Architect/Engineer
JOB DETAIL
OVERVIEW
Parent Sector : Priority Africa and External Relations Sector (PAX)
Duty Station: Ukraine
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Standard Duration of Assignement : [[filter13]]
Job Family: Administration
Type of contract : Non Staff
Level : Level 4
Duration of contract : 1 year
Recruitment open to : Internal and external candidates
Application Deadline (Midnight Paris Time) : 20-01-2024
UNESCO Core Values: Commitment to the Organization, Integrity, Respect for Diversity, Professionalism
CONTEXT OF THE POST
Under the direct supervision of the UNESCO Kyiv Liaison officer/Head of Ukraine Desk and in consultation with relevant units at the Ukraine Desk and at the Cultural Sector in Headquarters, the incumbent provides dedicated architectural services to coordinate the implementation of repair, stabilization, consolidation, conservation and rehabilitation works at heritage buildings for the UNESCO Desk.
The assignment is framed within the Project ‘Preserving cultural heritage in Ukraine: Reinforcing monitoring, emergency response and preparedness at damaged cultural and natural heritage sites in Ukraine, including the World Heritage property ‘The Historic Centre of Odesa’’.
The main purpose of the project is to enable the people of Ukraine, including cultural heritage professionals and volunteers, to reinforce the protection of cultural heritage through systematic monitoring and assessment of damage, as well as effective emergency response, in the context of increasing damage to cultural heritage, while integrating the protection of cultural heritage into recovery plans. 24 February 2024 will mark two years since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation, which in addition to the heavy human tool, has had a devastating impact on culture, including historic cities, cultural sites and built heritage, as well as on cultural institutions, collections, the creative sector and the practice and transmission of intangible cultural heritage, which are at the heart of community cohesion. The surviving sites remain under daily threat of bombing, destruction or further degradation. The need to escalate support is in particular triggered by the recent increase in scale, intensity and magnitude of attacks on cultural sites, including on sites inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
KEY FUNCTIONS
- Develop documentation, technically verify works documentation (including drawings, blueprints, etc.), advice on technical projects’ aspects, to align to national regulations
- Technical oversight of design and overall direct supervision of the work performed within the Project at the selected sites.
- Monitor on-site fieldworks, conduct field-visit and supervise field works
- Facilitation of knowledge-building and knowledge sharing
- Technically support procurement process for works, conduct market surveys, ensure alignment with national and legal requirements for services.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Liaise with the relevant technical departments at the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine, the concerned regional authorities and City Councils (including L’viv Regional Military Administration, L’viv City Council, Kharkiv Regional Military Administration), and other partners of the Project, as instructed by UNESCO Kyiv Desk.
- Conduct consultations with various stakeholders in relevant sectors to ensure that works are aligned with national legal standards.
- Develop ToRs, verify whether the documentation is clear, complete and compliant with national legal requirements. Based on the results of visual and instrumental inspection and defect acts produced in line with the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated 15 November 2022 Nr. 1342 On Approval of the Procedure for Conducting Certain Types of Work on Cultural Heritage Sites under Martial Law, check technical and estimate documentation related to required work.
- Conduct market survey on available and prices of material required and qualified possible contractors.
- Provide substantive support and guidance to develop and implement the Project’s Procurement Plan, contribute to the technical information required for works’ related procurement processes, assisting in defining the specifications and bill of quantity (RFQ, ITB, RFP, EOI, etc.) and conduct Risk assessments of cultural heritage projects and issues.
- Regularly visit the fieldwork and document the developments and workplan alignments, documenting the stage of the works and providing recommendations for improvements and solving eventual bottlenecks issues.
- Effectuate quality assurance and monitoring/direct supervision of the work performance in line with the proposed timeframe, ensuring specialized workers, required materials and safety of fieldwork during the full duration of the works;
- Verify and certify the completion of the works and submit to the Ukrainian competent authorities the requested papers at completion of the works;
- Document and warrant the accuracy of information, submit to UNESCO the produced documentation related to before, during and at completion of the works.
- Advice on additional relevant activities that may be required for urgent work at the sites additionally selected under the project.
- Assist the project manager responsible for the design of the project and follow-up of the works.
COMPETENCIES (Core / Managerial)
TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS
1. Technical experise
- Serves as an internal specialist in the area of expertise and shares knowledge with staff.
- Solid functional competencies in planning, establishing and maintaining contracts incl. monitoring and performance evaluation.
- Knowledge on procurement, contracts and legal obligations as they relate to project management.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, as well as ability to set priorities, to interpret rules and administrative guidelines, to analyze and evaluate routine and non-routine issues.
- Awareness ethical and behavioral expectations service-oriented disposition and team builder: Ability to establish good working relationships with senior management and people of different nationalities and cultural backgrounds.
- Experience in working in multi-skilled and multi-cultural teams.
- Excellent interpersonal communication (written and oral) skills.
- Technology skills to use contracting and financial management software, including MS Office software applications. Micro-computer: elaborates documents, analyses data.
2. Designing and implementing a management system
- Makes recommendations regarding the design or operation of systems or programmes within organizational units.
- Identifies and recommends remedial measures to address problems in systems design or implementation.
3. Promoting Accountability, Results-Based Management and Enterprise Risk Management
- Input to the development of standards and policies.
- Provides inputs to the development of organizational standards for accountability and results-based management.
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REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Academic qualifications
- Education in the field of knowledge “Architecture and Construction”. Specialist’s or Master’s degree in Architecture, or Architecture and Urban Planning, or Restoration of Architectural and Urban Planning Monuments and Reconstruction of Architectural Objects. An educational specialization in Conservation/Restoration would be an asset.
- Certificate of a certified architect – Qualification certificate of the performer of certain works (services) related to the creation of architectural objects – Architectural volumetric design (Category CC3 buildings under the category of “buildings of the main museums, state archives, repositories of national historical and cultural values”).
Experience
- A minimum of four (4) years of progressively responsible professional experience in finance, administration, project management/operations, including supply chain management, procurement and/or contracting.
- Experience in the implementation of projects for conservation and restoration of architectural monuments (preventive and emergency works, stabilization, consolidation, conservation works, repairs and restoration) and their implementation.
Languages
- Excellent knowledge (written and spoken) of English and Ukrainian.
SELECTION AND RECRUITMENT PROCESS
Please note that all candidates must complete an on-line application and provide complete and accurate information. To apply, please visit the UNESCO careers website. No modifications can be made to the application submitted.
The evaluation of candidates is based on the criteria in the vacancy notice, and may include tests and/or assessments, as well as a competency-based interview.
UNESCO uses communication technologies such as video or teleconference, e-mail correspondence, etc. for the assessment and evaluation of candidates.
Please note that only selected candidates will be further contacted and candidates in the final selection step will be subject to reference checks based on the information provided.
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