RWSS Site supervisor vacancies - American Red Cross

The American Red Cross Tsunami Recovery Program (TRP) had been established to direct the organization€ ¢ s response to the South Asia tsunami disaster. The TRP activities focus on integrated community recovery and preparedness interventions in tsunami affected countries in Asia and East Africa in collaboration with Red Cross and non-Red Cross partners. Please visit www.redcross. org/tsunamirelie f

The Indonesia TRP Delegation operates from offices in Banda Aceh (main), Calang, Lamno, Sabang and Pulo Aceh. It also has liaison offices in Jakarta, and other areas in Aceh province in collaboration with the Indonesian Red Cross. The Indonesia TRP program has a budget of over $200m. It commenced in May 2005 and will be completed by June 2010.

Site Supervisors ( 3 person )

Specific DUTIES responsibilities and accountabilities :
Assist in planning the design of water and sanitation in rural areas; Conduct field assessment and identify priority problems in water and sanitations. Assist in Engineer assessment and help in the preparation of project plans and BoQ; Work in accordance with the drawing and specifications provided by the field / Project Engineer; Supervise construction, repair and maintenance of water and sanitation and assist in the payments to local site superviors and laborers; Ensures that all construction material is used appropriately and in accordance with approved plans; provide timely report and up date information on all developments in the field; Coordinate with the local authorities and communities for guaranteeing a good community participation and a smooth implementation of the work; Work in accordance with the Red Cross / Red Crescent Principles.


Qualification and Requirement :
Background in Civil Engineering; A minimum of 3 years experiences in construction water and sanitation; Excellent communications skills, Bahasa Indonesia and Bahasa Aceh. Basic knowledge of English is assets; Analytical skills with the ability to learn quickly; Knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word in assets


Please submit your application and curriculum vitae to hr@amredcross.org Only applications in English and short listed candidates will be notified. Applications submitted after Jan, 23 2008 will not be considered. Applicants with RC/RC (PMI, Federation and PNSs) working experiences will be prioritized.