Consultancy Opportunity at United Nations Population Fund
Consultancy for the certification of works at Lady Stanley Hospital
1. Background
In an effort to accelerate progress towards reduction of maternal, neonatal and child morbidity and mortality, Ministry of Health and Child Welfare (MOHCW) in partnership with UNFPA implemented a project aimed at revitalizing maternity waiting homes, strengthening maternal health care and ambulance services. The project was aimed at increasing availability and utilization of maternity waiting homes and related services nationwide districts. Maternity waiting homes provide a setting where high risk women, and those staying far from the hospital, can be accommodated during the final weeks of their pregnancy near a hospital with essential obstetric and neonatal care facilities. They facilitate reduction in maternal and neonatal mortality and improved maternal and neonatal outcomes by expediting women’s access to emergency care should complications arise.
2. Overall Responsibility
Under the guidance of the UNFPA contact person, the consultant will play the following role in the certification of maintenance works at Lady Stanley hospital Maternity Waiting Home in Plumtree:
3. Specific Duties and Responsibilities
- Undertake two site visits (one before completion of works and one after completion of works) at Lady Stanley Maternity Waiting Home in order to verify and confirm quality of the maintenance work for the attached BOQs. Quality control to be verified using proven instruments particularly on reinforced concrete, finishes, wiring, plumbing, framing and joinery
- Through site visits guide the site supervisors in maintenance works supervision and contract administration in accordance with relevant contract conditions and specifications
- Certifying completion of the work in liaison with Ministry of Health and Ministry of Public Works.
- Handover to Ministry of Health and Child Welfare
4. Deliverables/Final Product
- Site visit report within 2 days of completion of Lady Stanley maintenance works.
- Completed report of Lady Stanley Maternity Waiting Home hospital maintenance works
5. Reporting Requirements:
The subscriber shall be responsible for the following:
- Submit a site visit and certification report.
Payment processing is subject to the submission of this report.
6. Qualifications and Experience
- At least a Diploma in Quantity surveying and Construction Engineering or equivalent. Degree in infrastructure related discipline; Civil Engineering, Quantity survey or equivalent and added advantage. Relevant demonstrated experience can be substituted for academic qualifications.
- The Contractor must have background in quantity surveying and experience in construction project management.
- Minimum 5 year experience out of which preferably 3 at managerial level
- Hands-on experience working with Government structures
- Excellent written and spoken English, knowledge of Shona or Ndebele essential.
- Proficiency in office software applications.
7. Duration
5 working days including the travelling and report
Applicants with the required qualifications and experience should submit a letter of application, a copy of curriculum vitae (CV) to http://zimbabwe.office@unfpa.org or forward them to ingandu@unfpa.org.