Individual Long-Term Agreement; LTA) Water Supply Engineering Consultant UNICEF

Individual Long-Term Agreement (LTA) for Water Supply Engineering Consultant with UNICEF Pacific (300 working days over 36 months)

Job no: 596528
Contract type:
Consultant
Duty Station:
Suva
Level: Consultancy

Location:

Fiji/Pacific Island Countries
Categories: WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene)

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

UNICEF is a place where careers are built. We offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture., coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

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For every child, the right to support

In the Pacific we work in Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu:
These 14 Pacific island countries are home to 2.3 million people, including 1.2 million children and youth, living on more than 660 islands and atolls stretching across 17.2 million square kilometers of the Pacific Ocean, an area comparable to the combined size of the United States of America and Canada. Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Solomon Islands, and Tuvalu are classified as Fragile States according to World Bank/OECD criteria.

All 14 Pacific Island countries and territories have ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, but only a third are on track with reporting obligations. Explore the different areas of our work here: UNICEF Pacific Islands .

Background of Assignment:

UNICEF Pacific WASH and Climate Programme supports government and partners to deliver safe, inclusive, and climate and disaster-resilient WASH infrastructure in communities, schools and health care facilities, across Pacific Island countries and territories.

UNICEF is currently supporting multiple construction projects in Fiji, Solomon Islands, Kiribati, Micronesia, Vanuatu, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Tuvalu.

To strengthen technical quality and ensure compliance with water supply specifications, standards, and climate- and disaster-resilient design principles, the UNICEF Pacific Multi-Country Office (MCO) proposes to recruit a Water Supply Engineering Consultant on Long Term Agreement with up to 300 working days as and when required stretched over 36 Months. The consultant will provide specialized technical expertise, on site assessment, system design review and quality assurance for water supply systems, integrated into community, health, and education infrastructure.

The consultant’s primary role will be to assess, review, and support the design, installation, testing, commissioning, and maintenance planning of water supply systems in communities, schools, and health facilities across Pacific Island countries and territories. This includes ensuring systems meet required standards of safety, reliability, efficiency, durability, and resilience to Pacific environmental conditions such as cyclones, salt corrosion, high humidity, drought and heat.

How can you make a difference?

The Consultant will provide technical services for the assessment, design, engineer’s estimate, procurement support, quality assurance of climate- and disaster-resilient water supply systems for communities, schools,…