Construction officer, Haiti

A professional in building construction/engineering is required to ensure construction and monitoring recommendations on corrective actions, BOQ, work plans and designs as well as suggestions for potential suppliers of materials, sourcing of skilled labour, logistics and stock-keeping etc are implemented.

Your good analytical skills, experience of supervising construction works, including ability to work with multi-cultural teams, as well as excellent interpersonal and communication skills, ability to work in challenging environments are needed for this post. The candidate must speak Creole. Working knowledge of French and English is preferred.

Please show your suitability for this post by giving answers to the following questions: Using the guidance notes may help you formulate your answers.

Building partnerships

Tell us about a time when you worked in a helpful and co-operative way with others and provided help to them without being asked.

Steward resources

Please give us an example of how you have taken account of the need to use resources economically and without unnecessary waste when planning and delivering your work.

Deliver results

Please give us an example of a time when you needed to seek clarification or advice from your manager in order to complete a work task.

We value the contribution each person makes to the success of our organisation. That’s why you can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance.

As this post is international based, applicants will require current and valid permission to work in Haiti.

Download the role profile (90 KB pdf)

To apply for this post, please download an application pack and email your completed International application form to: LACRecruitment@christian-aid.org (quoting the reference number).

Please note that CVs will not be accepted.

Job reference: 002/CB

Closing date: 5pm, Sunday 27 May 2012

Interview date: 4 June 2012

Christian Aid values diversity and aspires to reflect this in our workforce. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.