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Local Consultant: Health Facility Infrastructure Assessment

UNFPAMonrovia, Liberia
Category | Grade:Professional | G-6Deadline:29 Jul 2026Job ID:35662Posted on:22 Jul 2026
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Overview

Assesses Liberian health facilities and safe homes serving survivors of gender-based violence, evaluating structural, electrical, water, safety, security and waste systems and producing costed specifications that enable trauma-informed refurbishment and contractor procurement.

Languages

Required: English

Job Areas

  1. Engineering & Technical Services
  2. Gender Equality & Sexual Violence

Minimum Experience

3 years

Estimated Salary

Not available

Responsibilities

  • Assess structural integrity, roofing, walls, floors, openings and accessibility at survivor-service facilities
  • Evaluate electrical supply, lighting, backup systems and safety requirements
  • Inspect plumbing, water, drainage, sewage and sanitation against health infrastructure standards
  • Review fire detection, suppression and emergency-exit provisions
  • Assess physical security, access control and perimeter protection
  • Evaluate medical and general waste-management arrangements
  • Document facility conditions with images and develop a costed bill of quantities
  • Recommend practical refurbishment works that improve safe and dignified survivor care

Requirements

  • Associate degree in Civil Engineering, Architecture, Public Health Infrastructure, Urban and Regional Planning, Environmental Engineering or a related field
  • Three to five years of professional experience in structural, infrastructure-monitoring or facility assessment
  • Familiarity with Liberia Ministry of Health guidelines and health-sector operations
  • Data analysis, reporting and information technology skills
  • Ability to travel through rural and remote Liberian counties
  • Experience conducting infrastructure assessments and developing recommendations
  • Fluency in English

Skills

Infrastructure AssessmentStructural AssessmentCost EstimationBill of QuantitiesElectrical Systems AssessmentWASH InfrastructureFire Safety AssessmentSecurity Systems AssessmentWaste ManagementAccessibility AssessmentTechnical ReportingFacility Planning

Additional info

  • Consultancy is delivered over sixteen working days, including eleven field days
  • Travel is required across eight counties
  • Deliverables include electronic and hard-copy reports, facility images and a costed bill of quantities
  • UNFPA provides transport and internet data for field visits