UNDP Liberia

UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT NO. UNDP/SSA/2006/011

Date of Issue: 1 November 2006
Closing Date: 8 November 2006
Post Title : National Real Estate Expert
Post Level : SSA (National Consultant)
Duty Station : Monrovia, Liberia
Duration : Initially two weeks

This vacancy is open to applicants of either sex. Preference will be given to equally qualified women candidates.

BACKGROUND
Contracts and Concessions Review:
(Jointly sponsored by the European Commission,
United States Government, the World Bank, and the Government of Liberia)

GEMAP is a multi-component assistance program which is expected to assist the Government of Liberia to improve economic governance and financial management. It is centered around 6 key components namely 1) the securing of Liberia’s revenue base, 2) ensuring improved budgeting and expenditure management, 3) improved procurement practices and granting of concessions, 4) establishing effective processes to control corruption, 5) support to key institutions of Government and 6) cross cutting capacity building.

The third component of GEMAP concerns the improvement of procurement and concession processes and practices. Contracts and concession negotiation and award have been undertaken over the decades in a manner that makes it difficult to ensure confirm competition in accordance with existing laws and policies and with international standards or to assure their legality and enforceability once arrangements are awarded, with weak external control and oversight. There has been widespread conflict of interest in the selection processes. Contracting and concession processes have not been well tailored to the selection of the optimal candidate or the maximization of the public good. Concessions awarded over the decades have resulted in a high revenue loss to Liberia and Government over the medium term.

The National Transitional Government of Liberia engaged in more than ninety known contracts and concessions, several of which have already been cancelled because of technical concerns, value for money concerns or procedural concerns. With the recently inaugurated administration of H.E. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in January 2006, the Government of Liberia has committed to reviewing these contracts and concessions to insure compliance with the rule of law and ensure that they are in the best interests of the Liberian people.

Therefore a nationally recruited Real Estate expert will be assigned to support the Contract & Concession Review Committee (CCRC) as resource person to the task of reviewing all lease agreements aimed at housing civil services in accordance with established international standards. The Real Estate expert will be responsible for the performing following tasks:

Key responsibilities:

The Real Estate Expert (REE) will be responsible for assessing the construction contracts and lease agreements for housing and public buildings that the NTGL entered into through the GSA according to an established framework for reviewing contracts and concessions.

The REE will work as a member of the Technical Secretariat supporting the Contract and Concession Review Committee (CCRC), and report to the Internationally Recruited Contract and Concessions Expert (IRCCE) that leads the Technical Secretariat.

The REE will economically evaluate the lease agreements and provide her or his opinion to the Team Lead of the Technical Secretariat of the CCRC, to be used by the CCRC in recommendation to the President through the GEMAP Technical Team and Economic Governance Steering Committee (EGSC).

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION & EXPERIENCE

1. A Bachelor’s degree, preferably in economics, business administration, urban planning, or similar. A certificate or diploma from an internationally accredited institution in real estate sales or management, real property registration, or land use planning is desirable;
2. A minimum of at least ten (10) years of experience in data collection, registration and maintenance of public immovable property;
3. Good computer skills, namely literacy in Microsoft Office applications;
4. Excellent interpersonal skills and cultural sensitivity to effectively interact with a cross section of government officials, local authorities, members of donor organizations, international and national NGOs, civil society representatives, etc.;
5. Ability and willingness to undertake a range of tasks as part of the Technical Secretariat in order to achieve objectives;
6. Fluency in spoken and written English with excellent drafting and oral communication skills;
7. Absolutely no present contractual or commercial connection with the Government of Liberia or associated companies to be covered by this assignment. Any possible conflict of interest should be declared immediately.

Email application to this vacancy should be sent to vacancies.lr@undp.org. Please insert Vacancy Announcement Number in the Subject of the email or written application. Applications without the Vacancy Announcement Number or with the incorrect Vacancy Announcement Number will not be accepted. Attach photocopies of qualifications (i.e. technical certificates and academicals) and a one-page cover letter indicating your interest and suitability for the position. The remuneration will depend on qualification and experience.

Please note that applications received after the closing date will not be considered. Only short-listed applicants will be contacted for an interview.

Please forward all written applications to:

Deputy Resident Representative (Operations)
Attention: HR Unit
United Nations Development Programme
Simpson Apartment, Mamba Point
Monrovia, Liberia

 

 

Note: All applications/queries must be addressed to: vacancies.lr@undp.org
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