Infrastructure Coordinator

American Near East Refugee Aid (ANERA), a Development Assistance and Humanitarian Aid Organization working in Palestine since 1968, is announcing to fill the following new vacancies under the Emergency Water and Sanitation and Other Infrastructure Program (EWAS II) funded by the United States Agency for Development (USAID). The anticipated employment duration for the position listed below is four years and all are based in ANERA’s Jerusalem Office.

Responsibilities:
-Follow up on design works with the partner engineering firms.
-Supervise the work of the supervision site engineers to ensure progress is maintained and standards are complied with.
-Provide support to the site engineers to ensure quality control and assurance (environmental and safety on site) over their work.
-Conduct filed visits to Water and Sanitation and Other Infrastructure Program activities.
-Participate with the Area Program Manager in meeting with partner organizations, local communities and ministry officials.
-Coordinate with the local communities to refine needs requirement.
-Participate in discussions about the designs in order to ensure that scope and standards of work are maintained and budgets are adhered to.
-Follow up on all aspects of contract administration with the contractors on site.
-B.Sc. degree in civil engineering.
-4-6 years of experience in supervising water, sanitation and infrastructure projects, preferably within an NGO environment. Past work experience with USAID grants would be an asset.
-Strong communications and reporting skills in English and Arabic.
-Experience in tendering, site supervision and contract administration.
-Computer literate and proficient in Microsoft Windows package and project management software.
-Valid driving license.

Application instructions
Interested candidates are kindly requested to send their CV, cover letter and references to ANERA’s Jerusalem Office, no later than 15:00 on Sunday October 25, 2009, ONLY by e-mail to: [email protected]