Individual Long-Term Agreement (LTA) for Water Supply Engineering Consultant with UNICEF Pacific (300 working days over 36 months)
Salary not disclosedPosted 1 day ago
Closes in 12 days
About the role
UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence. At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling. UNICEF is a place where are built. We offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture., coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package. Visit our website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF. For every child, the right to support In the Pacific we work in Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu: These 14 Pacific island countries are to 2.3 million people, including 1.2 million children and youth, living on more than 660 islands and atolls stretching across 17.2 million square kilometers of the Pacific Ocean, an area comparable to the combined size of the United States of America and Canada. Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Solomon Islands, and Tuvalu are classified as Fragile States according to World Bank/OECD criteria.
Key responsibilities
- Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.
- Coordinate with communities, schools, health facilities, government authorities, and other stakeholders.
- Assessment and survey iv.
- Assess exposure to climate and disaster risks, including cyclones, flooding, drought, landslides, earthquakes, sea-level rise, and saltwater intrusion amongst others.
About the successful candidate
- A university degree is required in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
- A minimum of five (5) years in assessment, design, installation, supervision, and QA/QC of water supply infrastructure projects, experience in Pacific SIDS preferred; familiarity with IEC, AS/NZS, IEEE standards.
- Experience in capacity building/knowledge transfer and stakeholder engagement.
- Water supply engineering assessment, design, and construction supervision.
- Hydrological, hydrogeological, water quality, and site investigations.
- Hydraulic modelling and network analysis using EPANET or equivalent software.
- Design of water sources, storage, treatment, distribution, and solar-powered pumping systems.
- Preparation of engineering drawings, technical specifications, BoQs