Consultancy Services for Roads Construction and/or Civil Engineering

Job Description

Requested Scope of Services

The Consultant will render support services to the PEA during the feasibility, design and construction supervision phase for a successful construction of the infrastructures. In specific, the Consultant shall review the Project´s feasibility study (as basic service), support in tendering, contract management, supervise and ensure the quality of the services and Works rendered by a design and construction supervision consulting firm and local contractors.

Contract Start & Duration of Assignment

• Short Term Consultancy
• Maximum time input up to 100 working days (up to 10 days for review of the approved Feasibility Study and advisory services; and up to 90 days as optional services upon donor approval for Detailed Design and Construction Phase)
• Start of assignment May 2023 – max. June 2024
• Remote Home/Office and Field Missions to Sudan (South Darfur State)

Expert´s Qualifications & Experiences

Education

• Degree (at least MSc.) from a recognized university in the fields of Roads and/or Civil Engineering (with specialization in Roads, Earth- and Waterworks)

General Experience

• At least 15 years of general professional experience gained in similar road construction projects and in humanitarian sector

Specific Experience

• At least 8 years of specific professional experience in construction projects related to wadi and/or river crossing structures

• Preferably at least 3 consultancy assignments related to Feasibility Studies, Detailed Design and/or Construction Supervision of river and/or wadi crossing structures

• Profound knowledge and proven experiences in:

  • FIDC contract management
  • Similar roads infrastructure projects financed by international development bank or international organizations
  • Preferably experience in cooperation with INGOs and local communities in a fragile / humanitarian context

Geographical Experience

• Professional experience gained in at least 3 different countries in Sub Sahara Africa
• Preferably work experience in Sudan and or neighboring countries with similar geographical, climatic and security situation related conditions as in South Darfur

Other Qualifications

• Proficiency in the English language
• Knowledge of Arabic language is an asset

We are looking forward to your notification, providing the following information:

• Concise CV in English language (max. 10 pages)
• Expected fee (in Euro) per working day
• Consent to store the expert´s CV for a duration of up to 6 months in the expert data base of World Vision Deutschland e.V.

Please provide the above information only electronically to Attn Mrs. Fischer: zukunft@worldvision.de

About the Organization

Background of Consultant´s Assignment

World Vision International is a Christian humanitarian, development and advocacy organization devoted to improving the lives of children, families and their communities around the world, with almost 37,500 staff members working in nearly 100 countries. Since 2018 the Livelihoods and Agricultural Infrastructure Development (LAID) Project, which is funded by KfW (German Development Bank) and World Vision (11 Mio. Euro total Project volume), is implemented with the overall objective to increase the stability and economic well-being of 37,430 conflict affected households in 5 localities of South Darfur State by increasing access to diversified sources of livelihoods and improvement of rural infrastructures and basic services, for the reconstruction of Darfur The objective of the Consultant´s assignment is to support World Vision Germany and World Vision Sudan (as Project Executing Agency) in the function of a Technical Advisor and Short Term Expert for the implementation of a feeder roads related component, with the overall objective of the construction of 3 river / wadi crossings (with an expected construction amount of 1.3 Mio. Euro).