RMF Construction Engineer (Water and Livelihood)

Job Advert – Somaliland Office

Title: RMF Construction Engineer (Water and Livelihood)

ROLE PURPOSE:

ROLE PURPOSE: To contribute to Save the Children’s capacity to meet its regional migration fund response and cross-border infrastructure implementation in Togwajale under Hargeisa district of Somaliland, through the provision of high-quality water and livelihood development programs. The role will specifically address providing engineering technical support, including construction or rehabilitation needs of public infrastructures through assessment, development of technical designs, BOQs, management of D&S firms/contractors, capacity building and evaluation of construction staff. The role exists to develop direct support on RMF infrastructure programs and strengthen and provide technical support for Save the Children’s core Program sectors of health, Water, livelihood improvement, employment promotion and hunger reduction where required.

In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: RMF Program Manager

Staff reporting to this post: 1 position.

Dimension of Role:

Save the Children has been working in Somalia for more than 70 years. The Country Office has over 450 staff across 10 field offices. In 2024 we reached more than 3.2 million people through our humanitarian and longer-term development work in Health, Nutrition, Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH), Education, Child Poverty Reduction, Child Protection and Child Rights Governance. The Country Office has a large and diverse funding portfolio - managing over 80 active awards. In 2024 our portfolio was $109.2M from a range of governmental/institutional donors, including GPE, FCDO, MFA, DANIDA, Danish Embassy, SIDA, SDC, NORAD, EU, ECHO, GAC, GFFO AFDB & WB. However, MHPSS portfolio in Somalia is currently integrated across various sectors, including CP, Education, and FSL. However, this integration is ad-hoc and relies on project-specific resources rather than a cohesive country-level framework. There is no standardized approach, resulting in variable technical quality and weak systems for measuring child-level MHPSS outcomes. This position aims to establish a strong, coordinated, and quality-assured MHPSS system across the country office.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE AND ATTRIBUTES:

Essential

• Batchlor/master’s degree in civil engineering, Construction management, Architecture, water engineering or a related field, or equivalent field experience
• Significant technical experience working in an emergency response context or fragile states
• Previous experience in Water and Livelihood Infrastructure construction
• Previous experience in IGAD, AFDB, KFW and World bank project management, procurement and contract management skills
• Proven experience in Fidic yellow book contract management
• Experience of and commitment to working through systems of community participation and accountability in a RMF project context
• Knowledge of monitoring and evaluation
• Previous experience in capacity building and training of the construction staff for both the contractors and D&S firm staff

Application Information:

Please apply in English saving your cover letter and up-to-date CV as a single document.

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Save the Children is an equal opportunity employer, and our working environment is inclusive and accessible. We need to keep children safe, so our selection process includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse. Employment is subject to our Child protection standards including background checks and adherence to our Child Safeguarding Policy

Application will be closed on 15th June 2026

We need to keep children safe, so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse. Employment is subject to our Child Protection standards including background checks and adherence to our Child Safeguarding Policy

Save the Children is an equal opportunity employer and seeks to employ and assign the best qualified talent.

Disclaimer:

Save the Children International does not charge any kind of fee at whichever stage of the recruitment process and does not act through recruitment agents