World Food Program are hiring a Engineering Consultant

Terms and conditions

• Job title: Engineering Consultant (Building Accessibility)
• Type of contract: Regular Consultant I
• Unit/division: Regional Bureau Dakar, Management Services (MS – Administration)
• Duty station (City, Country): Dakar Diamniadio, Senegal
• Duration: Until 31 December 2024 with possible extension
• Deadline for applications: 19 June 2024

About WFP

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.

Background and purpose of the assignment 

The United Nations World Food Programme is the world`s biggest humanitarian corporation preventing starvation global. The venture of WFP is to cease international starvation. Every day, WFP works global to make sure that no toddler is going to mattress hungry and that the poorest and maximum vulnerable, mainly girls and children, can get entry to the nutritious meals they need.

WFP is completely engaged in helping the implementation of the Secretary-General`s 2019 United Nations Disability Inclusion Strategy (UNDIS) and WFP`s duties greater extensively concerning incapacity inclusion. A barrier-unfastened surroundings is essential to WFP turning into an agency this is consisting of men and women with disabilities. Barriers to participation can exist withinside the shape of bodily limitations of the constructed surroundings, digital and social limitations to getting access to information, communications and technologies, and offerings and assistance, in addition to attitudinal limitations which are manifested thru stigma and discrimination. Breaking down those limitations, which fall below the obligation of severa regions of work, calls for a scientific and sustained whole-of-agency approach.

Accessibility of the constructed surroundings is a pre-condition. WFP is dedicated to enhancing bodily accessibility with the aid of using making use of conventional layout standards to make sure that every one staff, site visitors and beneficiaries, which includes people with disabilities, have good enough tiers of consolation and mobility inside inclusive WFP premises. The Building Accessibility Team (BAT) withinside the Management Service Division, Infrastructure and Facilities Management Branch, placed in Rome HQ, is liable for the worldwide roll-out of these approaches and requirements and for presenting help to the sector offices, in collaboration and coordination with Regional Bureaus.

WFP has advanced its Procedures and Standards for the Inclusive Accessibility of the Built Environment (WFP Guidelines). Starting with the Regional Bureaux of Dakar, the Building Accessibility Team (BAT) withinside the Management Services Division is selling the possibility for firsthand enjoy in imposing WFP`s venture in a numerous and tough surroundings. This realistic enjoy and publicity to nearby know-how and surroundings will make contributions to the refinement and edition to nearby contexts whilst making sure that WFP premises are universally accessible.

Job purpose

With the technical reporting line to the Head of Landmark HQ team and reporting to the RB Head of Management Services (MS – Administration), the incumbent is expected to support the implementation of the WFP Guidelines on the Accessibility of the Built Environment with particular focus assigned areas of the field in line with the general objective of achieving 50% of WFP staff working in an accessible work environment by 2025.

Key accountabilities (not all-inclusive)

Collaborate with field offices, Regional Bureau, HQ divisions, global DI network and external partners to achieve the Accessibility of the Built Environment according to WFP Guidelines and corporate objectives. Consult with Organizations of People with Disabilities.

Work cross-functionally with internal (i.e., Facility Management, WFP Engineering, Security, IT, HR, Legal, Procurement, Insurance, etc) and external ( A/E firms, contractors, and other UN entities) stakeholders to ensure cohesive delivery of services.

• Engage: Engage with Country Offices (COs) withinside the Region to put together and replace plans for accessibility improvements, imparting technical recommendation and schooling for the implementation of WFP Guidelines, policies, standards, norms, and practices to make certain that outputs meet the set up pleasant standards.
• Assess: Run Accessibility Assessments of current homes and layout programs thru missions, webweb page visits, far flung assist and table work. Support the instruction and revise Accessibility Assessments organized via way of means of subject places of work.
• Plan: Prepare development plans of current homes or validate those organized via way of means of subject places of work. Provide technical answers to accessibility shortcomings, which include layout drawings and payments of quantities.
• Improve: Support COs in imposing accessibility improvements (procurement, supervision of works, very last verification).
  Update Archibus facts on accessibility.
• Prepare development reviews on Regional and Country accessibility plans and commercial enterprise instances for the economic assist of accessibility improvements.
• Collaborate with WFP Engineering and WFP Facilities on new creation and refurbishment projects, imparting inputs approximately accessibility requirements.
• Perform the accessibility evaluation of homes for brand new rentals imparting inputs to Business Cases for the hire of recent WFP premises.
• Collaborate to enhance the accessibility of programme and emergency-associated homes.
• Travel to subject places of work as required, which include feasible responsibility tour outdoor the Regional Bureaux and to HQ for induction, coordination conferences etc.
• Promote Disability Inclusion and Accessibility tradition withinside the organization.
  Other as required.

Qualifications, experience and knowledge required

Education: First Level Degree in Architecture or Civil Engineering.

Qualification in health and safety in the construction field.

Experience

• At least 3 years’ experience in construction projects in a variety of projects type including commercial, corporate, hospitality, entertainment, institutional, higher education, government, mixed-use and multi-family residential.
• Proven experience in assessing accessibility conditions at existing facilities.
• Proven experience in design review of new construction and alterations.

Knowledge & Skills 

• Well-developed written and verbal communication skills are essential.
• Good knowledge of ISO 21542 and other international standards of accessibility.
• Advanced level of Microsoft Office including (Word, Excel and PowerPoint); AutoCAD; Adobe Photoshop.
• Working knowledge of Archibus would be an asset.
• Languages: Fluency in written and spoken English and French

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