Construction Supervisor - Askira-UBA at the Alliance for International Medical Action (ALIMA)

The Alliance for International Medical Action (ALIMA) is an independent humanitarian medical NGO that was created in 2009 by professionals of humanitarian medicine. ALIMA’s mission is to provide medical care in emergency situations or medical catastrophes.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Construction Supervisor - Askira-UBA

Code: LS016
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Report to: Logistics Manager
Report to (functional): Logistics Coordinator
Area: Logistics
Contract Duration: 3 months, renewable.

Main Purpose

• Coordinate, implement and supervise, ensuring all technical, financial and scheduling aspects, building and rehabilitation activities in the project, according to ALIMA’s security protocols and under the supervision of the Construction Manager.

Accountabilities

• Analyze, according to customer requirements and ALIMA’s programs, the needs for construction/rehabilitation works and report to the line manager accordingly, in order to provide the necessary information to find an appropriate and efficient solution, including planning of (financial, technical, material and human) resources that meet the mission needs.
• Supervise and follow up through regular visits the work of construction and/or rehabilitation in progress, in order to ensure deadlines, budget and technical specifications and to early detect potential deviations.
• Negotiate agreements and permissions for construction/ rehabilitation projects, establishing regular contacts with local authorities, in order to ensure all required documentation is filled upon and to avoid delays.
• Organize and supervise call for tenders (architect office, company tendering) activities in order to ensure the best technical and financial conditions

General
The responsibilities mentioned above are not exhaustive and other work can be required according to the needs of the mission:

• Mobility is requested from ALIMA staff, including short term assignments from their usual place of work.
• Part of any ALIMA-employee responsibilities is the attendance of trainings as per the requirements of the organisation.
• The job description can be modified according to the evolution of the work.
• NB: This job description is not intended to be all inclusive as it could be amended from time to time according to the needs of the mission.

Requirements
Education:

• Essential, secondary education; desirable Engineering or construction diploma/education.

Experience:

• Essential 2 years of previous experience in similar jobs.

Languages:

• Essential, local language commandment; desirable, mission working language.

Competences:

• Results.
• Teamwork.
• Flexibility.
• Commitment.
• Stress Management.

Application Closing Date
20th June, 2019.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their Application Letter & CV with colour picture to: recruitment@nigeria.alima.ngo Using the Job Title as the subject of the mail Or submit Hard copy in ALIMA’s Maiduguri Office.

Note

• Only successful applicants will be called for interview.
• No monetary transactions, neither demands of favors in kind, nor other types of favoritism will be tolerated in the recruitment process.
• Applications will be processing as we receive them, the recruitment can be done before closing date.