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Organizational Setting

This position is located in FAO Pakistan, based in Quetta. The main aim of the FAO country offices, which are headed by FAO Representative, is to assist governments to develop policies, programmes and projects to achieve food security and to reduce hunger and malnutrition, help to develop the agricultural, fisheries and forestry sectors and to use their environmental and natural resources in a sustainable manner.

The following position is at SB3 SC6 level.

Pakistan has been experiencing frequent natural disasters and non-coherent economic policies which has affected the overall economy specifically the agriculture sector and livelihood of the people. Outbreak of pandemic and locust attack has damaged agriculture crops and affected the food supply chain in Pakistan. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations is supporting the Government of Pakistan at national and provincial levels through different analytical policy reports on food supply chain, food forecast livestock, forestry, fisheries and climate change. Similarly, a web-based data management system is under development for agriculture, food security and nutrition statistics in Pakistan. Through this system, support Government of Pakistan in monitoring food prices and supply chain through live dashboards will enable better planning and policy making.

There is currently a team working on different components to strengthen the food supply chain and enhance the food security in Pakistan. FAO Pakistan seeks a qualified professional with a strong analytical and quantitative capacity to contribute in the “Revival of Balochistan Water Resources Program (RBWRP)” funded by EU. This experience will provide wide scope of work as outlined below.

Reporting Lines

Under the overall supervision of the FAO Representative, direct supervision of the Senior Project Officer and in close coordination with concerned FAO colleagues, including the Infrastructure Design and Quality Assurance Engineer, the Construction Supervision Support will perform the following tasks:

Technical Focus

Ensure the timely execution of project activities with high-quality outcomes, adhering to international standards for rural infrastructure development. Provide technical support in structural designs, prepare tender documents, and implement Quality Assurance/Quality Control measures for all civil works in line with the FAO program in Balochistan.

Tasks and responsibilities

•     Supervise the field construction of assigned construction sites including but not limited to karezes, springs, rain and spate water harvesting schemes and climate adaptive animal shelters.
•     Ensure the use of approved materials, adherence to construction standards, and proper workmanship.
•     Ensure and maintain a perioding testing of construction material with corresponding results.
•     Apply the construction management requirements for infrastructure implementation, such as site logbooks, OK Cards, periodic georeferenced photos, work measurements, specifications, etc.
•     Create community sense of ownership and awareness by creating basic capacity in material testing, record keeping, feedback, protection of works and complaint measures.
•     Coordinate and support the government assigned field supervisors at district level. Support, coordinate and report the site supervision of 19 government engineers assigned at multiple locations in 20 districts.
•     Conduct field visits to assess the progress and quality of construction/rehabilitation works. Monitor the actual physical works at site using effective performance and reporting tools.
•     Be directly responsible for the safety of all infrastructure/construction personnel of the civil works by ensuring that the project execution will be done according to all applicable health, safety, sanitary and environmental standards. 
•     Conduct ad-hoc and regular meetings with contractors to discuss issues and problems affecting the progress to take corrective measures in consultation with Technical/ Project lead.
•     Advise on resolution of contractual disputes/bottlenecks related to civil work contracts.
•     Assist in preparation of various follow up letters/reminders/contractual notices for the contractors.
•     Assist in organizing seminars or workshops on relevant contract management challenges and lessons learned.
•     Liaise closely with the M&E team and partners to ensure the findings are recorded and shared as necessary for baseline, evaluation and planning information.
•     Liaise and identify possible synergies between the project, implementing partners and river Basin Technical Working Group (TWG) to support in promoting participatory monitoring and evaluation (PME) of the project activities by communities.
•     Support the technical team in integrating community inputs to improve the social, environmental and economic impact of the productive infrastructure.
•     Assist in preparing monthly, quarterly and biannual progress reports towards the work plans and the stated objectives.
•     Perform other tasks as requested by the Supervisor.

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

Minimum Requirements

•     University degree in Civil/Structural Engineering or Construction Management
•     Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in disaster hit areas, emergency programmes, particularly in field positions is desirable 
•     Working knowledge of English and local languages of Balochistan
•     National of Pakistan

FAO Core Competencies

•     Results Focus
•     Teamwork
•     Communication
•     Building Effective Relationships
•     Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement

Technical/Functional Skills

•     Work experience in more than one location or area of work, particularly in field positions is desirable 
•     Extent of experience in civil works for productive infrastructure associated with design and construction of service premises, Water Management, Irrigation and Drainage projects
•     Experience working with or in international and donor organizations with implementation of participatory project
•     Experience in project management, planning, implementation of programmes related to construction / infrastructure design and development
•     Experience in Engineering Codes and related Software’s (word, excel and AutoCAD);
•     Ability to work in multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams is essential

Selection Criteria

•     Candidates will be assessed against the requirements listed above.
 

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