UNOPS recruits 01 Associate Civil Engineer

UNOPS

Nairobi, Kenya

Associate Civil Engineer
Job categories:EngineeringVacancy code:VA/2021/B5303/22769Department/office:AFR, KEMCO, Kenya MCODuty station:Nairobi , KenyaContract type:Local ICA SupportContract level:LICA-6Duration:Open-ended contract, subject to organizational requirements, availability of funds and satisfactory performance)Deadline date: 05-Nov-2021
Applications to vacancies must be received before midnight Copenhagen time (CET) on the closing date of the announcement.
Background Information – Job-specific
Kenya Multi-Country Office (KEMC)UNOPS KEMC helps partners achieve their project goals in sectors including: governance, education, health, the environment, grant management and rural development.
UNOPS Kenya Multi-Country Office (KEMC) has over twenty years of experience working in East Africa, including large scale infrastructure projects. With a flexible and responsive presence throughout the region, UNOPS is able to scale up rapidly, through various mechanisms into high risk areas which have proven to be beneficial to partners.
Background Information – Job-specificThe Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) of the US Department of State is actively engaged in Kenya’s efforts to professionalize its national police service. These efforts will make Kenya’s law enforcement agencies more capable of performing their duties and support the counter-terrorism operations in the region.

One of the capacity development interventions is the INL/ Kenya project that aims to improve infrastructure facilities for the Crisis Response Team (CRT), a key unit in Kenya’s security response. INL/ Kenya signed a Letter of Agreement with the UNOPS- Kenya Multi Country Office to undertake the construction and remodelling works. The project site is located in Ruiru, approximately 30 km from Nairobi in the northeast.
Functional ResponsibilitiesThe incumbent will be responsible for the following substantive tasks. The tasks…

EducationA secondary school certificate or equivalent qualification is required; A Te…

ExperienceA minimum of four (6) years of relevant working experience in construction is re…

LanguagesFluency in English (writing, reading and speaking) is required.

CompetenciesTreats all individuals with respect; responds sensitively to differences and enc…

Additional ConsiderationsPlease note that the closing date is midnight Copenhagen time Applications …

Contract type, level and durationContract type: Local Individual Contractor Agreement (LICA) Contract l…

Background Information – UNOPSUNOPS is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful imp…

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