Mozambique Local Internship - Engineering/Facilities Management - Tete

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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.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Currently enrolled and have attended University courses in the last 12 months inclusive of having completed at least two years of undergraduate studies or have recently graduated in the last 6 months’ in Civil Engineering or other relevant field;
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point);
• Fluent in English.

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

The World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency, fighting hunger worldwide. We are currently seeking to fill an internship position under the WFP Facilities Unit of the Mozambique Country Office. The position will be based in Tete, Mozambique. The Internship will be for an initial period of 6 months months starting from October 2022.

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)
• Perform other duties as required.

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

4Ps CORE ORGANISATIONAL CAPABILITIES

FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES

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

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 up to 31 July 2022.

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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.