The Pharo Foundation is a private foundation committed to the development of Africa. Our vision is an economically self-reliant Africa. Our mission is to facilitate economic independence of the African people through the promotion of sustainable livelihoods and job creation in Africa. We value sharing, passion, respect, humility and collaboration.
Since our establishment in 2011, we have funded projects worth over US$6 million primarily in Ethiopia, Somaliland/Somalia and South Sudan. These projects are contributing towards improved access to agriculture, financial services, education, health, water and sanitation.
Based on lessons learnt from these projects and wide-ranging consultations we carried out, we have developed a five-year strategy (2016-20). Our strategic objective is to significantly improve the income and livelihoods of 30,000 households in Africa by 2020. We are committed to scaling up our work; improving the quality and the effectiveness of our programme selection, design and implementation based on evidence; and achieving significant and lasting improvements in the quality of life of the people whom we support.
To achieve this, we are official registered in Ethiopia as a foreign charity since November 2016. Our country programmes are being designed for selected areas in Somali and Benishangul-Gumuz Regional States.
We would now like to fill the following vacant position.
The position is a significant addition to our small team that currently operates out of offices in Addis Ababa, Assosa and Gode (Ethiopia), Hargeisa (Somaliland) and London (the UK). The position will be based in Assosa with regular in-country travel and possibly occasional regional travel. This is a well-remunerated role that will give the right candidate an excellent mix of challenge, motivation and fulfilment.
The Construction Quality Controller will be based in Assosa and report to the Programme Manager in Assosa. The main objective of this assignment is to regularly monitor the quality of construction activities carried out under the regional programme. The primary focus of the incumbent is to closely monitor the construction of the Pharo Girls’ Boarding Secondary School in Homosha Woreda.
Key duties and responsibilities
The right candidate shall have practical and successful experience of designing, executing and supervising construction activities, preferable direct supervision experience in the construction of medium to large scale social service facilities (hospital, clinic, school, college, university, etc.) S/he shall be professional and firm but at the same time tactful in communicating her/his observations with external construction and supervisory firms.
Postdate: 06 June 2017
Employment Type: Fixed-term contract (18 months); Full time
Required Qualification and Experience