Technical Coordinator

The Palestinian Agricultural Relief Committees (PARC) is planning to implement a project that focuses on enhancing the use of rainwater in agriculture through establishing one collective rainwater harvesting and infiltration pond in Um el Nasser area and hundreds of farms level rainwater harvesting ponds in different locations around Gaza. In case the project was accepted by the donor, the project will be implemented in partnership with Diakonie Katasterophenhilfe. The project aims at Enhancing Gaza farmers’ livelihood resilience against water quality deterioration, and inaccessibility to water.

PARC is seeking qualified candidates to assume the following

position:  Technical Coordinator
Location: Gaza City,
Period: 12 Months with possible to extend.
Salary: The salary is competitive and commensurate with the
qualifications

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

-    Supervising and site engineering the construction of the collective rainwater harvesting and infiltration pond and its accessories including the civil and mechanical works as per the tender documents, designs, BoQ, and contract signed with the contractor.
-    Liaising with the municipality of Um el Nasser and other stakeholders regarding the technical aspects of the construction process of the above-mentioned unit.  
-    Leading the monitoring and supervision process together with two field supervisors of the construction of the farm level rainwater harvesting ponds as per the designs and specifications listed in the design drawings, tender documents, BoQs and contracts.
-    Developing reasonable work plans for contractors to implement construction activities in a timely manner towards timely accomplishment of the project activities.
-    Leading the technical liaison with the contractor/s constructing the rainwater harvesting ponds in the different locations.   
-    Ensuing that contractors comply with the safety procedures specified in the tender documents.
-    Ensuring proper handover of the constructed units to PARC and then the end owners.
-    Providing training on water resource management in agriculture to beneficiaries.
-    Assisting the Project Manager in assuring the implementation of the different components of the project in a timely manner. 
-    Assisting the Project Manager in assuring proper and accurate reporting both programmatically and financially.
-    Perform any other tasks deemed needed by the Project Manager in connection to the project activities.
   
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

-    Relevant university degree; Bachelor Civil/Water/Sanitary Engineering. Preferably Masters in Water/Sanitary Engineering
-    More than three years of experience supervising structural project especially water/wastewater projects especially preferably in agricultural context.
-     Experience with AutoCAD required, experience with AutoCAD Civil 3D preferred.
-    Good reporting and communication skills in Arabic
-    Good reporting and communication skills in English is preferred
-    Being Organized, paying attention to details and able to work independently.
-    Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines, prioritize workload and multi-task.
-    Women are encouraged to apply

Application:    

Interested candidates should submit their CV along with a cover letter, both in English to:
 

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Please indicate the job title (Technical Coordinator ) in the subject line in your e-mail application

Only the short-listed candidates will be considered and informed of the recruitment process. 
Application deadline: Tuesday, November 7, 2017 

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