Provide technical support to TCIS and HSS initiatives and provide guidance on new proposals.
Support AP region in quality construction and health and safety standards and practices by providing monitoring visits, technical input and support to Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) and country construction teams.
Provide evaluation and audit of project sites to conform with local building codes, Habitat quality standards, Habitat Standards of Excellence, etc. and support resolution of findings.
Support the development, piloting, training, and adoption of new tools to aid in project management and construction quality assurance.
Support the review and approval of construction designs and cost estimates/Bills of Quantity (BoQs) submitted by AP countries with respect to technical and drawing standards of their respective countries but guided by Asia Pacific design guidelines.
Support the continual improvement of Design Catalog and Knowledge Center for CAT material from HFHI AO and countries.
Support capacity building in AP Area Office, NOs, Branches, and others in the area of Housing Support Services (HSS) and Construction Appropriate Technologies - 20%
Be a resource to AP s Area Office, local HFH NOs, consultants, and other third-party implementing partners in general in the field of HSS and Construction and Appropriate technologies and delivery methodologies.
Support in developing and improving Quality Assurance and Quality Control measures of National Offices for construction.
Support AP regional Operations team initiatives, develop effective technical training components, delivery of such trainings, MEAL, and promoting best practices to countries.
Participate in HSS and Construction related Habitat Communities of Practice (COPs) and other related task teams, coordinate work and exchange ideas with other regional specialists and counterparts in other HFH entities, network with organizations and associations working in the HSS or construction related sector and other fields related to low-cost housing, to access latest technological developments
