Infrastructure Development Officer

Job Purpose

The Infrastructure Development Officer will work under the TRAIL III Project and the Rural Connectivity for Improved Food Security Program (RCFSP) to provide technical assistance and operational support in rural infrastructure development, with a particular focus on trail bridges and foot trail networks, ensuring successful project implementation.

The incumbent will deliver capacity-building and technical support in the areas of trail bridge and trail improvement design, construction, operation, and maintenance for project staff, government institutions, private sector actors, and communities.

Key Responsibilities

Capacity Development and Technical Support

• Coordinate trail bridge needs assessments in collaboration with the Partnership and Capacity Development Officer to provide government partners and other stakeholders with the information required to prioritize rural access in plans and budgets
• Promote the inclusion of trail bridges and trail improvements in government development plans and financing strategies
• Provide training, coaching, and technical support to regional teams, government institutions, private sector actors, and communities on trail bridge and trail improvement design, construction, operation, and maintenance

Knowledge Transfer and Training

• Support regional teams on design, construction, operation, and maintenance, ensuring knowledge transfer from Nepal coaches to Ethiopian engineers, consultants, and contractors
• Provide expertise in short-span, long-span, wider deck, and stone arch bridges, among other technologies

Institutional Integration and Systems Development

• Collaborate closely with regional road bureaus and universities to promote the inclusion of trail bridge topics in educational curricula
• Integrate trail bridges into government plans and financing mechanisms
• Support the development of a web-based data management system

Organization: HELVETAS Ethiopia

Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia