Community Service Assistant (Engineering)

Context/Reporting line:

Under the general guidance of the Head, Transition and Recovery Division, the overall supervision of the National Operations Officer and Infrastructure Coordinator, the administrative supervision of the Head of Sub Office (HoSO) and the direct supervision of the Team Leader, the successful incumbent will perform the following duties:

Core Functions / Responsibilities

Infrastructure:

1. Support the unit in identifying infrastructure needs in the targeted communities through participating in the community’s assessment and planning meetings with stakeholders and coordinating with relevant local authorities and conduct joint field visits with other relevant team members as well as community structures to assess the needs of the target communities.
2. Support the implementation process of rehabilitation projects through conducting frequent individual or joint field inspection visits (5 times a week).
3. Support contractors and provide necessary technical input to manage work as per set out standard and quality. Notify defects and provide suggestions to avoid such issues at infrastructure sites.
4. Prepare necessary work schedule in coordination with contractors, review them and submit to management.
5. Prepare bi-weekly progress reports, conduct meetings with contractors and other stakeholders, prepare meeting minutes and record them as required by the program.
6. Support contractor and IOM QAQC team to maintain the expected quality of work.

Shelter rehabilitation:

7. Support assessing shelter rehabilitation needs for the targeted caseload including. Conduct surveys to identify damaged homes (CAT 1 to 4), evaluate quantities of debris to be removed and prepare bill of quantities (BoQs) for demolition, debris removal, reconstruction or rehabilitation, orienting beneficiaries about the legal agreement liability, and managing beneficiaries’ data.
8. Provide necessary instructions to shelter beneficiaries or shelter contractors for the commencement of work, including detailing the BoQ items and explaining the drawings for shelter construction, and monitoring the implementation of shelter construction activities.
9. Conduct inspection visits to shelter rehabilitation beneficiaries or shelter contractors to verify the progress, provide necessary technical input, draft progress reports and compile supporting documents to initiate payment processes.
10. Verify the work done by the beneficiaries and recommend releasing payment installments as per the agreed BoQ and milestones defined.
11. Maintain and update the shelter progress report, milestones in MIS and other online platforms as instructed by management.

Planning and reporting:

12. Support in monitoring bi-weekly, monthly, and quarterly workplans.
13. Collect necessary data related to the project implementation (infrastructure and shelter) and keep records and prepare daily, weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly reports as requested by the team leader.
14. When relevant, attend planning meetings with the technical and operation teams.
15. Support other projects with assessing the needs for hardware in EDF, assessing the equipment needed for cash for work activities and support in identifying skilled/unskilled workers.
16. Discuss with the team leader, adopt necessary precautionary measures for the safety of workers, traffic management, and security of the community.

Other:

17. Perform other duties assigned by the direct supervisor.

While this vacancy is open to both Internals and Externals, priority shall be given to qualified Internal applicants.

Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications via this link:

https://jobs.my-soc.org/apply/20240318125755/IxUQzF4G8OZXm3TaBqi0MpCfy  

In order for an application to be considered valid, IOM only accepts online profiles duly completed. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.