Site Engineer

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

The United Nations World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide.  The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes.  Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.

WFP, through its dual mandate in humanitarian and development, provides life-saving food assistance to the most vulnerable and food insecure non-refugee Palestinians and works to safeguard livelihoods, build resilience, and reconstitute food systems in vulnerable areas. WFP also lends its technical expertise to support national institutions by strengthening their capacities in responding to shocks and building an inclusive social safety net.

To further strengthen the humanitarian-development-peace nexus, WFP is providing climate-smart agricultural assets such as hydroponics and wicking beds to households to increase their calorie intake and enable them to generate income. WFP also scaled up its resilience-building activities to include greenhouses, vegetable farms, sheep, poultry, and technical and vocational trainings for youth and people with disabilities. These projects reduce people’s vulnerability to external shocks, serve as a safety net, and support livelihoods. 

In response to the urgent needs of Palestine, where protracted conflict and economic stagnation have led to widespread food insecurity, WFP delivers life-saving food assistance to the most vulnerable non-refugee Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank. To address the ongoing crisis, WFP also focuses on strengthening livelihoods through resilience-building projects such as climate-smart agriculture and vocational training. Additionally, WFP supports national institutions by enhancing their capacity to respond to shocks and build inclusive social safety nets. By extending its systems to humanitarian and development partners, WFP contributes to broader efforts within the humanitarian-development-peace nexus.

This position is based in [Jerusalem] and reports to the Head of Management Services and Finance Unit.

Job Purpose:

To provide construction and engineering expertise and contribute to the efficient delivery and quality outputs.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive, within delegated authority):

1. Support in the supervision of engineering projects.

2. Provide technical support and services for the planning of projects, apply best practices, standards and innovative technologies, incorporating country-specific technical requirements that comply with WFP standards and processes.

3.Develop remedial plans to ensure suitability to operational purposes, safety, and efficiency of structures and equipment in line with WFP policies, criteria and standards.

4. Provide technical support while working with design consultants and other relevant parties.

5. Prepare accurate and timely reporting on outputs to facilitate informed decision-making and consistency of information presented to stakeholders.

6. Provide technical guidance that support a successful construction procurement process.

7. Participate in technical or design review, exchange of knowledge and experience, keeping abreast of construction and engineering technologies, to facilitate implementation of innovative engineering solutions.

8. Establish and maintain partnerships with internal and external clients to effectively meet clients’ expectations.

9. Contribute to preparedness actions, providing technical recommendations and guidance and monitor the management of risks.

10.Perform other duties as required.

جميع الحقوق محفوظة لموقع جوبس.

Education: First University degree in Civil Engineering or related Engineering discipline.

Experience: Minimum 5 years of relevant experience at increasing levels of responsibilities. Experience in engineering design.

Language: Fluency (level C) in English is mandatory and Arabic as mother tongue.

Knowledge & Skills:

• Good communication skills.
• Good knowledge and experience of techniques, instrumentation and software packages.
• knowledge and experience of design, planning and supervision of construction projects.
• Good knowledge of local and international engineering and construction standards, processes and norms.
• Desirable knowledge of engineering contract formats, modalities and obligations. Knowledge in FIDIC forms of contracts is desirable.
• Good knowledge of project supervision processes and techniques.

REMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION

• We strongly recommend that your profile is accurate, complete, and includes your employment records, academic qualifications, language skills and UN Grade (if applicable).

• Once your profile is completed, please apply, and submit your application.

• Please make sure you upload your professional CV in the English language

• Kindly note the only documents you will need to submit at this time are your CV and Cover Letter

• Additional documents such as passport, recommendation letters, academic certificates, etc. may potentially be requested at a future time

• Only shortlisted candidates will be notified

All employment decisions are made on the basis of organizational needs, job requirements, merit, and individual qualifications. WFP is committed to providing an inclusive work environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse, all forms of discrimination, any kind of harassment, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. Therefore, all selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), FAO Finance Committee, WFP External Auditor, WFP Audit Committee, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP, both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.