Engineer Assistant

ROLE PURPOSE: 
Under the direct supervision of the Education Program Manager, the position holder will be responsible for overseeing construction and rehabilitation activities in 9 schools in Erbil. The Engineering Assistant will conduct needs assessments for all targeted schools, prepare Bills of Quantities (BoQs), and support the procurement process, including the review and selection of supplier bids. The role will also include supervising and monitoring all infrastructure-related activities to ensure quality standards and timelines are met. In addition, the Engineering Assistant will support the formal handover of completed works to the relevant Directorate of Education (DoE) and school headmasters.
The rehabilitation activities will primarily focus on improving access for children with disabilities, as well as enhancing learning spaces and WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) facilities.

SCOPE OF ROLE: 
Reports to: Project Manager
Staff reporting to this post: No
Direct: No
Indirect: No
Budget Responsibilities: No
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY: 
Key Responsibilities/Accountabilities:
•    Need Assessment:
•    Conduct technical assessments of construction and rehabilitation needs across the targeted schools, with a specific focus on improving accessibility for children with disabilities. identifying and removing unnecessary physical barriers, as well as determining the essential structures that must be rehabilitated or newly constructed to ensure safe, inclusive, and child friendly environments. through technical feasibility studies, household level questionnaires, focus group discussions, visits to construction facilities and sites.
•    Be responsible for technical part of needs assessments and participate in the selection of target communities and WASH infrastructural facilities to be rehabilitated and / or build in the project, through technical feasibility studies, household level questionnaires, focal group discussions, visits to facilities and sites, and interview with key members of the community.
•    Planning and organizing the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the construction activities inside the schools.
•    Ability to design, establishment of work specifications, construction design to support supply chain to get quotation, follow-up and evaluation of activities related to the construction.
•    Follow up coordinate with project manager in case of direct intervention of Save the Children for construction and rehabilitation activities. 
•    Weekly (or each time when necessary) written and daily updates to line manager.
•    Work with other team members of Save the Children (relevant staff) working in the same project to ensure the integration and complementary of the different sector of the intervention.
•    Ensure the integration of aspect related to gender, child protection, Person with Disability, environment, and other crosscutting issues to the implementation of rehabilitation work activities and ensure that activities consider the needs of specific groups and individuals, especially children with disabilities.
•    To perform any other work-related tasks assigned by supervisor.

Safeguarding responsibility:
•    Consider that Do No Harm approach reflects in design and implementing in the projects, ensure all engineering decisions avoid causing physical, psychological, or social harm to children and school communities. 
•    Child Safety: Priorities safeguarding in design, implementation, and site activities within school environments. 
•    Data Protection: Handle student and school data responsibly, always ensuring privacy and security. 
•    Community Sensitivity: Engage respectfully with local contexts to deliver safe, inclusive, and culturally appropriate solutions.
•    Ensure to conduct required SG risk assessment for the rehabilitations engineering works.
•    In case of any concern/incident, the staff member must report to relevant SG FP or in DATIX system.

BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)
Accountability:
•    holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
•    holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.
Ambition:
•    sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
•    widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
•    future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.
Collaboration:
•    builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
•    values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
•    approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.
Creativity:
•    develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
•    willing to take disciplined risks.
Integrity:
•    honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity

QUALIFICATIONS  
•    Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or a related field, with a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in construction. 
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
Essential: 
•     Practical knowledge in terms of masonry, plumbing, carpentry, and pumping system. 
•     Knowledge of using Auto cad and Archie cad.
•     Knowledge of preparation of estimates/BOQ.
•     Planning and organization skills. 
•     Ability to listen and adapt.
•    Community mobilization skills. 
•    Knowledge of the local language as well as Arabic is essential; English language skill is an advantage.
•     Computer literate, knowledge of Excel, Word, and power point.
Previous experience working with INGOs and familiarity with their procedures and policies is preferred.

The Organization
We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard. We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

· No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
· All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
· Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

Application Information:
Please apply here using a cover letter and up-to-date CV as a single document. Please also include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations.

We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Save the Children does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process.