The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) is a key partner to the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) and is the United Nations (UN) agency assuming the role of Principal Recipient of GFATM grants in selected countries. In its role as Principal Recipient, UNDP is responsible for the financial and programmatic management of the GFATM grant as well as for the procurement of health and non-health products. In all areas of implementation, UNDP provides capacity development services to the implementing partners; government counterparts and sub-recipients (SRs).
Information on the Project:
The UNDP South Sudan Programme signed the Round 9 Health System Strengthening Grant with the Global Fund on behalf of the Country Coordinating Mechanism-CCM of the Government of South Sudan-GoSS. A total of US$ 24 million was approved for the phase I of the grant; a period of two years (October 2012 to September 2012). The Second phase of the grant will be for a period of three years beginning January 2013. The main focus of this grant is on increasing South Sudanese capability to deliver and manage their existing services. It addresses four of the main constraints to effective service delivery, as identified in the national health policy: (1) Lack of skilled manpower at all levels of the health system, (2) Lack of appropriate equipment and supplies, (3) Lack of a well functioning disease surveillance and response system, and (4) Poor infrastructure and support services. These funds will go towards the implementation of the four interventions of this project listed below:
Capacity building for HSS including health workforce:
- Rehabilitation and renovations of 3 teaching institutions for training of nurses, midwives and laboratory technicians.
- Procurement of teaching aids, selection of students and recruitment of tutors.
Strengthen Drug Supply Management:
- Build, renovate, equip and maintain a state warehouse in Nasir.
- Recruitment of pharmaceutical supply chain management logistics specialist.
- Strengthen the pharmaceutical support supervision and build capacity for 100 MoH staff members at Lakes State and county levels for pharmaceutical management.
- Procure, install, and operate 6 hospital waste incinerators in the State Hospitals.
- Provide technical assistance for pharmaceutical waste management.
Strengthen Health Information System:
- TA for Comprehensive health management information system.
- Printing and dissemination of data collection registers at central, state and county level as well as training of staffs on the use of these tools.
- TA to train the M&E staff at central and state level. Strengthening of the M&E offices in the 10 States, including renovations, furniture, transportation, at central and state level
HSS Service Delivery:
- Construction of blood banks and community resource centres. Minor renovations of laboratories and ANC/Maternity wards.
- Procurement of equipments and blood safety kits.
HSS Civil works Projects-Overview:
The HSS project is currently supporting construction and rehabilitation of; three teaching institutions for nurses, midwives and lab technicians, two Pharmaceutical Waste Incinerators and four hospital waste incinerators, five State M&E Offices, Central Medical Store (Riverside Warehouse), eight laboratories at state hospital level ,three regional Blood Banks, fifteen Antenatal Clinics, five maternity wards, and four Community Resource Centres. The programme is also providing technical assistance to strengthen the Ministry of Health (MoH) GoSS capacity in the management of health training institutions, pharmaceutical and supply chain management, pharmaceutical and hospital waste management, Monitoring and Evaluation and blood transfusion.
Objectives of the ToR:
The Health Systems Strengthening Project intends to recruit Civil Engineering Associate on Service Contract basis to ensure proper inspection and completion of construction/ rehabilitation of Ministry of Health facilities in selected States/Counties in South Sudan.
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Duties and Responsibilities
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Summary of key functions:
The Civil Engineering Associate is expected to work in close collaboration with the State Ministry of Health and the State Ministry of Physical Infrastructure to ensure quality and timely completion of construction works per contracts awarded. The Key duties and responsibilities of the Civil Engineering Associate will include:
- In consultation with the HSS Project Engineer, facilitate approval of site settings for specific civil works activities.
- Monitor progress of civil works activities on day to day basis to ensure that contracted companies comply with approved specifications and work plan.
- Liaise with the HSS Project Engineer and Project Manager to share possible obstacles to ongoing civil works activities in order to seek for best solutions.
- Provide update/ highlights on progress of civil works activities on weekly basis.
- Ensure adequate and timely supply of materials by contracted companies in order to minimize unnecessary delays or interruptions of the civil works work plan.
- Ensure availability of adequate labour force, qualified engineers, visitors register books and instruction note books are provided on site by contractors.
- Liaise with State Ministry of Health and State Ministry of Physical Infrastructure to allocate sites necessary for development of health infrastructure.
- Provide technical and advisory support to the State Ministry of Health and State Ministry of Physical Infrastructure on civil works activities whenever called upon.
- Document and share key lessons and recommendations based on performance of specific contractors in order to help improve the quality of other civil works projects.
- Provide designs and BoQs for any additional works identified during implementation of specific civil works contracts and accordingly advice the HSS team on other available cost effective means.
- Certification of all construction materials prior to construction as per BoQ.
- Take lead in guiding the Global Fund team and government counterparts during joint field inspections to specific construction sites.
- Perform any other duties as may be requested by UNDP.
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Competencies
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- Ability to prepare and compile complete Project Reports.
- Ability to make sound decisions in manner consistent with the essential job functions.
- Analyze problems, identify alternative solutions, evaluate project consequences of
proposed actions and implement recommendations in support of targeted goals.
- Communicate clearly and concisely in English, both orally and in writing.
- Knowledge of Government safety rules, codes, and other applicable rules and regulations.
- Is disciplined, process driven, a result driven individual, dynamic and enthusiastic.
- Computer skills in Ms Office, MS Project, AutoCAD.
- Ability to operate assigned equipments, e.g. surveying and measuring instruments
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Required Skills and Experience
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Education:
- Secondary School education, preferably supplemented by technical or university engineering courses in a field related to building and civil works.
Experience:
- At least Seven (7) years of experience in supervision of construction works.
Desirable Knowledge and Skills:
- Good working knowledge and experience using MS Office applications and AutoCAD
- Ability and willingness to travel or be stationed at State/County level
Language Requirements:
- Fluency in spoken and written English and Arabic and a good knowledge of one of the local languages spoken in the operational area.
Diversity Statement:
- “UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.”
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