Field Office Engineer

Client of United Nation careers; Palestine (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

UNRWA is seeking an experienced Supervisor Deputy Chief of ICIP to oversee financial and administrative matters for the FICIP construction and maintenance projects. The role involves coordinating with finance, HR and procurement, preparing statistics and reports, ensuring compliance with agency rules, and guiding tender processes with internal teams.

Applicants should hold a university degree in civil or architecture engineering and have at least three years of relevant experience, including two

Qualifications

• University degree in civil/architecture engineering.
• At least three years of relevant professional experience, with two years in contract and tender administration and evaluation.
• English and Arabic are required; French is a working language for UN Secretariat.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and report all FICIP financial and administrative issues.
• Coordinate with finance, HR, and procurement departments.
• Prepare statistics and reports; maintain tender and contract documentation.
• Lead technical evaluation team for FICIP tenders and prepare evaluation reports.
• Draft minutes and track action points; provide status updates to Donors.

Skills

Integrity

Professionalism

Respect for Diversity

Communication

Working with People

Drive for Results

Education

Bachelor's degree in civil/Architecture engineering

Job description

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.

Incumbent

Supervisor Deputy Chief of ICIP

Responsibilities

• Monitoring and reporting of all FICIP financial and administrative issues.
• Follow up and coordinate relevant issues with finance and HR.
• Ensure commitment to the agency's rules and regulations.
• Prepare required statistics and reports.
• 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.
• Coordinate with the procurement Department their submission in the tender box on the appropriate schedule time.
• 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.
• Prepare 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.
• Participate and be a member in the technical evaluation team TET - for FICIP tenders, provide technical advice and prepare the final technical evaluation report to be submitted to the PL.
• Attend Department meeting and other meetings as advised by supervisor.
• Draft minutes and assist supervisor in following up on progress and implementation of action points.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, annual and ad-hoc reports and statistics as advised by the supervisor.
• Coordinate and serve as the main contact focal point with project office on the following issues: clearing tenders, collecting information on progress of the projects and sending summary status for sharing with Donors.
• Provide validity information on direct implementation Cost DPIC outlining supervision office requirements and other costs.
• 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
• Respect for Diversity
• Core Competencies of Communication
• Working with People
• Drive for Results

Functional Leadership

• Leading and Supervising
• Planning and Organizing
• Relating and Networking
• Applying Technical Expertise

Education

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

Work Experience

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).