National consultant to provide Engineering support for site preparation, for medical oxygen generator system in health facilities, June 2023 - May 2024, Dushanbe, Tajikistan (for Tajik nat

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The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programmes, in advocacy and in operations. The equity strategy, emphasizing the most disadvantaged and excluded children and families, translates this commitment to children’s rights into action. For UNICEF, equity means that all children have an opportunity to survive, develop and reach their full potential, without discrimination, bias or favoritism. To the degree that any child has an unequal chance in life — in its social, political, economic, civic and cultural dimensions — her or his rights are violated. There is growing evidence that investing in the health, education and protection of a society’s most disadvantaged citizens — addressing inequity — not only will give all children the opportunity to fulfil their potential but also will lead to sustained growth and stability of countries. This is why the focus on equity is so vital. It accelerates progress towards realizing the human rights of all children, which is the universal mandate of UNICEF, as outlined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, while also supporting the equitable development of nations.

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Under the overall oversight of the Chief, Health and Nutrition supported by Chief, WASH, the engineer will work under the day-to-day supervision of the Health Specialist to support the planning and implementation of all works/activities related to preparation of the sites for installation of the medical oxygen generator systems in targeted health facilities. S/he will provide on-going technical guidance and support to government engineering entities / private consulting firms or individuals hired to carry out assessments, design proposals, bill of quantities, etc. for the construction work and provide assure quality of all processes of the Oxygen plant construction works and conformity to set standards and facilitate in verification of works carried out and processing of contractor’s payments. He/she will coordinate with ministry of health and design entity to resolve any conflict / construction related issue during site preparation activities.

The core responsibilities of the consultant are:

1) To provide technical assistance in quality assurance/control of the management and implementation of the UNICEF supported Oxygen facilities construction in targeted health facilities, including monitoring of construction sites and certification of contractors bills on sample basis presented and duly verified by design company responsible author supervision and CD of MOHSPP for technical supervision.

2) provide technical input to facilitate bidding process and communication and securing of required clearances with and support in coordination with the relevant government Ministries/departments at national and local levels.

DUTY STATION/DURATION:

Duration: June 2023 - May 2024

Duty station: Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Supervisor: Chief of H&N section

Tasks/Milestone:

Deliverables/Outputs:

Timeline

Payment schedule

Delivery #1

Prepare Terms of Reference (ToR) and Scope of Work (SoW) for services of engineering firms to carry out needs assessments of oxygen system in targeted health facilities

TOR and SOW are developed

30 days (June – September 2023)

upon completion of the delivery 1 (25%)

Review and verify the assessment reports, and provide guidance of the construction / rehabilitation to be planned for improvement of oxygen facilities in health facilities

Assessment report reviewed and comment provided

Work closely with Construction Department of the Ministry of Health (MoH) and other government bodies as needed, in planning and monitoring of the assessments of health facilities identified for improvement of oxygen facilities

Monitoring plan developed and approved

Based on the agreed work to be carried out, review and provide technical advice, recommendations and endorse design documents, bill of quantities, technical specification for tendering purposes

Technical advise and recommendation provided

Work with Ministry staff and private partners to establish operation and maintenance require to ensure sustainability

O&M plan developed and provided to chief doctors

Provide technical input to the UNICEF Supply Section in the preparation of tender documents, including: Request for Proposal/Invitation to Bid (RFP/ITB), ToR, Scope of Work, BoQ, drawings, Terms and Conditions, and documents for contracting

Technical inputs provided to the UNICEF Supply Section in the preparation of tender documents

Provide the necessary input to Supply Section for request of Local Procurement Authorization from UNICEF Supply Division.

Provide technical leadership/oversight for the evaluation of tenders, and throughout the bidding and contractor selection process, including Ensuring conformity with UNICEF supply rules, provide technical input into the preparation of tender of Request for Proposals (RFP)and facilitating timely launch of the RFP. ; pre-biding technical briefing, , facilitating and oversighting the technical evaluation of submitted bids proposals; compilation of final bid evaluation result and ; technical assistance to the Supply in responding to any complaints from bidders in line with related guidance, laws and regulations.

Delivery #2

Establish appropriate mechanisms to facilitate proper monitoring and quality assurance (supervision) to ensure the construction / rehabilitation works are implemented according to standards before/during/after and participate in field site monitoring of construction activities

Monitoring and quality assurance mechanism developed

60 days (September 2023 -February 2024)

upon completion of the delivery 2 (50 %)

Organize a schedule of regular meetings with designers, contractors, and technical people from the ministries engineers to establish a coordination mechanism for proper follow-up of project implementation

Meetings with designers, contractors, and technical people from the ministries engineers organized

Establish a periodic reporting schedule for supervising engineers, review progress report documents, certify contractors bill presented by the entity responsible for technical supervision and photo documentation of implementation of works

A periodic reporting schedule for supervising engineers established and completed works (documents) certified

Manage a WhatsApp group for daily monitoring of construction works and information related to construction progress and sites pictures

Monitoring and quality assurance mechanism developed

Reviewing any changes in the scope of work that may arise during implementation, assuring proper documentation, approval, and reporting

Changes in the scope of work that arose during implementation, was identified, documented, and provided for approval.

Review and approve payment requests submitted by contractors that have been duly certified, and submit for processing of payment

Received invoices and documents reviewed and certified

Delivery #3

With support from Supply Section, manage retention of 10% of payment requests as guarantee for defects of work by the contractor

Received invoices and documents reviewed and certified

30 days (March – June 2024)

upon completion of the delivery 3 (25%)

Follow up with supervising engineers on the process of project implementation from: initial site hand over, to substantial completion and temporary acceptance of the work, through Defects Liability Period, to completion and final acceptance of the works

Handover documents prepared and signed by relevant organizations

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

• Education: A university degree (bachelor or master) in one of the following fields is required: civil engineering, engineering, or another relevant technical field. The relevant master’s degree is an asset.
• Work experience: Minimum of five years of professional work experience in providing Engineering Technical supervision for construction works.
• Specific experience in Oxygen-related construction in Tajikistan or any other developing country context.
• Languages: Excellent proficiency in Tajik and Russian (written and oral) while knowledge of English is an advantage.

Qualified candidates are requested to submit:

1. Cover letter/application/CV.
2. A technical proposal with proposed approach to managing the consultancy deliverables, showing understanding of tasks.

3. Financial quote (separate from technical proposal in TJS) for the consultancy in per deliverable, also stating the timeframe for completion of deliverable and/or daily rate as well as travel and subsistence costs, as applicable (45 Monitoring visits to the HCFs (15 facilities across the country (Districts: Farkhor, Yovon, Panj, Shahrituz, Maschohi Kuhi, Pakhtaobod, Vanj, Murgob, Darvoz, Khorog, Ayni, Istarav-shan, Sangvor, Jerkala (Kulob), at least three visits during construction/installation works);

4. Applications without a financial proposal will not be considered.

Applications must be received in the system by 7 June, 2023 on UNICEF website.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

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

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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.

Remarks:

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

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.

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