UNDP Jobs - 65179- Long Term Agreement for the Services of National E

Long Term Agreement for the Services of National Environmental Engineer - (Four Engineers will be selected).

Location :

Beirut, LEBANON

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

Application Deadline :

07-Apr-16 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

National Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

Languages Required :

Arabic English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

UNDP 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. UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Background

UNDP Social and Local Development Programme focuses on eradicating poverty, strengthening local capacities and supporting government policies for development. The Programme targets four regions across Lebanon with solid and diversified networks and partnerships within the four targeted-regions (South Lebanon, North Lebanon, Bekaa region and Mount Lebanon).

UNDP's support in the area of poverty reduction focuses on policy and operational support. At the upstream level, UNDP provides policy advice for the development of national policies for social development and poverty reduction, in addition to building the country statistical database for poverty measurement and monitoring. At the downstream level, UNDP supports the implementation of local development/ local governance initiatives in four areas of the country.

Duties and Responsibilities

UNDP Social and Local Development Programme wishes to make a long-term agreement with Four Environmental Engineers. The Environmental Engineer shall provide the technical support by providing technical follow-up on the implementation of community infrastructure rehabilitation projects. The required tasks will be fulfilled under direct supervision of the Senior UNDP Engineer and in close coordination with the Area Manager. The Environmental Engineers are expected to undertake site visits, follow up technically with the local authorities to prepare a proper design and tender documents.

Kindly refer to the Individual Consultant Procurement Notice and all related Annexes by visiting the below link:

http://www.lb.undp.org/content/lebanon/en/home/operations/procurement/

Please make sure to submit all the requested documents/information; otherwise, your application will be considered incomplete.

Competencies

Functional competencies:

Proficiency in the use of computer programs such as outlook, power point and social tools;
Excellent public speaking and presentation skills;
Networking and customer service oriented attitude;
Team player with the ability to maintain good work relations with individuals of different backgrounds, and to work under pressure;
Excellent knowledge with engineering programing softwares, Autocad, robot, revit, etabs.

Corporate competencies:

Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP;
Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
Treats all people fairly without favoritism;
Fulfills all obligations to gender sensitivity and zero tolerance for sexual harassment.

Required Skills and Experience

Academic Qualifications:

Graduate degree in Environmental Engineering

Experience:

Relevant operational experience of not less than 10 years;
Experience in community based assistance and participatory community actions are an asset;
Previous experience with UN agencies is an asset.

Languages:

Excellent writing, editing and oral communications skills in English and Arabic;
Spoken French knowledge is an asset.