Lead Architect

• Assist the Senior Project Manager with the architectural input for projects planning, scheduling of tasks and resources allocation;
• Government partners and project stakeholders consultation to collect the relevant input to the architectural concept development and planning;
• Review stakeholder inputs, consider the country / sector adopted standards, functional requirements and develop the project brief, concept designs and site plans for the client review and endorsement;
• Subject to the client approval of the concept designs, develop detailed architectural drawings in collaboration with the team members and in compliance with UNOPS design standards;
• Coordinate the project team members (Architects, Engineers, Quantity Surveyors etc.) and external stakeholders (Government and the facilities operators) input to finalize the architectural design and documentations to the standard required for tendering purpose;
• Coordinate the UNOPS design review to secure certification for the design compliance to UNOPS standards; 
• Manage the production of the final document package including design drawings, specifications, bill of quantities, costs estimates etc for the client hand-over for tendering purpose;
• Available to advice the client on technical inquiries during tendering / construction stages;
• Periodic site supervision and monitoring to ensure that the work is done according to the drawings and technical specifications etc, as well as to the required quality standards and in adherence to Health, Safety, Social and Environmental requirements;
• Contribute to the production of ‘as-built’ drawings;
• Perform other architectural tasks as directed by the Project Manager

• Master’s Degree in Architecture is required

• Bachelor's Degree in Architecture in combination with additional two (2) years is acceptable in lieu of the advanced degree.

Certifications

• Membership with a recognized institution or the registration as an Architect is desirable.

• Minimum of five (5) years experience in building architectural design is required. 
• Minimum of two (2) years in use of architectural drafting software such as AutoCAD/ArchiCAD or REVIT is required.
• Familiarity with building legislations and designs used in East Africa is desirable.
• Experience/knowledge of Google Suite products, especially google forms, sheets, docs and slides is desirable.

Language requirement

• Fluency in written and oral English required.

• Please note that the closing date is midnight Copenhagen time
• Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
• Only those candidates that are short-listed for interviews will be notified.
• Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Work life Harmonization - UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands. We have a progressive policy on work-life harmonization and offer several flexible working options. This policy applies to UNOPS personnel on all contract types.
• Nairobi is a Family Duty Station.
• UNOPS seeks to reasonably accommodate candidates with special needs, upon   request.
• UNOPS reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level than the advertised level of the post.
• The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS.             

  It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential recruits/interns. 

  Recruitment/internship in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.

1. Contract type:International Individual Contract Agreement (IICA)
2. Contract level: IICA 2 /ICS 10
3. Contract duration: Open-ended, subject to organizational requirements, availability of funds and satisfactory performance.

UNOPS is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world. Our mission is to help people build better lives and countries achieve sustainable development.

UNOPS areas of expertise cover infrastructure, procurement, project management, financial management and human resources.

Working with us

UNOPS offers short- and long-term work opportunities in diverse and challenging environments across the globe. We are looking for creative, results-focused professionals with skills in a range of disciplines.

Diversity

With over 4,000 UNOPS personnel and approximately 7,000 personnel recruited on behalf of UNOPS partners spread across 80 countries, our workforce represents a wide range of nationalities and cultures. We promote a balanced, diverse workforce — a strength that helps us better understand and address our partners’ needs, and continually strive to improve our gender balance through initiatives and policies that encourage recruitment of qualified female candidates.

Work life harmonization

UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands.

Africa Region

AFR helps ensure that projects are executed to the highest standards, providing a shared knowledge base and ensuring that best practices and lessons learned are disseminated between projects across the entire region.

Somalia Country Office:

UNOPS Somalia Country Office (SOCO) has had a solid and continuous in-country expert presence successfully implementing programs since the mid-1990s, where it is currently undertaking various projects and initiatives in close collaboration with the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS), Federal Member States (FMS) and partners from the global donor community. UNOPS’ projects in Somalia focus on several key sectors that include infrastructure development, institutional capacity building, project management, advisory services, and procurement services. These projects cut across multiple sectors, including education, healthcare, national security, law enforcement, immigration services, justice, transport, and public works among others. UNOPS work in Somalia is geared towards driving growth and development in the country, a process that requires developing a close relationship with the FGS and the other development partners.
  
Through its involvement in Somalia’s development process, UNOPS is providing transparent and accountable solutions in the country’s state and nation-building process. In addition, UNOPS is also committed to implementing the United Nations Strategic Framework Somalia 2017 – 2020, with the aim of helping Somalia achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. UNOPS work within the context of these commitments means that the projects it implements in Somalia are specifically designed to provide long-term solutions in the country, leading to sustainable and inclusive growth.

What drives us is a passion to fight inequalities and to provide opportunities to those most vulnerable. This means we often work in the most challenging environments, building foundations for communities to function and people to live with dignity and respect.

To succeed here, he/she need to be able to combine creativity with the organizational skills to manage numerous different projects to tight deadlines simultaneously, as well as working with the different units to meet their expectations.