Catholic Relief Services Public Works Officer Jobs in Uganda
Catholic Relief Services Public Works Officer Jobs in Uganda
Job SummaryThe Public Works officers will oversee the public works activities implemented by Nuyok partner organizations (Caritas Moroto or Caritas Kotido) in their designated districts.
He/she will responsible for preliminary design, contribute to detailed design, Cost estimation and construction Supervision and monitoring public works interventions such as soil and water conservation structures, infrastructure rehabilitation, water and sanitation works identified in village development plans.
The public works component of the program helps address underlying causes of food insecurity and focuses on natural resource management, social infrastructure and community assets, including roads.
As a member of the Nuyok project team, you will monitor and report on all project activities in support of Catholic Relief Services’ (CRS) work serving the poor and vulnerable.
Your thorough and service-oriented approach will ensure that the project consistently applies best practices and constantly works towards improving the impact of its benefits to those we serve.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
Supervise and Monitor the implementation of all public works activities under payment-for-work as part of the Resilience Purpose;
Ensure technical adherence to the National Public Works Guidelines as established by the Ministry of Gender, Labor and Social Development for all Public Works activities;
Support beneficiary registration, monitoring of work completion, beneficiary payment and post distribution monitoring;
Ensure that Community facilitators Keep an UpToDate daily registry and records of Payment for work;
Ensure that a community-based approach to public work activity identification that is directly linked to the Village Development Plans and Village Disaster Management Mlans and or Micro Catchments
Ensure timely (Weekly, Biweekly and Monthly) reporting of field activities
Proactively identify issues and concerns and use participatory processes to overcome implementation obstacles at field level
Monitor and report any challenges and/or gaps identified to inform adjustments to plans and implementation schedules. Assist partners in their efforts to reflect on project experiences.
Support accountability by Identifying and documenting Human interest stories at least once per quarter
Collect information on capacity needs of Community Facilitators and participate/ facilitate Field based Technical training to ensure effective impact.
Ensure that Environmental safeguards as identified during approval stage and inception of public works
are implemented and adhered to for the duration of the projects
Qualifications, Skills and Experience
The ideal candidate must hold a Bachelor’s degree in any of the following Engineering Fields
Environmental, Civil or Agricultural Engineering with 2 years’ experience is required.
Experience in implementing Soil and Water conservation activities, Infrastructure rehabilitation, water and sanitation and any other relevant field using labor intensive approaches with an INGO will be an added advantage.
Additional education may substitute for some experience.
Experience in participatory action planning and community engagement.
Experience monitoring projects and collecting relevant data preferred.
Experience in using Engineering software like HEC-RAS and AutoCAD Civil 3D
Experience using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
Observation, active listening and analysis skills with ability to make sound judgment
Good relationship management skills and the ability to work closely with local partners and community members
Attention to details, accuracy and timeliness in executing assigned responsibilities
Proactive, results-oriented and service-oriented
Fluent verbal and written English is required, Karamojong is a plus
These are rooted in the mission, values, and principles of CRS and used by each staff member to fulfill his or her responsibilities and to achieve the desired results.
Serves with Integrity
Models Stewardship
Cultivates Constructive Relationships
Promotes Learning
How to Apply
All interested and qualified candidate please Email a cover letter and CV only to ug_recruitment@crs.org
Large files and/or scans of documents will lead to rejection of your application, in the subject line of the email, copy and paste – PUBLICWORKSOFFICER only
NB
All applications that do not contain this exact subject line will be rejected and not read
Only selected candidates that meet the requirements will be notified.
Deadline: 13th August 2020 at 5:00 pm
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