Short Term Experts – Engineers

Chemonics International Inc. (www.chemonics.com), one of the largest international development consulting firms, based in Washington, D.C., with its Representative Office in Belgrade, is implementing the project entitled “USAID/Sustainable Local Development” (the Project). The Project is focused on sustainable area-based economic development and includes activites to prepare internmunicipal investment projects, build capacity of local government bodies to provide services and facilitate economic development, enhance public participation in local government decision making, and stimulate and foster the local business environment through business advocacy.

The Project seeks an experienced professional for a position of

Short Term Experts – Engineers

The Project is planning to support several infrastructure and development projects. The support will target but not be limited to enabling Project’s partners meet mandatory precondition towards investments and actual infrastructure equipping: preparation of technical documentation for infrastructural equipping of economic growth sites, pre-feasibility and feasibility studies, small scale construction works etc. The Project is seeking for qualified engineers to be included in the database of Project’s consultants and engaged on as needed basis.

Main responsibilities:

• Verify that all technical preconditions for implementation of the particular project are met
• Provide assistance in procesing RFP: prepare SOW in accordance with the Serbian legislation, define eligibility of offeror’s in compliance with USAID and Serbian regulations, develop selection criteria etc
• Participate in evaluation of offers as evaluation commettee member
• Conduct quality control
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Qualifications and Experience:

• Engineers with minimum 8 years of experience in the feild of civil, arhitecual, environmental, mechanical, electrical engineering. Prior experience in working with donor funded projects will be considered as an advantage
• English fluency, with excellent writing and presentation skills
• Advanced skills in using Microsoft Word and Excel and electronic communications programs required.
• Proven ability to work professionally, constructively and collaboratively as part of team, meet deadlines, communicate effectively, and deal with diverse partners in a challenging environment
• Ability to coordinate with external partners, and monitor counterparts and subcontractors
• Strong individual initiative and ability to manage daily activities and achieve expected results with or without direct oversight

The Short Term Experts will be based in Belgrade, with occasional travel throughout Serbia where the Project is conducting activities.

More information about the Sustainable Local Development Project can be found at www.lokalnirazvoj.rs.

Application Instructions:

Send CV and salary history electronically not later than 11.01.2013. Only the strongest candidates will be contacted.