National Consultant: Engineering (Jakarta/ home-based) -for Indonesians only

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UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, WASH

UNICEF Jakarta is looking for a national consultant who will support UNICEF, partners, and the Indonesian government in improving the water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services in healthcare facilities (HCFs) by providing engineering solutions to enable upgrading of WASH facilities with climate, gender and disability aspects.

How can you make a difference?

UNICEF Indonesia is planning to hire an individual national consultant who can deliver engineering services to the project. The objective of the proposed assignment is to improve WASH facilities in health centers, leading to reduced transmission of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases. The scope of work includes providing customized engineering solutions to upgrade WASH infrastructure in health centers, and ensuring that they are compliant with climate, gender, and disability aspects.

Several key components are aimed at improving the water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services in healthcare facilities (HCFs) in Indonesia. It includes compiling and reviewing existing designs and documents of water, sanitation, and hygiene facilities in health centers. This will be done to ensure that these facilities are compliant with climate, gender, and disability aspects. The consultant will develop a manual that includes technical drawings, detailed specifications, bill of quantities, and costing for WASH infrastructure components. In addition, district officials and partners will be trained on integrating climate, gender, and disability compliant infrastructure. This will be achieved through seven one-day training programs in seven provinces, two-day field visits in seven provinces, and two-day monitoring visits in seven provinces. The consultant will also develop a detailed monthly monitoring framework and submit monthly monitoring reports.

The second part of the scope of work involves providing customized engineering solutions to field construction issues. This includes developing designs, drawings, specifications, quality standards, and incorporating climate and GEDSI aspects. The consultant will also communicate regularly with the engineering teams of the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Public Works, and other relevant stakeholders in harmonizing designs and standards related to health centers. Additionally, periodic customized reports will be prepared as necessary.

Some of the key tasks included in this assignment are: - Compile and review the existing designs and documents of WASH facilities in health centers - Develop Climate, Gender and Disability compliant manual - Train the district officials and partners - Develop detailed monthly monitoring framework - Desk Review of all Infrastructure development plans with estimates and costing of each Puskesmas - Provide customized engineering solutions to field construction issues - Document the technical information, processes, and costs of infrastructure upgrades

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

Knowledge: - A master’s degree in environmental engineering (or any other related fields) with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering. Skills: - Should be able to communicate and prepare documents in both Bahasa and English - Excellent technical skills in designing, implementing, and monitoring water, sanitation, and hygiene infrastructure components. - Strong skills in project management, including planning, implementation, monitoring, and reporting. - Ability to work effectively with diverse stakeholders, including government officials, contractors, and local communities. - Knowledge on integrating climate, gender, and disability compliant infrastructure. Experience: - At least 5 years of experience in designing, implementing, and monitoring infrastructure projects. - Experience in construction, monitoring, supervising infrastructure projects, preferably in water and sanitation. - Proven experience in developing technical manuals, specifications, and bill of quantities for infrastructure components. - Experience in providing customized engineering solutions to field construction issues, including designs, drawings, specifications, quality standards, and incorporation of climate and GEDSI aspects. - Experience of working with government, and UN agencies (desirable).

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS) and below competencies:

• Builds and Maintains Partnerships • Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness • Drive to achieve results for impact • Innovates and embraces change • Manages ambiguity and complexity • Thinks and acts strategically • Works collaboratively with others

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UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

This position is not considered an elevated risk role. However, UNICEF reserves the right to conduct further vetting/ assessment within the scope of child safeguarding as appropriate.

Remarks:

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws.

The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.

Disclaimer: The screening of your application will be conducted based on the information in your profile. Before applying, we strongly suggest that you review your profile to ensure accuracy and completeness. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. This vacancy is open for Indonesians only.