The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the UN’s global development network, working in about 170 countries and territories. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, UNDP is committed to helping the country through strengthened national and local capacities to carry out political, economic and social reforms and promote development. In the programmatic period 2026-2030 United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework will guide the work of authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and the United Nations (UN). Commitment to work together and achieve priorities in BiH is expressed by: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and selected Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), future accession to the European Union, Economic Reform Program of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2023-2025, and the human rights commitments of BiH, including other agreed international and regional development goals, and treaty obligations and conventions.
As part of the UNDP BiH’s Effective Governance’s portfolio, The Economic Governance for Growth (EGG2) Project seeks to contribute to economic growth and entrepreneurship development, improving economic governance and fostering the growth of market-oriented capabilities for a knowledge-based economy.
Project activities include supporting institutional partners in providing better access to digital learning opportunities, enabling, and improving the environment for entrepreneurship development, and fostering innovation and research and development.
Under the direct supervision of the Project Manager the Civil Engineer will provide support services to the EGG2 Project team, ensuring high quality, accuracy, and consistency of work. He/she will be responsible for technical and logistical assistance to Project Manager and Project Team while implementing activities under the Economic Governance for Growth (EGG2) Project.
Travel expenses will be calculated separately in accordance with UNDP rules and regulations.
Under the direct supervision of the EGG2 Project Manager, the Civil Engineer will be responsible for the following functions
Provides technical support throughout all stages of tendering processes
2. Monitors and supervises construction works
The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for functioning of the Office and the Organization.Competences Core Achieve Results: LEVEL 1: Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work by deadline Think Innovatively: LEVEL 1: Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problem solver, makes improvements Learn Continuously: LEVEL 1: Open minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 1: Adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible Act with Determination: LEVEL 1: Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident Engage and Partner: LEVEL 1: Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationships Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 1: Appreciate/respect differences, aware of unconscious bias, confront discrimination
Cross-Functional & Technical competencies
Thematic Area Name Definition Business Direction and Strategy Business Acumen
Ability to understand and deal with a business situation in a manner that is likely to lead to a good
Outcome. Ability to make good judgments and quick decisions within such frameworks. Knowledge and
understanding of the operational frameworks in the
organization. Business Management Working with Evidence and Data Ability to inspect, cleanse, transform and model data with the goal of discovering useful information, informing conclusions and supporting decision-making. Business Management Communication
Communicate in a clear, concise and
unambiguous manner both through written and
verbal communication; to 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 Direction and Strategy Negotiation and Influence
Reach a common understanding/agreement,
persuade others, resolve points of difference through a dialogue, negotiate mutually acceptable solutions and create ‘win-win’ situations. Business direction and strategy 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. Data Data analysis Ability to extract, analyze and visualize data to form meaningful insights and aid effective business decision making Partnership management Relationship management
Ability to engage with a wide range of public and
private partners, build, sustain and/or strengthen working relations, trust and mutual understanding
Minimum Qualifications of the Successful NPSA Min. Education requirements