Job Title: UN House Rehabilitation Engineer – Opened To Nigerian Nationals Only
Job ID: 36438
Job Location: Abuja, NIGERIA
Organisation: United Nations Development Programme – UNDP Nigeria
Type of Contract: Service Contract
Post Level: SB-5
Languages Required: English
Duration of Initial Contract: Initial duration of one year
Background
On 26 August 2011, the United Nations building in Nigeria was bombed through a well orchestrated terrorist attack that resulted in the loss of lives and caused severe damage to the building infrastructure. Two integrity tests have been conducted to evaluate the extent of damage to the building and the Federal Government of Nigeria has indicated its commitment to commence the rehabilitation of the damaged UN House.
The United Nations by reason of its global mandate is providing development assistance to the Federal Government of Nigeria in accordance to the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF). In spite of the United Nations' presence in the thirty-six Nigerian States and the Federal Capital Territory, its activity is centrally controlled from the UN Headquarters based in Abuja and this underscores the need for a quick implementation of the project.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Purpose and Scope of Assignment:
Following the bombing of UN House on 26th of August 2011 in Abuja, the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) has agreed to rehabilitate the property following the outcome of structural integrity tests.
A UN House Rehabilitation Committee representing the interests of the UN Country Team has been established, to which the consultant will report. The objective of the engineer is to advise a team of engineers/contractors working on behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria on best practices to be used in the rehabilitation of the UN House taken into consideration UN expectations. The consultant will provide feedback and progress on the planned Rehabilitation project to the UN House Rehabilitation Committee .
Education:
• The engineer must have a Masters degree in Civil Engineering or Architecture, Construction Engineering or any related discipline. Must be a member of a recognized professional association and duly certified.
Experience:
• 10 years works experience in physical infrastructure projects with demonstrable experience in advising national counterparts on both technical (rehabilitation, security precautions, meeting established and internationally recognized norms-for instance UK BREEAM (sustainability) or Universal Design principles (accessibility).
Language Requirements:
• Ability to speak, write and communicate in English Language is compulsory.
The UN is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.
A service contract (SC) is a modality for hiring individuals under a non-staff contract.
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