the development of advocacy/communication tools in support of resource mobilization.
15.Implement the required activities under the direction of Area Manager in line with the area office strategy, Country Office Strategy and CPD.
16.Perform any other duties related to goals and objectives as requested by the supervisor.
Strategic partnerships and coordination with key stakeholders
17.Map, identify, and prioritize potential partners, engaging in discussions and negotiations with stakeholders such as government bodies, local authorities, private sector entities, microfinance institutions (MFIs), associations, NGOs, and community-based organizations (CBOs).
18.Substantively contribute to the harnessing of effective partnerships and lead the identification and onboarding process for implementing partners.
19.Provide technical support to the implementing partners and act as a liaison between UNDP and the partners.
20.Support the Area Manager in key operational procedures, including drafting grant and partnership agreements, processing payment requests, and handling other essential operational tasks.
Facilitate knowledge building and management
21.Provide technical advice and facilitate capacity-building activities for partners and team members to foster discussions at the governorate level and enhance coordination among stakeholders.
22.Assist the communications team in identifying success stories and creating communication materials, including human interest stories, audio-visual content, and key messages that reflect on-ground implementation progress.
23.Promote knowledge sharing among UNDP staff and field project teams to ensure effective dissemination of experiences and insights.
24.Promote advocacy for UNDP’s work and opportunities for collaboration in addressing development trends in coordination with partners, stakeholders, and UNDP communications staff.
Qualifications
IV. Competencies Description of Competency
Core
Achieve Results: LEVEL 2: Scale up solutions and simplifies processes, balances speed and accuracy in doing work
Think Innovatively: LEVEL 2: Offer new ideas/open to new approaches, demonstrate systemic/integrated thinking
Learn Continuously: LEVEL 2: Go outside comfort zone, learn from others and support their learning
Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 2: Adapt processes/approaches to new situations, involve others in change process
Act with Determination: LEVEL 2: Able to persevere and deal with multiple sources of pressure simultaneously
Cross-Functional & Technical competencies
System Thinking:
Ability to use objective problem analysis and judgement to understand how interrelated elements coexist within an overall process or system, and to consider how altering one element can impact on other parts of the system.
Project Management: Ability to plan, organize, prioritize and control resources, procedures and protocols to achieve specific goals.
Business Management
Monitoring and Evaluation: Ability to systematically monitor results of strategies, programmes, and activities with a view to make sure that they are being implemented effectively; Ability to provide managers and key stakeholders with regular feedback and reporting on the consistency or discrepancy between planned activities and programme management and results. Ability to make independent judgment of the management and results of strategies, programs and activities based on set criteria and benchmark, keeping in mind the needs and concerns of client, current and upcoming. Knowledge and understanding of monitoring and evaluation frameworks, concepts, methodologies, systems, processes, and tools.
Business Development - Knowledge Generation:
Ability to research information and to turn it into useful knowledge, relevant for context, or responsive to a stated need.
Ability to apply existing concepts to new situations, and to develop new concepts to generate workable solutions and new approaches.
Knowledge of relevant concepts, conceptual models, and theories that can be useful in addressing new situations.
Business Management - Communication:
Communicate in a clear, concise and unambiguous manner both through written and verbal communication; tailor messages and choose communication methods depending on the audience.
Ability to manage communications internally and externally, through media, social media and other appropriate channels.
Business Management & Advocacy - Partnership Management:
Build and maintain partnerships with wide networks of stakeholders, Governments, civil society and private sector partners, experts, and others in line with UNDP strategy and policies.
Finance oBudget management - Ability to support budgetary aspects of work planning process, drawing and management of team budgets.
Procurement
Contract Management - Knowledge of contract management concepts, principles and methods, and ability to apply this to strategic and/or practical situations.
Administration & Operations:
Events management (including retreats, trainings and meetings) - Ability to manage events, including venue identification, accommodation, logistics, catering, transportation, and cash disbursements, etc.
Effective Decision Making:
Take decisions in a timely and efficient manner in line with one's authority, area of expertise and resources and take into consideration potential wider implications.
V. Recruitment Qualifications
Minimum Education Requirements: A master’s degree in civil engineering or architectural engineering OR a first-level university degree in the fields of civil engineering or architectural engineering in combination with 6 years of relevant post-graduate experience.
Minimum Years of Experience required: Four years of practical post-graduate experience in the design, supervision and implementation of projects.
Language(s) Required: Fluency in English
Other: Experience in developing project documents, strategies and concept notes
VI. Required skills:
Experience in the use of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and advanced knowledge of web-based management systems.
VII. Desired skills:
Experience in community and stakeholder engagement -especially women- will be an asset.
Experience in the preparation of donors´ or other technical and financial reports will be an asset.
Experience and knowledge of project management processes is desirable.
Experience and knowledge of monitoring and evaluation tools is desirable.
Experience with the UN system will be an asset.
Core
Achieve Results: LEVEL 2: Scale up solutions and simplifies processes, balances speed and accuracy in doing work
Think Innovatively: LEVEL 2: Offer new ideas/open to new approaches, demonstrate systemic/integrated thinking
Learn Continuously: LEVEL 2: Go outside comfort zone, learn from others and support their learning
Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 2: Adapt processes/approaches to new situations, involve others in change process
Act with Determination: LEVEL 2: Able to persevere and deal with multiple sources of pressure simultaneously
Cross-Functional & Technical competencies
System Thinking:
Ability to use objective problem analysis and judgement to understand how interrelated elements coexist within an overall process or system, and to consider how altering one element can impact on other parts of the system.
Project Management: Ability to plan, organize, prioritize and control resources, procedures and protocols to achieve specific goals.
Business Management
Monitoring and Evaluation: Ability to systematically monitor results of strategies, programmes, and activities with a view to make sure that they are being implemented effectively; Ability to provide managers and key stakeholders with regular feedback and reporting on the consistency or discrepancy between planned activities and programme management and results. Ability to make independent judgment of the management and results of strategies, programs and activities based on set criteria and benchmark, keeping in mind the needs and concerns of client, current and upcoming. Knowledge and understanding of monitoring and evaluation frameworks, concepts, methodologies, systems, processes, and tools.
Business Development - Knowledge Generation:
Ability to research information and to turn it into useful knowledge, relevant for context, or responsive to a stated need.
Ability to apply existing concepts to new situations, and to develop new concepts to generate workable solutions and new approaches.
Knowledge of relevant concepts, conceptual models, and theories that can be useful in addressing new situations.
Business Management - Communication:
Communicate in a clear, concise and unambiguous manner both through written and verbal communication; tailor messages and choose communication methods depending on the audience.
Ability to manage communications internally and externally, through media, social media and other appropriate channels.
Business Management & Advocacy - Partnership Management:
Build and maintain partnerships with wide networks of stakeholders, Governments, civil society and private sector partners, experts, and others in line with UNDP strategy and policies.
Finance oBudget management - Ability to support budgetary aspects of work planning process, drawing and management of team budgets.
Procurement
Contract Management - Knowledge of contract management concepts, principles and methods, and ability to apply this to strategic and/or practical situations.
Administration & Operations:
Events management (including retreats, trainings and meetings) - Ability to manage events, including venue identification, accommodation, logistics, catering, transportation, and cash disbursements, etc.
Effective Decision Making:
Take decisions in a timely and efficient manner in line with one's authority, area of expertise and resources and take into consideration potential wider implications.
V. Recruitment Qualifications
Minimum Education Requirements: A master’s degree in civil engineering or architectural engineering OR a first-level university degree in the fields of civil engineering or architectural engineering in combination with 6 years of relevant post-graduate experience.
Minimum Years of Experience required: Four years of practical post-graduate experience in the design, supervision and implementation of projects.
Language(s) Required: Fluency in English
Other: Experience in developing project documents, strategies and concept notes
VI. Required skills:
Experience in the use of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and advanced knowledge of web-based management systems.
VII. Desired skills:
Experience in community and stakeholder engagement -especially women- will be an asset.
Experience in the preparation of donors´ or other technical and financial reports will be an asset.
Experience and knowledge of project management processes is desirable.
Experience and knowledge of monitoring and evaluation tools is desirable.
Experience with the UN system will be an asset.
Salary and Benefits
- This position is with ICI for the benefit UNDP/Syria Country Office_DEZ
-Candidates with more than 3 months Third Party Personnel contract validity, will not be eligible to apply for this position
-Duration and Type of Assignment: 12 months
-Candidates with more than 3 months Third Party Personnel contract validity, will not be eligible to apply for this position
-Duration and Type of Assignment: 12 months
About us
Consultancy Company
Required employees number
1
Posted On
Apr 16, 2025
Expiry Date
May 01, 2025
CV Language
English
