Job Description

Purpose:

In undertaking the specified responsibilities, the incumbent will provide technical assistance to the respective Infrastructure Development Offices (IDOs)/ Transport Infrastructure Directorate (TID) and Palikas.

Demonstrate high level of responsibilities and ethics

Instil a participatory management style.

Comply with HELVETAS’s mission to foremost serve the poor and the disadvantaged as well as have a high regard for Nepal’s culture

Act as per Basic Operating Guidelines, Security Response Guidelines, and other guidelines related to Conflict Sensitive Program Management.

Comply with guidelines, circulars & instructions of SDC.

Act as duty bearer and deem beneficiaries as right holder.

Binding documents:

The documents that are mandatory to be adhered during discharge of incumbent’s duties and responsibilities are-

SWAp Framework for the Trail Bridge Sub-Sector

Project Agreement signed between the Government of Switzerland and the Government of Nepal and its relevant documents.

HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation Nepal Manuals on Personnel, Administrative, Financial and HRD Policies

Security Response Guidelines, CSPM and BOG

Guidelines of Social Inclusion, Poverty Orientation, Gender and Good Governance

Trail Bridge Strategy, 2006 and it’s core manuals

HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation Nepal Sexual Harassment and Mobbing Policy

Annual Plan and Budget of TBS/DoLI and Yearly Plan of Operation for Technical Assistance

Guideline by the Team Leader

Duties and responsibilities

TBE shall be responsible for capacitating Provincial partner by co-working to provide technical assistance to the respective IDOs/TID and Palikas, ensuring that they construct bridges as per national norms and standard and in the spirit of National Policy, Trial Bridge Strategy and its Core Manuals, monitor the physical progress and quality of each bridge and ensures all Social and thematic matters.

TBE shall monitor the performance of Provincial partner and guide them when deemed necessary. Furthermore, TBE shall assist the SFM for maintaining the communication and monitoring the Provincial Partner.

More particularly, the above Duties and Responsibilities shall include but not be limited to:

Planning Monitoring and Reporting

Check plans on consistency with the TBS/LIDP (prioritizing RM, MM, Rehab and NC and applying the prioritization formula in particular) and approval by the District Council.

Attend the meetings of working partner organizations (IDOs/TID, Palikas, Local NGOs, User's Communities and other organizations in bridge building. 

Assist the IDOs/Palikas in their annual Bridge Planning and Budgeting.

Induce and ensure that the IDOs/Palikas submit its annual & trimester reports on progress, expenditure, etc. in time in case of federal conditional grant.

Ensure NGOs timely submit monthly progress reports.

Data entry and Compile PMIS / TBSIS and report generation.

Review progress vs. plans with the IDOs/Palikas every six months.

Continuously assess the HR-capacity as related to TB in the IDOs and Palikas & local NGO.

Strengthen maintenance by institutionalizing it within Palikas.

Facilitate / assist and ensure that all Paliks updates Bridge Records with condition of the bridge

Ensure that Palikas includes bridge maintenance as a priority in their bridge planning based on Bridge Records

Instil on-line Bridge Data Inventory tool at IDOs/TID and maintain / administer at provincial level.

Technical Assistance, Quality control and assurance

Support IDOs/Palikas and local NGOs, if there is capacity gap, to survey bridge sites ensuring that it is socially and technically feasible and geologically and hydrologically sound.

Support IDOs/Palikas and local NGOs, if there is capacity gap, to prepare the design, drawings and quantity/cost estimate ensuring that the bridge is optimized on design and cost.

Reviewing each DPRs prepared by NGOs/Consultants in line with national norms and standard..

Deliver punctual support to IDOs, Palikas and NGOs in case of technically complex cases.

Support IDOs, Palikas and NGOs to supervise the construction work at bridge sites where capacity lacks.

Monitor each bridge at the critical milestones by visiting the site. 

Support in testing and inspection of steel parts procured by IDOs/Palikas.

Support in quality monitoring of Services, Goods and Works procured by IDOs/Palikas.

Follow up with Palikas to insure that the BW is functional and routine maintenance is executed.

Support Palikas to carry out survey, design and cost estimate and supervision of the Rehabilitation and Major.

Ensure that the identified shortcomings and rectification works at sites are executed.

Overall responsible for quality of bridges constructed.

Capacity Building

Continuously coaching and OJT to all TB-professionals in the Palikas and NGOs.

Support in conducting DMBTs and enhance its quality.

Continuously monitor the performance of NGOs / Consultants and capacitate them by reviewing /feedback on their DPR.

Support on conducting training courses, OJT, internship, etc.

Participate in trainings as resource person as and when needed.

 

Social

Stimulate bridge-building capabilities of the local communities.

Facilitate to conduct Public Hearing, Public Review and Public Audit at the community level

As part of Monitoring & Inspection, check that all social prerequisites are met.

Social monitoring during the entire process: from the community agreement till the completion of the bridge.

Observe that the DAG-Policy is being honoured.

Ensure that BMCs are formed and BW appointed upon completion of each TB.

 

All above functions shall be delivered through Provincial Partner by capacitating them in these functions with co-working with the partner team.

 

Reporting:

The TBE shall report to the SWAp Facilitation Manager (SFM) on matters related to

Technical and Program

Physical Progress

Capacity building activities at Province / Palika level and Provincial Partner

 

Authority and competencies

TBE shall bear the full responsibility of the SFM in absence of him/her.

 

Required qualification, experience and competencies

Minimum qualification and experience required

Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering with one years’ work experience in trial bridges or completed one year traineeship on “Trail and Motorable bridges”.

 

Competencies required:

Good understanding of Nepal’s rural transport infrastructure and current issues of trail bridge building in Nepal;

Familiarity with the functioning of the line agencies of the GoN, NGOs, private sector and development partners;

Familiarity with the functioning of country’s federal structure;

Good understanding of Conflict Sensitive Program Management;

Readiness to conduct field visits in rural areas with simple facilities;

Good verbal and written communication in Nepali and English;

Ability to represent and interact independently with IDOs/TID, Palikas and other stakeholders.

Result oriented;

Excellent time management and task prioritization skills;

Able to interact effectively with all stakeholders;

Good facilitation and communication skills;

Commitment towards gender equality, social inclusion and poverty reduction;

Demonstrated ability to work with multi-cultural team;

Ability to work under time pressure.

Additional Information

Enquiry in any form will automatically disqualify the candidate. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for further tests and interviews. TBSU reserves the right to reject any or all applications.

Helvetas Nepal promotes workforce diversity and applies positive discrimination to women candidates and candidates from Dalit, Janajati, Madhesi/Terai, and other minority communities.