The Government of the United Republic of Tanzania obtained a loan from BADEA, Kuwait Fund and Saudi Fund for Rehabilitation and Expansion of Mnazi Mmoja Hospital Project – Zanzibar. The Ministry of Health Social Welfare Elderly and Children Zanzibar representing the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania intends to apply parts of this loan to finance the management of the Project through the establishment of the Project Implementation Unit (PIU) for rehabilitation and expansion of Mnazi Mmoja Hospital in Zanzibar. The duration of the implementation phase is three years and Operation & Management phase is one year, the project is expected to be completed by the end of 2024. The following staff will be recruited in order to facilitate the Project.

ASSISTANT PROJECT MANAGER- ONE POST

Responsibilities

• Review the work of the technical consultants: project designs, bid specifications and tendering of bidding documents for the projects.
• Working closely with the Project Manager, MOH and MMH tasking his/her work and assuring that it is well coordinated with Stone Town Conservation Agency and other government entities and with the consultants and contractors.
• review contract documents for projects and supervising commissioning of projects.
• Ensuring compliance with funder procurement guidelines as well as governments building codes and engineering standards.
• Coordinating the monitoring and control of Project delivery
• Quality control of technical issues.
• reviewing project documents, organizing and coordinating meetings and communicating issues to consultants and contractors.
• Ensuring timely delivery of reports.
• Developing a monitoring tool, tracking system and project reporting.
• Assisting in supervision and quality control of works on site.

Qualifications and skills-55%

• At least university bachelor’s degree in Engineering preferably civil or architecture. Master’s degree shall be considered a plus;
• Computer literate
• Good management and reporting skills.

Experience- 40% marks

• Has at least 5 years of experience in engineering or construction projects related to hospitals
• Experience with Works or Supplies contracts, either in design, writing of specifications, bills of quantities, tender procedures or site works supervision. Has worked with Donor Funding Project (SAUDI FUND, KUWAIT FUND and BADEA has added advantage) with experience of donor funding procurement procedures shall be considered a plus.

Language- 5%

• Fluent in English and Swahili languages Working conditions

The Assistant Project Manager will be stationed at the premises of the MOH/MMH/KCH

Period of Performance and remunerations

• The Assistant Project Manager will be a full-time position within the Project. He/she will be offered a 4 years contract with six months’ probation period.

Reporting

• The Assistant Project Manager of the PIU will directly report monthly to the Project Manager