ROLE PURPOSE:

The Senior Construction Coordinator will lead the planning, implementation, supervision, and quality assurance of school-based construction and rehabilitation works under the USDA-funded Sindh Sustainable School Meals (SSSM) Project. This includes construction/upgrading school kitchens, food storage, WASH facilities, and related infrastructure to support safe and sustainable school meals delivery.

The role will ensure compliance with Save the Children’s technical standards, USDA requirements, and Government of Sindh regulations, while providing day-to-day technical leadership and coordination with project teams, partner, contractors, and the Sindh Education and Literacy Department (SELD). The postholder will ensure all works are safe, inclusive, climate-resilient, and fit for purpose.

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: Education Manager- SSSM project

Technical: Shelter/Construction Adviser

Staff reporting to this post: No

Indirect : NA

Budget Responsibilities: NA

 Key Internal Contacts: WASH, Shelter, Education, Supply Chain, MEAL, Finance, Safety & Security teams

Key External Contacts: Implementing partners, contractors, suppliers, local authorities, and sector coordination forums

Key Areas of Accountability:

1. Technical Leadership and Quality Assurance:

• Lead technical assessments, site verification, and design review for school-based infrastructure.
• Prepare or review drawings, BoQs, and specifications in line with SC standards, USDA requirements, and Sindh regulations.
• Supervise partners’ contractors and service providers, ensuring adherence to approved designs, budgets, timelines, and safety standards.
• Conduct regular site inspections and quality checks to ensure functionality and compliance.
• Provide technical inputs to procurement, tendering, bid evaluation, and contract management.

2. Programme Implementation and Coordination:

• Develop and monitor construction plans to ensure timely, cost-effective delivery of outputs.
• Coordinate with Education, School Meals, WASH, Supply Chain, and MEAL teams for integrated implementation.
• Oversee storage, receipt, and use of construction materials, ensuring accountability and minimal waste.
• Ensure infrastructure is child-friendly, inclusive, climate- and disaster-resilient, and environmentally sustainable.

3. Partner, School, and Community Engagement:

• Provide guidance and on-the-job coaching to implementing partners, contractors, and school management committees.
• Promote school and community participation to strengthen ownership and sustainability.
• Coordinate with SELD and technical authorities for approvals and compliance.

4. Monitoring, Reporting, and Learning:

• Maintain accurate site documentation, progress reports, photographs, and QA records.
• Support MEAL teams in tracking construction progress and compliance indicators.
• Contribute to donor and internal reports, and document lessons learned and best practices.

5. Coordination and Representation:

• Represent Save the Children in relevant construction and education forums at district and provincial levels.
• Coordinate with government, NGOs, and UN agencies to ensure complementarity and sector standards.
• Support advocacy and communications with technical inputs and evidence from school infrastructure interventions

BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice):

Accountability:

• holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
• holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

• sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
• widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
• future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:

• builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
• values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
• approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

• develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
• willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

• honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity

QUALIFICATION:

• Degree in Civil Engineering or relevant field.
• Minimum 6–10 years of experience in construction management, preferably in school, WASH, or community infrastructure projects.
• Experience managing multi-stakeholder projects in humanitarian or development contexts.
• Knowledge of USDA and USG and donor compliance requirements, national building codes, and child-friendly infrastructure design.
• Registration with the Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) preferred.

Essential:

• Minimum 6 years of experience managing construction and infrastructure projects in humanitarian or development settings.
• Proven experience in post-disaster rehabilitation, school, shelter, or community infrastructure programmes.
• Demonstrated ability to manage contractors, budgets, procurement, and logistics under challenging conditions.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD, MS Project, or equivalent project management/design software.
• Excellent report writing, documentation, and communication skills in English and Urdu.
• Strong leadership, coordination, and team-building skills, with ability to guide multi-disciplinary teams.

Desirable:

• Experience working with construction firm or international NGOs especially in Sindh province.
• Knowledge of community-based construction, participatory planning, and school infrastructure development.
• Familiarity with child-friendly, gender-sensitive, climate- and disaster-resilient design principles.
• Local language proficiency (Sindhi) to facilitate community engagement.

Additional Job Responsibilities:

The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

Equal Opportunities:

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.

Child Safeguarding:

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Safeguarding our Staff:

The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy.

Health and Safety

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.

Save the Children has zero tolerance towards Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, Fraud, Bribery and Corruption.