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Rural Infrastructure Engineers for Taraba, Ogun & Niger States @ FMARD 2017 Recruitment for IFAD
The IFAD operations in Nigeria have contributed to:Generating and disseminating technology to increase incomes and family food security, while also introducing approaches for effective soil and water conservation and environmental managementFostering demand-driven and participatory approaches to agricultural and rural support servicesStrengthening institutional capacities to ensure the sustainability of successful development initiatives.
Rural Infrastructure Engineers for Taraba, Ogun & Niger States @ FMARD 2017 Recruitment for IFAD
Project Objectives
Core Duties and Responsibilities
- Develop activities for the Annual Work Plans and Budgets (AWPBs):
- Support participating states and local governments to prepare and review annual work programmes and budgets relating to engineering and maintenance activities;
- Assist with the recruitment and management of engineering consultants;
- Organize and assist with the preparation of guidelines and manuals for operation and maintenance of rural in the States;
- Organize capacity building programmes for rural infrastructure maintenance teams:
- Organization and conduct of training (repair, rehabilitation, construction and maintenance of small-scale irrigation works; processing and storage structures; other small buildings; and rural community access and feeder roads and small bridges and drainage structures, amongst other);
- Provision of assistance and practical advice to participating states and local governments in the design of works and procurement of contractors, and supervision and monitoring of works;
- Oversee organization of effective user associations and community contributions to implementation and maintenance of works, critical so sustainability:
- Select service providers where necessary and formulation of TORs and scope of work for the service providers Supervise, monitor and certify the work of service providers for the various activities and assignments: and
- Consolidate state progress reports and contribute to the drafting of periodic project progress reports.
Rural Infrastructure Engineers for Taraba, Ogun & Niger States @ FMARD 2017 Recruitment for IFAD
Qualifications and Cognate Experience Required
- A minimum of First Degree in Civil Engineering;
- Professional qualification will be an added advantage
- Implementation experience in abroad range of community level infrastructure
- A minimum of 10 years field experience working with rural communities in planning, budgeting, constructing, maintaining and monitoring community infrastructure;
- Ability to communicate with and work with rural communities;
- Experience with international donor procurement procedures including evaluation of bids;
- Knowledge of community-based approach whereby community choice and ownership to rural infrastructure development and management;
- Excellent written and spoken English.
- Must be computer literate.
- Working experience with International Donor Organizations will be an added advantage.
Conditions of Service
- Successful candidates will be engaged for a period of one year ONLY
- Candidates engagement is subject to renewal, which will be based on satisfactory performance upon evaluation and availability of funds.
Rural Infrastructure Engineers for Taraba, Ogun & Niger States @ FMARD 2017 Recruitment for IFAD
- Applicants should please indicate the position they are applying for at the top right hand corner of the envelope.
- The position is open to qualified persons including from the serving public Officers.
Rural Infrastructure Engineers for Taraba, Ogun & Niger States @ FMARD 2017 Recruitment for IFAD
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