Internship - Engineering/Facilities Management - Tete, Mozambique

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WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race, colour, national origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status, physical or mental disability.

ABOUT WFP

The World Food Programme (WFP) is the leading humanitarian organization saving lives and changing lives, delivering food assistance in emergencies and working with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience. We are currently seeking to fill an intern position with Engineering and Facilities Unit to be based in Tete, Mozambique.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Currently enrolled and have attended University courses in the last 12 months inclusive of having completed at least two years of graduate studies or have recently graduated in the last 6 months in Civil Engineering or Architecture.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point).
• AUTOCAD software or equivalent.
• Fluent in Portuguese and working knowledge of English.

JOB PURPOSE

The selected candidate will be assisting the WFP Tete Field Office with the following projects:

• WFP Tete New complex
• SF WHK project – School feeding
• Tete warehouse rehabilitation
• Watershed management and building of assets (Well, channel, irrigation, etc)

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

• Act as a focal point for Tete activities and report back periodically – Periodicity to be determined as per site needs of the projects upon commencement.
• Read and interpret design issues and propose solutions whenever applicable and alert on possible problems/inconsistencies.
• Site supervision, quality control, and organization of documents

OTHER SPECIFIC JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Proactivity and willingness to learn
• Demonstration of increasing growth
• Demonstration of interest in the assigned task and problem solving
• Report skill and organization of documentation, including tracking and follow-up of open subjects
• Interaction with necessary stakeholders
• Quality control of all activities on site

DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE

• Familiarization with Civil engineering standards and project interpretation
• Familiarization with the construction site and management
• Development of interaction with different construction stakeholders
• Quality control and site supervision
• Health safety and environmental compliance
• Reports compilation and report back skill development
• Documents organizations and tracking, including activities/working chronogram tracking
• Time and cost management

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

• Interns receive a monthly stipend from WFP of US$ 575 per month.
• WFP is not responsible for living expenses, arrangements for accommodation, necessary visas and related costs.
• WFP will recognize candidates’ educational credentials from recognised institutions that have been certified by competent international or national authorities such as the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) or Ministries of Education;

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

Applications will be received by 21 May 2023.

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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.