Background
UN-Habitat has been supporting the Government of the Republic of Zambia for over 3 decades now through the Ministry of Local Government and Housing (MLGH) and more specifically, city councils. Currently, UN-Habitat is supporting the MLGH and the Lusaka City Council (LCC) in reviewing the Comprehensive Urban Development Plan (CUDP) for the City of Lusaka.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Main institutional counterparts are supported through ad-hoc technical assistance;
- Engineering solutions are adequately designed and implementation works through community labour are efficiently supervised;
- Implementation status of Agreements of Cooperation are monitored.
- Pioneering essential work for creating disaster management capacity at the municipal level;
- Organizing of workshops and training sessions, as required;
- Provision of support in budget monitoring.
- Priority activities defined by the communities mainly related to the improvement of the drainage system;
- Designing engineering solutions using adequate computer software and leading discussions with key partners and communities to achieve consensus on implementation of activities;
- Day-to-day supervision of community members in physical implementation of selected activities (e.g. improvement of secondary and tertiary drainage system) through participatory and gender sensitive techniques using labour based implementation methodologies.
Ensures the implementation status of Agreements of Cooperation is monitored, focusing on achievement of the following results:
- Monitoring of the implementation status of Agreements of Cooperation signed with public/no-profit implementing partners;
- Undertaking of field work missions and consequent preparation of reports.
- Conducting field missions and preparing aggregate reports on activities and outcomes using results-based management tools;
- Drafting concept notes and terms of reference;
Facilitation of knowledge building and management, focusing on achievement of the following results:
- Identification of sources of information or knowledge related to policy matters;
- Identification and synthesis of best practices and lessons learnt directly linked to country programme and project implementation;
- Organisation and/or facilitation of training sessions and workshops.
The key results have an impact on the success of the country programme within specific areas of cooperation. In particular, the key results have an impact on the design, operation and programming of activities and implementation of the Lusaka DRR project.
Competencies
- Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
- Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UN-Habitat;
- Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
- Treats all people fairly without favoritism.
- Capacity to analyze and synthesize information;
- Ability to work independently with a high degree of professionalism, responsibility, ability to exercise good judgment, personal initiative and flexibility;
- Ability to work with key partners and supervise local community members during implementation;
- Good communication skills;
- Computer proficiency in MS software packages, eg. Excel or Word, and proficient in use of engineering design software, such as AUTOCAD.
Required Skills and Experience
- A Master’s Degree or equivalent in Civil Engineering, Quantity Surveying or related field.
- Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in the area of infrastructure, project development and design with specific knowledge of urban planning, disaster risk reduction, participatory approaches and technical supervisory work at community level;
- Relevant experience in liaising with Government authorities in Zambia at district and sub-district levels;
- Exposure to and working experience in unplanned settlements in Zambia.
Language Requirements
- Fluency in English is a requirement.;
- Knowledge of the relevant local language is an added advantage.