Engineering Program Consultant / Shelter/WASH Officer in Save the Children

Save the Children International is a humanitarian organization with more than 100 years of history. Save the Children was founded in May 1919 in London.  SCI has been working in Ukraine since 2014. It started its work in the territory of Donetsk region. Currently, SCI is expanding its activities to eight cities of Ukraine. We work in the areas of education, child protection, overcoming child poverty, health care, and also conduct advocacy activities related to the protection of children's rights. 

Role purpose:

Consultant /-ka housing/HCV will work mainly in Sumy, reporting to the Save the Children office in Kyiv, and will manage the day-to-day implementation of Save the Children program components the Children" on issues of housing/HCV in Sumy and, if necessary, in other regions of Ukraine. 

The Housing/HCV Consultant is expected to represent SCI at the local level. He/she will be responsible for ensuring that all housing/HCV activities assigned to him/her are carried out in accordance with Save the Children policies and applicable standards.

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• Preparation of technical project, estimate, estimate of infrastructure costs WATSAN and damaged structures. 
• Participate in procurement committees according to thresholds. 
• Carry out the handover of the construction site, regular supervision of all construction objects of the project and evaluation of the progress of work. 
• Checking the quality of materials and performance of work for compliance with the requirements of the contract. 
  
• Responsibility for any assessment and analysis at the local level (with partners or internal evaluation within the SC on housing/HCV or interdisciplinary approach) < /span>
• Ensuring that appropriate evaluation, implementation and monitoring systems are in place. 
• Negotiating any type of agreement with local authorities where appropriate. 
• Participate in any meetings with interested parties (NGOs, local authorities, shelters, meetings of VSG groups) in coordination and with the prior approval of the project manager.
• Preparation and development of status reports as required by management. 
  
• Take an active part in conducting Needs Assessments, joint and multi-sectoral needs assessments, as well as detailed technical and construction assessments (including specifications), drawings, scope of work, pre-construction assessment forms.< /span>
• Support in developing data collection processes, analyzing information and data to meet performance reporting requirements; maintaining files, databases and other archives documenting project progress.< /li>
• Conduct trainings for relevant local NGOs and partners. 
• Maintain working partnerships and good communication with representatives of stakeholders in the field of housing and housing.  
• Build and maintain partnerships with local NGOs. 
  Planning and organizing meetings with implementing partners to discuss progress and challenges.