Habitat for Humanity International, generally referred to as Habitat for Humanity or simply Habitat, is an international, non-governmental, and nonprofit organization, which was founded in 1976.
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Manager Construction Practices
- Job TypeFull Time
- QualificationBA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA
- Experience7 years
- LocationNairobi
- Job FieldBuilding and Construction 
- The Manager, Construction Practices, is expected to be a major contributor to the TCIS regional operations team in Eastern and Southern Africa ensuring smooth implementation of ongoing program activities. The position will serve as a subject matter expert to program staff around construction practices and materials and will serve as a primary point of contact with external construction technical experts. The Manager, Construction Practices will also contribute to global and/or regional initiatives related to construction practices and materials including climate, healthy housing.
Note: Deadline for application is on 2nd June 2025.
Essential Duties2. Research (25%)3. Learning (15%)Minimum Requirements:
Construction Practices and Materials (50%)
- Provide technical leadership in designing and implementing initiatives related to construction practices in the region, in partnership with program specialists.
- Driving adoption of construction technologies that support families to build better and faster, liaise with various technical leads to ensure integration of behavior change , labour and housing finance systems approaches.
- Lead the development and implementation of construction-focused initiatives related to introduction of new construction practices and/or materials.
- Serve as a technical expert in construction practices and materials for external stakeholders including private sector partners, start-ups, incubators / accelerators, government agencies, industry bodies, and other relevant actors.
- Support the MEAL team to develop construction practice and quality related indicators, data collection tools, etc.
- Identify and support partnerships with market actors that enable testing and application of innovative construction technologies and practices to better serve low-income households.
- Conduct initial sector-specific assessments and make expert technical recommendations for appropriate activities related to and/or contributing to improved housing practices.
- Identify and evaluate new and/or alternative construction practices and materials that can be piloted for scale.
- Serve as a construction technical expert related to global and regional learning initiatives including labor, climate, and healthy housing.
- Participate in relevant global task forces, communities of practice, etc.
- Support the collection and synthesizing of data, in partnership with the global MEAL team, to develop an increased understanding of construction systems that can improve affordable housing.
- Represent TCIS in construction-related discussions with relevant AO and NO construction experts.
Support Resource Mobilization (10%)
- Lead technical input and review submitted proposals and/or concept notes to ensure that proposed activities and programs align with appropriate construction practices and materials, and markets systems approaches.
- Education: Bachelor’s Degree (Masters Degree preferred) in civil engineering, construction management or architecture.
- Years of Related Experience: 7 years’ relevant experience
- Practical experience in construction project planning, execution and/or management
- Demonstrated understanding of and ability to assess a range of construction materials, technologies, and practices.
- Ability to examine and optimize operations and procedures related to construction practices.
- Ability to develop financial plans and manage resources.
- Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, a proven ability to mentor staff, and demonstrated experience collaborating with different types of partners from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
- Outstanding written and oral English communication skills in particular the ability to write clearly, succinctly and engagingly about technical subjects.
- Understanding of housing systems, market systems development, small and growing business development, and/or financial inclusion programming
Method of Application Interested and qualified? Go to Habitat for Humanity International on www.habitat.org to apply
