VOLUNTEER BUILD PROJECT MANAGER SAMOA VACANCY Habitat For Humanity NZ Habitat for Humanity NZ is a member of Habitat for Humanity International, which has built more than 800,000 houses worldwide, with an average family size of five. That’s four million people whose living conditions have been improved through Habitat’s work Volunteers are the heart of Habitat for Humanity New Zealand. Thousands of people volunteer in New Zealand or overseas with us each year, working towards a world where everyone has a decent place to live.
Samoa Project Habitat For Humanity NZ in partnership with ADRA Samoa have a joint partnership in Upolu Samoa to provide a number of housing outcomes. Housing outcomes will include repairs, supplementary housing or full builds and cyclone strapping for all successful partner families.
About this opportunity Specifically you will be required to:
- Work closely with our implementing partners ADRA Samoa and in particular the Overall Samoa based Project Manager(OSPM) and Liaison officers (LO’s)
- Produce a Project Plan/Build schedule and its various components including materials supply
- Be able to design and implement an assessment plan, working with the OSPM and LO’s to determine what type of building outcome/intervention is required for each partner family
- Mentor a trainee workforce made up of local apprentices and labourers.
- Supervise a volunteer workforce, a number of teams will be recruited to help build in Samoa, and will include trades people where possible.
- Develop a relationship with preferred suppliers, and develop systems and processes for secure timely supply of materials to site.
Applicants • Further Details: A Full Job Description and Building plans to be provided on receipt of suitable applicant expression of interest.
• Time Required: preferably from mid- August-15 to the beginning of December-15
• Work Type: Project Planning and Project Management, Construction, Building assessments, supervision of volunteers and mentoring local workforce
• Skills required: 5-10 years of related building and project management experience, non-profit experiences a plus. We will consider those applicants without formal qualifications on a case by case basis.
• Subsidy : Airfares, reasonable Medical costs including vaccinations, Per diem, Accommodation Food and Water, Visa
HOW TO APPLY:
CONTACT Interested Applicants should email their CV and a cover letter to, or discuss the vacancy with; Lua Maea Contract Accountant Habitat For Humanity New Zealand 644 Great South Road, Ellerslie Auckland 1642, New Zealand Mobile: +64 21 277 0286 LMaea@habitat.org.nz • www.habitat.org.nz | Building homes, communities and hope
