Overview
The Senior Programme Associate - School Kitchen/Eating hall Construction will ensure that infrastructure is adapted to standard design, oversee the construction process, and ensure acceptable quality for school feeding programmes.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct detailed assessments and prepare technical reports.
- Develop design, including drawings, scope of works, technical specifications, BoQ, etc.
- Assist schools in implementing kitchen construction and guide schools to ensure quality assurance of the construction work.
- Contribute to the technical and financial analysis of partner bids and ensure technical compliance.
- Work with relevant stakeholders at the sub-national level in the planning and implementation of activities related to school kitchen infrastructure and student eating halls.
- Facilitate communication between construction company, schools, districts, and provincial Offices of Education, Youth, and Sport with MoEYS’s construction department.
- Monitor school kitchen and/or student eating hall construction processes from planning to completion stages.
- Provide weekly progress updates on the construction of school kitchens and/or eating halls, and prepare relevant reports.
- Document issues, challenges and lessons learned including best practices of the infrastructure process.
- Undertake administrative tasks as required and provide project management services.
- Provide guidance and direction to contractors and design consultants.
- Support the commissioning and final handover process.
- Perform other activities as required.
Required Experience
Minimum of 4 years of relevant work experience in both Civil engineering projects and vertical infrastructure design projects. Has experience with infrastructure construction projects, collecting programme output and outcome data, conducting quantitative and qualitative analyses, reporting, sub-national coordinating and communicating findings to relevant stakeholders for action. Has experience utilizing computers, including word processing, spreadsheets and other standard software packages and systems. Has experience utilizing monitoring and evaluation systems and standards. Experience working with communities, schools and commune councils on infrastructure or other community-based programmes. Has experience working with Microsoft projects or any other engineer project planning and designing tools. Experience with the Government procurement process, especially in construction tender.
Qualifications
Minimum University Degree (BSc) in Civil Engineering, architecture and construction management. A Training certificate in the related functional area has added value. Qualification/experience in health and safety.
