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Street Child is a UK charity working to protect vulnerable children and improve access to education in some of the poorest communities in the world. We work in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Nepal and in the last few months Street Child has been involved in the Humanitarian response for Nigeria as well as, being partner of the Education in Emergency Working Group.
Our work combines counselling, family mediation, business support, school building, and teacher training. We were a key player in the Ebola crisis and led the global response for children orphaned by Ebola in Sierra Leone and Liberia. We deliver everything through local partners and, since 2008, together we have built/renovated 156 schools and are now helping to educate over 40,000 young people. Street Child works in the fields of education, child protection and livelihoods, working through sustainable solutions to stretch donations and create maximum impact.
Operational Context/Role
Street Child is looking for a dedicated Construction Engineer for our programme in North East Nigeria. Our planned programme will include emergency education interventions in collaboration with the Education in Emergencies Working Group, such as building temporary learning centers, training education facilitators in delivery of the curriculum and trauma counselling, and providing teaching and learning materials. Street Child is also planning activities relating to unaccompanied and separated children, working to create a referral network and supporting as many children as possible to be reunified with their families and access education.
The Construction Engineer Consultant will be responsible to provide technical knowledge, skills and quality in infrastructure and following up with construction process. Street Child is looking at community engagement to rehabilitate classroom or establish new temporary learning spaces. He/She will be involved in the definition and agreement of the quantities of materials and work, the overall schedule for the construction, stages of work and will authorize each respective stage payment upon achievement of the stage achievements in accordance with the required and agreed progress and standards.
Key Responsibilities
1. General
· Provide first technical assessment in the schools and sites indicated by the MoE/Implementing Partners and definition of priorities
· liaise with SUBEB, RUWASA and NEMA departments in order to comply with ministerial standards for the rehabilitation works in public schools
· coordinate with local authorities (municipalities and local ministry offices) for release of needed permits, facilitation in set up of the working site, administrative procedures etc
· Approve SBMC detailed BoQs for establishment of temporary learning space/rehabilitation of classrooms according to the available budget and the priorities identified
· prepare the BoQs follow up; quantity and quality control of the material used and work progress
· Participate to the contractors’ selection committee, technical evaluation of the offers received
· prepare the contracts, definition of the monitoring tools
· provide regular follow up of the works with visits to the construction sites and ad hoc meeting with the constructors
· approve the instalment payments to the contractors
· manage the relation with school principals and SBMC for coordination of the rehabilitation works/establishment of temporary spaces
· Provide final quality and quantity control and preparation of hand over certificated
2. Reporting
· Keep the Programme Manager informed on the activities of the project by providing relevant correspondence, reports and meeting minutes as well as making regular updates.
· a report on the assessment of 1.1) school rehabilitations 1.2) temporary classrooms construction 1.3) wash and sanitation facilities, in the target area.
· Reports upon successful completion of 2.1) school rehabilitations 2.2) temporary classrooms construction 2.3) wash and sanitation facilities in the target area
· a final project completion report within 10 days after physical completion of the activities
· Work closely with implementing partners to prepare and submit reports on approved frequency to the Programme Manager.
Core values
· Commitment to Street Child mission, vision and values, and the ability to convey with enthusiasm Street Child’s role in accompanying and serving forcibly displaced people and in advocating for their right to protection and a life in dignity
· High integrity, honesty and confidentiality; ability to deal tactfully and discreetly with situations, people and information;
· Acceptance of diversity and inclusion as a core value.
· Willingness to work in flexible, sub-optimal, stressful and unstable environment.
· Willingness to travel among the country in different states
Qualifications and Experience:
Education
· Master Degree in Architecture, Civil engineering, infrastructure engineering or related fields
Experience
· Experience in construction at least 5 years
· 3 years’ experience in NGO work
· Proven Construction experiences and logistics skills
· Renovation and rehabilitation experience is preferable
· Excellent English Communication skills (oral and written)
· Cross cultural sensitivity, flexible world view, emotional maturity and physical stamina
· Knowledge of and adherence to NGO Code of Conduct, understands other international development guidelines
· Excellent IT skills
Language
· Fluency in English (written and spoken) and excellent writing skills.

• Good knowledge of the intervention area/s and local context

Remuneration
The Street Child remuneration policy is aligned with the Street Child ethos to offer effective and professional services and at the same time express solidarity with the people served. The salary is calculated with the use of a post-adjustment multiplier and takes into account years of relevant experience and degree of responsibility of the role. Details will be discussed with short-listed candidates.
Location: Maiduguri. Frequent travel among Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states will be required.
Reports to: Nigeria Programme Manager
Starting date: 15^th January 2018
Contract duration: 3 months
Preference will be given to Nigerian applicants
Organisational Context