The United Nations Development Programme is a United Nations agency tasked with helping countries eliminate poverty and achieve sustainable economic growth and human development.

The UNDP is looking to recruit Quality Assurance Officer. The officer will be reporting to the Project Supervisor and working closely with the project’s financial institution, the KMA and the technical team at UNDP Office in Ghana.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Quality Assurance Officer, under the supervision of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, will work with the UNDP technical team to perform the following:

• Coordinate the planning construction schedules with local artisans in the change of toilet construction;
• Arrange and maintain an updated registry of youth artisans receiving training;
• Compile detail information of all households who have been approved for toilet construction;
• Develop quality assurance protocols and quality assurance checklist for household toilet construction;
• Provide guidance to artisans on the completion of quality assurance checklists;
• Schedule quality assurance inspection visits with artisans and households;
• Ensure artisans observe all safety procedures during construction;
• Recommend changes, modifications to toilet constructions that do no meet quality assurance requirements;
• Approval of quality assurance standards for completed toilets for final payment to artisans;
• Prepare monthly quality assurance report on toilet constructions for the Project Supervisor.

Qualification Required & Experience

Min. Education Requirements:

• Master’s degree in Environmental Sanitation Engineering, Civil Engineering or related field, or a Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Sanitation Engineering, Civil Engineering or related field with two (2) years of relevant work experience, is required.

Min. years of relevant work experience:

• A minimum of two (2) years with Bachelor’s Degree of relevant work experience in sanitation related projects is required.

Required skills:

• Experience working in sanitation projects in Kumasi or other municipalities in Ghana is required.
• Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) is required.

Desired skills in addition to the competencies covered in the Competencies Section:

• Experience in capacity building, advocacy and knowledge management is an asset.
• Experience working on projects related to the local implementation of Agenda 2030 is an asset.
• Proven professional experience focusing on client management and working with a diverse team will be an asset.
• Knowledge and experience of UN procurement and contracting procedures is an asset.

Required Languages:

• Proficiency in the English language is required.
• Working knowledge of Twi and/or Hausa dialects is an added advantage.

Location: Kumasi

How To Apply For The Job

To submit your application, click on the link below and complete all relevant fields on the online application form.

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Deadline 18-Oct-22 (Midnight New York, USA)