UNDP Jobs: Vacancy for International Coastal Engineer (Liberia)

UNDP is the United Nations' global development network, an organization advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. We are on the ground in 176 countries, working with them on their own solutions to global and national development challenges. As they develop local capacity, they draw on the people of UNDP and our wide range of partners.

World leaders have pledged to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, including the overarching goal of cutting poverty in half by 2015. UNDP's network links and coordinates global and national efforts to reach these Goals. Our focus is helping countries build and share solutions to the challenges of:

Democratic Governance
Poverty Reduction
Crisis Prevention & Recovery
Environment & Energy
HIV/AIDS

We seek qualified candidate for the below position in Liberia



Location : Monrovia, LIBERIA
Application Deadline : 27-Jul-11
Additional Category: Environment and Energy
Type of Contract : Individual Contract
Post Level : International Consultant
Languages Required :English  
Starting Date : (date when the selected candidate is expected to start) 01-Sep-2011
Duration of Initial Contract : Eight weeks
Expected Duration of Assignment : Eight weeks





Background
With finance provided through the Climate Change Adaptation Least Developed Countries’ Fund window (LDCF), the GEF has approved a project for Liberia titled “Enhancing resilience to climate change impacts in coastal Liberia”.

At three representative sites, LDCF funds will demonstrate how low-cost, low-tech, sustainable measures to adapt to climate change can be successfully implemented in coastal areas in the Liberian context. As a result, three sites will be sustainably protected against sea levels storms and surges, and the concerned communities will be sustainably managing coastal ecosystems.

Gabion groynes and revetments will be complemented by improved planning, participatory monitoring, improved resources management and community maintenance schemes. These three sites will have served as a school of learning for national and county level experts, agencies and decision-makers. An international coastal engineer is needed to provide expert guidance on this aspect of the project.

The project seeks to increase resilience and enhance adaptive capacity to address the additional risks posed by climate change in the coastal regions in Liberia, which will be achieved through three components:

Duties and Responsibilities
Working under the direct supervision of the project manager, the international coastal engineer will undertake frequent field visits to project demonstration sites in three counties in Liberia.

More specifically, the international coastal engineer will be entrusted with the following tasks:

Oversees, in close collaboration with local coastal engineer, feasibility study and design of gabions and revertments at the three pilot sites and formally submits updates to National Project Coordinator and reports on work plan progress to the NPC as requested.

Provide training for five persons in relevant national agencies and five persons from each county on how to: measure beach movement; measure wave dynamics; monitor the impact of gabions/revetments  rock crushing and gabion basket construction
Provide guidance/advice on construction of gabion groins and revetments and related civil works, and assist in developing monitoring plan for gabions, revetments and related civil works at each site.
Prepare an easy to use manual based on the training provided.
Submit a mission report which will include, amongst other things recommendations for policy-makers and other stakeholders to address these issues in a holistic manner

Method of Application

All interested candidates are required to submit their applications to this job site as usual.
Go to http://www.lr.undp.org/procure.htm to read the procurement notice
and then submit their proposal (letter indicating interest and suitability for the position) along with financial proposal as requested in the procurement notice to consultants.lr@undpaffiliates.org.  
Submissions to the above email address must carry the procurement notice number in the subject area of the email.

Required Skills and Experience
Education: 

Candidates must hold a M.SC. or an advanced degree in a relevant field (e.g. coastal management, coastal engineering, civil engineering).
Professional specialization in civil engineering and climate change adaptation issues from a developmental point of view will be a distinct advantage

Experience:
Minimum 7 years experience with at least 5 years of proven experience in the mentioned field.
Demonstrated track record of climate change  adaptation project management
Language: Mastery of written English is a requirement.

Click here for more details and how to apply