Manager Construction Practices
Habitat
Position Summary:
Terwilliger Center is an innovation hub within Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI) that contributes to its mission of ensuring that everyone has a decent place to live in. The purpose of TCIS is to continue influencing the market actors such as private companies, public officials, civil society, consumers, and households; to support scalable and affordable housing solutions through their products and services.
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 Duties:
1. 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.2. Research (25%)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.3. Learning (15%)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.
4. 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.Minimum Requirements:Education: Bachelor’s Degree (Masters Degree preferred) in civil engineering, construction management or architecture.Years of Related Experience: 7 years’ relevant experiencePractical experience in construction project planning, execution and/or managementDemonstrated 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
Terwilliger Center is an innovation hub within Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI) that contributes to its mission of ensuring that everyone has a decent place to live in. The purpose of TCIS is to continue influencing the market actors such as private companies, public officials, civil society, consumers, and households; to support scalable and affordable housing solutions through their products and services.
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 Duties:
1. 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.2. Research (25%)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.3. Learning (15%)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.
4. 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.Minimum Requirements:Education: Bachelor’s Degree (Masters Degree preferred) in civil engineering, construction management or architecture.Years of Related Experience: 7 years’ relevant experiencePractical experience in construction project planning, execution and/or managementDemonstrated 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
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