Field Work Supervisor - Solid Waste Management Technical Unit

SWaM Technical Unit staff will be involved and actively participate in all activities foreseen by the project: Solid Waste Management Master Plan, Land Character (LCA), Environmental Impact (EIA)  Assessments elaboration, establishment of Waste Transfer and Recycling Stations, landfill reclamation, awareness raising, among others.

More specifically, he/she will:

Support the Project Team to the achievement of the Expected Results of SWaM Akkar. Supporting Sustainable Solid Waste Management in Jurd al-Kaytee, Akkar.

• Actively participate in all phases of the elaboration of the participative Waste Management Master Plan for Jurd al-Kaytee, and related studies.
• Contact to and co-operate with relevant local authorities and project partners;
• Support the ongoing strategic planning and development of SWM Strategy in the Union

• Ensure that works are finalized by the date set by line management, particularly in the implementation of a coherent Waste Transfer and Recycling system, accordingly to Master Plan results.
• Report /propose for correction in case of items identified with any defects/variation/additional/deletion.
• Monitoring works implementation and, ensuring full compliance with required standards and specifications, quantities delivered to the site, site conditions, photo documentation
• Support the project team in conducting field assessments.
• Ensure that any matter that requires attention is reported for direct action.
• Ensure hand-over and sign-off process after accomplishment of works
• Participate in the regular program team meetings on a regular basis
• Carry out assigned technical tasks on behalf of Union of Municipalities of Jurd al-Kaytee in the best interest of the Union of Municipalities of Jurd al-Kaytee and beneficiaries
• Support in establishing and maintaining proper project documentation and records, including but not limited to: needs assessments questionnaires, monitoring questionnaires, consolidated list of beneficiaries, photos BoQs, designs both soft and hard copies
• Support the Head of the Unit  in implementing monitoring plans for any SMW  facility operational in the area
• Collaborate closely with INGOs and national NGOs and CBOs present in the intervention area.
• Any other duties as assigned by the Head of Unit.

Qualifications and skills:

• Previous working experiences in public administration technical units and/or service/utilities providers is an asset
• Valid Driving License and ability to drive both automatic/manual cars
• Fluency in written and spoken Arabic, good written and spoken English;
• IT skills: Microsoft Word and Excel, GIS is considered an asset
• Residency in Jurd Al Kaytee Union of Municipalities is a must

  Personal qualities:

• Ability to work both independently and to deal with to deal with heavy work pressure
• Willingness to spend the majority of the working time in the project intervention area, Akkar.
• Excellent communications skills
• Strong team spirit, comfortable in a multi-cultural environment
• Excellent analytical skills, observation and analysis capacity
• Attention to detail and structured way of approaching tasks (very organized)
• Able to ensure quick quality delivery in stressful environment (stress-resilient)
• Ability to adhere to deadlines and respect line management
• Practical and problem-solver
• Willingness to continuous self-improvement and learning (SWaM Technical Unit staff is expected to attend several intensive training sessions through the whole project life)