Infrastructure Technical Officer at CARE

Location: Yunusari, Yobe State
Position Type: Regular

Supervisor:  Assistant Livelihood Manager

Duration: 5 Months

Job Summary

The Infrastructure Officer will be responsible for planning, implementing and monitoring of Cash for Work, Cash transfers and Food for Assets component of WFP livelihood project in Yobe/ Borno states.  She/he will be responsible for managing the infrastructure and community assets construction component effectively and efficiently according to CARE and WFP systems and procedures.

Responsibilities

Responsibility No: 1 Management of the cash and social infrastructure component according to contractual requirements, operating priorities

• Develop work plan in collaboration with project team members according to the proposal
• Make sure that specific project components are implemented according to contractual requirements, both in relation to project implementation and financial management
• Conduct periodic assessments to ensure project implementation is happening according to the agreed upon work plans and budgets
• Liaise closely with other agencies working in the same geographic regions and/or sectors to ensure coordination and avoid overlap.

Responsibility No: 2 Program quality of the project is ensured during each phase of the project implementation process

• Conduct regular progress review meetings with field teams and stakeholders to ensure quality is maintained and address any problems
• Prepare BoQ and necessary documents for infrastructure development/ rehabilitation component
• Make sure field teams collect relevant information on outputs, outcomes and impact, in both qualitative and quantitative form, based on reporting formats

Responsibility No:  3 Provide technical inputs/ Trainings  

• Provide technical input on construction/ renovation and rehabilitation of social infrastructures under cash component and develop  work procedures to the beneficiaries
• Conduct technical trainings to the beneficiaries to implement cash transfer component
• Visit field locations frequently to monitor infrastructure development activities of the beneficiaries
• Provide training on Cash for Work/ Food For Assets process and procedures

Requirements

• Basic University Degree/ Diploma in civil engineering/ construction   
• Minimum 3 years work experience in the development or humanitarian sector particularly construction/ shelter projects  
• Training skills

• Fluent in English (written and verbal) essential and fluency in at least one of the local languages, preferably Hausa/ Kanuri
• Excellent community mobilization/ sensitization and communication skills.

Skills

• Advanced computers skills at least intermediate skills in windows based word processing, spreadsheet
• Ability to establish priorities, plan, coordinate and organize own work plan.
• Excellent analytical, conceptual, communication and public speaking skills
• Understanding of political dynamics, foreign policy decision making procedures
• Ability to establish and maintain good working relations with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.
• Ability to exercise independent judgment and work without direction
• Excellent training skills