Construction Consultant, UNICEF Brussels Office, Belgium, 6 months, on-site

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential. 

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone. 

And we never give up. 

For every child, hope

[1] In the case of UNICEF office construction/renovation/rehabilitation, engage with the Inclusive & Sustainable operations team to ensure compliance with the Procedure on Eco-Efficiency and Inclusive Access in UNICEF Facilities and Operations, including the cases where a green building certification is pursued. 

[2]Such as owner’s permit, construction permit, environmental permit, permits from utility companies, including necessary design/drawings and documentation for service declaration to the government.

[3] Declaration of Impartiality and Confidentiality to be signed by external committee members prior starting the evaluation process.

Work assignment Overview

NB: Payments will be made to the Consultant upon satisfactory of main deliverables. All sub-deliverables/activities (e.g., information collection, coordination and review of information, edit, etc.) are included within the relevant main deliverable. 

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have… 

• Bachelor’s degree in architecture, civil engineering, construction project management, or related field.
• At least 8 years professional experience in design and construction supervision, including experience in administrative office projects.
• Knowledge on the construction law and codes in Belgium is required.
• Knowledge on green and accessible construction is required.
• Knowledge on managing construction projects and contracts is required.
• Knowledge on procurement is desirable.
• Fluency in French and English is required.

NOTE: Please submit your technical and financial proposals as a supporting document. 

For every Child, you demonstrate… 

UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS). 

 To view our competency framework, please visit  here. 

 UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment. 

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check. 

Remarks:  

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. 

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws. 

The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.