Construction Manager STTA

Job Description

Duration of Assignment: 3-6 months, beginning as soon as possible

Assignment location: Bulawayo, Zimbabwe and Remote

Project Background

This Scope of Work provides details for the Construction Manager STTA assignment for the USAID-funded Amalima Loko program. This is a short-term assignment of 3 – 6 months located at the program office in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.

Amalima Loko is a $75 million program that seeks to elevate the livelihoods of more than 67,000 vulnerable households across five districts of Zimbabwe’s Matabeleland North. The program’s approach aims to enhance inclusive local ownership over food security and resilience planning and development through Community Visioning which strengthens the ability of communities to identify their own priorities and define solutions to support social cohesion and resilience; Advance health and availability of soil, water and plant resources within the watershed by working at the micro-catchment level and using a water resource management approach to improve community ownership; And improve human health and livelihoods by strengthening individual and household capacities to weather shocks and stress.

CNFA is seeking a construction engineer with significant infrastructure experience to support the Amalima Loko program in Zimbabwe. The program anticipates the construction of small dams, boreholes, water supply systems at health clinics, and dip tanks.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

The Construction Manager will oversee the launch of the program’s Cash for Assets construction activities, establishing sound processes to ensure quality and compliance with USAID rules and regulations. The Construction Manager will build the capacity of the long-term Asset Managers who will oversee construction activities throughout the life of project. The Construction Manager will work closely with the Chief of Party and Amalima Loko technical team as well as CNFA home office support team. The ideal candidate will have experience with designing and implementing various types of construction activities for development programs.

Specifically, the Construction Manager will:

• Establish strong construction management procedures for the program to ensure compliance with USAID rules and regulations.
• Provide staff training and develop guidance documents and standard operating procedures for construction requirements and relevant environmental compliance requirements.
• Oversee technical procurement and engineering designs.
• Provide support and guidance in the preparation of technical specifications, bidding documentation, engineering drawings, construction methodologies, and construction planning and programming.
• Supervise and coordinate the initial phases of construction of small dams, boreholes, water supply systems and dip tanks.
• Hire, train, and mentor the long-term Assets Managers, who will be engineers overseeing construction activities.
• Ensure infrastructure tools, guidelines and procedures required are in place, understood, and utilized by the relevant Amalima Loko and CNFA headquarters staff.

Candidate Qualifications

• Bachelors’ Degree in a relevant field (civil or environmental engineering, construction management or closely related field)
• A minimum of 8 years of experience implementing donor-funded development projects required; A familiarity with USAID construction requirements and relevant environmental compliance requirements is preferred.
• A minimum of 15 years of construction management and planning experience
• Demonstrated capacity for strategic thinking and ability to respond effectively to changing contexts and new challenges.
• Strong experience in capacity building.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize effectively and manage multiple competing priorities;
• Ability to work independently and a self-starting work style.

CNFA IS PROUD TO BE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER It is the policy of CNFA to provide equal employment opportunity to all persons, regardless of age, race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, political affiliation, marital status, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, membership or non-membership in an employee organization, veteran status, or on the basis of personal favoritism or other non-merit factors, except where otherwise provided by law.

REASONABLE ACCOMODATION & CONTACT INFORMATION CNFA provides a reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please contact the CNFA Home Office Human Resources Department via email at accomodation@cnfa.org or via phone at 202-296-3920 if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job with us.

About the Organization

About CNFA:

CNFA is a not-for-profit organization based in Washington, D.C., dedicated to stimulating economic growth in the agricultural sector by nurturing entrepreneurship, private enterprise and market linkages. CNFA specializes in fostering private sector investments in training, new technologies and marketing as a means to increase the overall competitiveness of agricultural value chains, to expand exports, and to develop skills in the rural workforce. CNFA assists smallholders in increasing household-level food security and nutrition through improved agricultural practices, introduction of new varieties, diversification of crop production, food preservation and storage, development of farmer-based organizations (FBOs) and strengthened linkages to markets.