Habitability Manager at Habitat for Humanity International

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

OVERAL LEADERSHIP

• Lead habitability business development in Kenya, according tsector and country standards
• Provide strategic and operational leadership tprojects on Resilient Housing and Disaster Reduction and Response (DR3)
• Ensure the efficient and effective professional functioning of the habitability projects and alignment with the strategic objectives of HFHK
• Promote innovative and quality housing solutions taccelerate housing access, ensuring program’s cost effectiveness and sustainability
• Ensure the development, implementation, maintenance and regular updating of all the relevant related tools, systems, processes, procedures and techniques of construction in line with best practices
• Ensure that construction standards, regulations, legislative and statutory requirements of habitability are consistently met throughout the entire life cycle of construction projects (planning, designing, execution)
• Provide overall leadership ttechnical teams and facilitators involved in habitability related projects / programmes under HFHK
• Build technical capacity and resources at HFHK in close coordination with the HR Department
• Enhance and maintain employee motivation and cultivate a culture of performance management
• Ensures that performance of Habitability initiatives and projects are reviewed against their contribution tHFHK’s business

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

• Support HFHK in designing, development and delivering major donor proposals, reports, concept notes and other relevant documents
• Supports the partnerships team in mobilizing resources towards key activities/projects/programs for resilient housing and Disaster Risk Reduction and Response (DR3)
• Lead and manage the total life cycle of habitability projects from conceptualisation to completion/closure – within budget, the requisite quality standards and on time
• Ensure that the entire life cycle of habitability projects are captured using relevant software, systems, and tools in line with best practice
• Oversee construction of structures and infrastructure projects on resilient housing and DR3 from conception tcompletion
• Ensure effective management and documentation of habitability project scope and escalation management
• Identify, monitor and control scope and prepare relevant documentation tsupport such change
• Ensure project and programme planning and preparation tmake projects tbe bankable and implementation ready.
• Coordinate short-to-long term project pipeline planning and updating

QUALITY ASSURANCE & QUALITY CONTROL

• Ensure understanding ad adherence at all stages of DR3 project design, implementation and evaluation, the strategies, quality standards and policies related tDR3 (Pathways tPermanence, Core Humanitarian Standards, Sphere, Sendai Framework for Disaster Reduction)
• Conduct and supervise technical assessments and data analysis related tHabitability, considering Resilient Housing, climate change and disaster challenges
• Develop with the support of the MEAL team project Key Performance Indicators on Habitability, Resilient Housing, Climate Adaptation, Disaster Risk Reduction and Disaster Response projects
• Maintenance, and updating of credible and bankable project pipeline and adherence tquality assurance systems, policies, and standard operating procedures (SOP) in line with relevant statutory, legislative
• Ensure that all Resilient Housing projects and infrastructure are managed within the required budgets and timelines from conception tcompletion
• Ensure construction within the Resilient Housing and Infrastructures projects are properly costed and budgeted based on project pipeline plan.
• Play a leading role in the procurement/adjudication/selection of construction-related service providers, as well as legal contract management
• Ensure that stakeholders such as suppliers and contractors adhere tcontractual obligations and submit accurate and correct invoices and ensure that they are accompanied by the relevant evidential documentation
• As part of good project good practice, ensure that other quality assurance measures such as regular project meetings and site technical meetings are regularly convened and documented
• Develop, implement, maintain and update risk management and mitigation strategy and plan toensure successful implementation of the social housing projects
• Oversee all onsite and offsite constructions tmonitor compliance with building and safety regulations and ensure strict adherence tproject budgets

STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT

• Represents HFHK in meetings and events related tResilient Housing, Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction and Response
• Manage, measure, and monitor the performance of various external project stakeholders such as professionals, contractors, suppliers, etc in line with the requisite quality and service standards, protocols and service level agreements
• Establish and maintain good and amicable relations with all stakeholders
• Ensure that the person(s) responsible for stakeholder relations in the unit develops and maintains stakeholder strategy, plan and mapping which identifies all the relevant stakeholders and their respective "stake" or roles/responsibilities concerning construction projects
• Ensure that a stakeholder communications strategy and plan is developed and maintained for project (s) by the relevant person(s) in the unit
• Ensure projects are implemented as per the agreement with donors/funders, clients and approvals by the board - and in line with signed agreements/contracts

KEY PERFORMANCE MEASURES / INDICATORS

• Alignment between habitability projects and the strategic objectives of HFHK
• Habitability projects are properly costed and implemented as per the agreement with donors
• Employees are motivated and cultivate a culture of performance management
• Habitability projects are compliant with all the relevant standards, regulations, statutory, legislative and best practice requirements
• Good and amicable relations with all stakeholders

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• Bachelors degree in a relevant field from any of the following recognized built environment qualifications:
• Construction Management/Building Science
• Quantity and Land Survey
• Urban Planning
• Architectural Sciences
• Civil Engineering
• Masters Degree is preferred
• Formal project management qualification and registration with the relevant professional entity would be a distinct added advantage
• A minimum of 8 years’ experience in Resilient Housing projects considering challenges of Climate
• Change adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction and Response (procedures, design, planning, implementation, budgeting, reporting, evaluation, and monitoring).
• Experience in planning and developing resilient housing projects in urban, peri-urban, and rural areas with a clear understanding of Social Housing with a nexus on climate change Adaptation and Disaster
• Risk Reduction and Response
• Leadership experience in developing reconstruction projects related tdisasters
• Project management experience, with the ability timplement projects within a budget and timeframe
• Experience negotiating with multiple donors, understanding their interests, requirements and how to meet them
• Demonstrable experience in managing and leading a team of technical staff
• Experience in managing multi-year projects and providing solutions tcomplex problems and contexts
• Implementing and managing quality assurance systems, procedures and policies based on best practice and applicable legislation