Catholic Relief Services Recruitment for Construction Quality Officer

Applications are invited from interested and suitably qualified candidates for Catholic Relief Services Recruitment for Construction Quality Officer.

In 1943, the Roman Catholic Bishops of the United States established Catholic Relief Services to help war-torn Europe and its refugees recover. During World War II, CRS’ work focused on the resettlement of war refugees in Europe. Today, more than 75 years later, our mission continues to focus on the poor overseas, using the gospel of Jesus Christ as our mandate. We continually seek to help those most in need, providing assistance on the basis of need, without regard to race, creed or nationality.

Job Description

Company: Catholic Relief Services
Location: Ghana
State: Tamale
Job type: Full-Time

Job Details

Department: Programming (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion)
Grade: 7
Reports To: Senior Project Officer – WASH
Country/Location: Talensi District, UER, Ghana
Start Date: July 2019
End Date: June 2020

Job Summary

As a member of the Integrated Community Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Improvement (ICOWASH) project team, you will monitor and report on the progress and quality of construction of new and renovated WASH infrastructure being established in target schools, health centers and communities in support of Catholic Relief Services’ (CRS) work serving the poor and vulnerable. You will attend regular construction site visits and will produce pre-construction engineering assessments and document reviews, and ongoing construction monitoring reports. Your thorough and service-oriented approach will ensure that the project consistently applies best practices and constantly works towards improving the impact of its benefits to those we serve.

Job Responsibilities

Play a lead role in reviewing the work, records, and reports of consulting engineers, construction managers in the construction/rehabilitation/installation of water and sanitation infrastructure (boreholes with hand pumps, latrines construction/repairs, etc.) and other technical services hired to perform construction-related work under the project.
Support in the technical design of infrastructure and review of bill of materials to ensure the estimated costs are reasonable and comparable to market rates
Regularly monitor the progress and quality of construction at all WASH infrastructure sites ensuring compliance with CRS program quality principles and standards, donor requirements, and good practices. Map infrastructure construction stages using Information Technology.
Work with CRS to maintain accepted WASH and infrastructural standards for the sector and ensure that project staff, partner agencies and recipient communities understand and adhere to these standards including sustainability measures.
Build relationships and coordinate with local government authorities and beneficiaries to approve construction and delivery to beneficiary communities.
Monitor and report any challenges and/or gaps identified to inform adjustments to plans and implementation schedules. Assist partners in their efforts to reflect on project experiences.
Complete project documentation for assigned activities. Assist with identifying information for case studies and reports on promising practices.
Support accountability through supporting project evaluation activities and assisting project efforts to collect and analyze project data per specified mechanisms and tools. Actively seek and respond to feedback from partners.

Scope

Not Applicable

Travel Required

75% of time (day trips)

Key Working Relationships

Supervisory: Not Applicable
Internal: Regional/HQ technical advisors, Head of Programs, WASH and other line managers, Project Coordinator, WASH Specialist, M&E Specialist, and WASH Officers
External: Government partners and Service providers (Contractors)

Agency-wide Competencies (for all CRS Staff)

These are rooted in the mission, values, and guiding principles of CRS and used by each staff member to fulfill his or her responsibilities and achieve the desired results.

Serves with Integrity
Models Stewardship
Cultivates Constructive Relationships
Promotes Learning

MEAL (Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning) Competencies

Accountability: Improving our accountability to a range of stakeholders through increased participation, transparent communication, responsive feedback mechanisms, and adherence to internal and external quality standards and requirements.
Analysis and Critical Thinking: Engaging with data, challenging biases and assumptions, posing thoughtful questions, pursuing deeper understanding of evidence through reflection and perspective-taking, and making informed programming decisions.
Monitoring: Implementing monitoring activities, including timely collection of quality data, set up and maintenance of databases, facilitation of participatory reflection on monitoring results, and submission of timely progress reports.

Required Skills or Experience

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Building and Construction, Construction Management, Water Resources or relevant HND qualification.
Minimum of 3 years’ experience in project support. Experience in the field of WASH infrastructure design and inspection and for an NGO would be a plus.
Experience in participatory action planning and community engagement.
Experience monitoring projects and collecting relevant data preferred.
Experience using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
Possession of a valid license to ride a motorcycle.
Knowledge of local language would be a plus.

Required/Desired Foreign Language

Not Applicable

Personal Skills

Observation, active listening and analysis skills with the ability to make a sound judgment. Good relationship management skills and the ability to work closely with local partners and community members. Attention to details, accuracy, and timeliness in executing assigned responsibilities. Proactive, results-oriented and service-oriented. Great time management and ability to work to meet deadlines in multiple tasking environments.

How to Apply

To apply for this position, please submit your CV and letter of interest to gh_jobsapplic@crs.org by 5pm on 26th July 2019. The application must be saved with this format: Application.CV.(Name). CQO.ICOWASH