HEALTH FACILITY REHABILITATION CONSULTANT – MOZAMBIQUE

Job Description

Required services:  FHI 360 is seeking a hands-on practical consultant to support the rehabilitation of 16 health facilities in two geographic locations (Sofala and Cabo Delgado). These locations recently sustained damage from cyclone Idai and Kenneth.

The Consultant will be responsible for assessing each health center and developing a clear BOQ and scope of work for each location. The consultant will oversee the day to day planning implementation clean up and handover of each rehabilitation at each site to ensure quality work is performed within time cost and scope of the project’s parameters. The rehabilitations will include the repair or replacement of roofs, walls, doors, windows, and screens while also performing debris clean up and painting to restore the health centers and staff quarters to good working order.

This action will require the recruitment of contractors and local skilled and unskilled labor and the close management of the established work crews to implement the work to a high standard as part of the larger FHI360 WASH and health intervention. Field work will be a central focus of this hands-on consultancy and will be best suited to a consultant with practical experience who enjoys field work. Mozambique is a safe and friendly place to work with a moderate climate and good access to most of the field sites.

Deliverables:

1. Realistic scope of work outlining the specific rehabilitation to be performed at 16 sites.
2. Accurate corresponding BOQs for each of the 16 sites in Sofala and Cabo Delgado.
3. Report to the response coordinator and ensure the scope of work is refined clear and agreed
4. Liaise with the finance department and budget holder to ensure we are within budget
5. Liaise with Logistics department and the coordinators to ensure we are within scope
6. Assimilate with the government’s intuitional standards for health center rehabilitations
7. The recruitment and close management of contractors and local skilled and unskilled labor
8. Periodic status reports with pictures on the progress of rehabilitation works
9. Completion and handover of finalized works at 16 health centers by the end of the consultancy
10. Final report on the rehabilitation works at each facility at the end of the consultancy

• Period of engagement: 3 months starting June 15^th, 2019
• Location: Beira and Pemba, Mozambique, and traveling to work sites

Candidate profile: 

1. University degree in civil or construction engineering
2. Minimum of 3 years hands on field experience including reconstruction and rehabilitation work
3. Prior experience managing contractors in the field.
4. Demonstrated project management skills with the ability to implement on time cost and scope.
5. Fluency in spoken/written English. Portuguese language skills a strong advantage.

Submission requirements: 

Applications must be prepared in English and delivered electronically by 11:59 PM EDT on 12^th June. Please send by email to the attention of Thomas Fergusson at tfergusson@fhi360.org  with subject line, “Health Facility Rehabilitation Consultancy.” Please submit:-

1. Cover letter (max. One page) summarizing experience
2. Current CV
3. Name and contact details of two professional references

Additional information:

FHI 360 may cancel the solicitation and or not award for any reason it sees fit. FHI360 also reserves the right to issue award based on initial evaluation of offers without further discussion.

Disclaimers and FHI 360 Protection Clauses:

• FHI 360 may cancel the solicitation and not award
• FHI 360 may reject any or all responses received
• Issuance of the solicitation does not constitute an award commitment by FHI 360
• FHI 360 reserves the right to disqualify any offer based on failure of the offeror to follow solicitation instructions
• FHI 360 will not compensate any offeror for responding to solicitation
• FHI 360 reserves the right to issue award based on initial evaluation of offers without further discussion
• FHI 360 may choose to award only part of the activities in the solicitation, or issue multiple awards based on the solicitation activities
• FHI 360 reserves the right to waive minor proposal deficiencies that can be corrected prior to award determination to promote competition
• FHI 360 will be contacting each offeror to confirm contact person, address and that bid was submitted for this solicitation

About the Organization

FHI 360 is a nonprofit human development organization dedicated to improving lives in lasting ways by advancing integrated, locally driven solutions. Our staff includes experts in Health, Education, Nutrition, Environment, Economic Development, Civil Society, Gender, Youth, Research and Technology– creating a unique mix of capabilities to address today's interrelated development challenges. FHI 360 serves more than 60 countries, all 50 U.S. states and all U.S. territories.