Please see below for a listing of current opportunities to provide pro bono design services, including current design fellowships.
Design Fellow: Architect/Construction Administrator
Location: Orissa, India and region
Client: Miracle Foundation (www.miraclefoundation.org)
Description:
Architecture for Humanity is seeking a mid-career design professional to work with the Miracle Foundation to support the design and construction of villages for orphans in the region of Orissa, India. This is an opportunity to work hands on with community members in designing and building not just a home but a community for children living with their guardians.
Scope of Work:
The Design fellow will be responsible for supporting all aspects of design, construction administration and post-occupancy analysis for two sites. The first site, Sooch Village, is located 30 minutes outside of the city of Ranchi, Jharkhand, is nearly complete and in need of post-occupancy review to address outstanding building issues. The design fellow will be responsible for identifying and addressing outstanding issues including performing additional costing. The second site, Kusama Village, located in Sambalpur, Orissa, requires full design services, from pre-design, to design development, through construction administration. As the Foundations representative in overseeing the projects and as part of Architecture for Humanity's mission to support the open exchange of ideas and knowledge, the Design Fellow will also be responsible for posting all design and construction information (drawings, renderings, contact sheets, cost reports, contracts, etc.) to the Open Architecture Network (www.openarchitecturenetwork.org) on a monthly basis to facilitate communication and review.
Experience and skills:
The ideal candidate will have at least 4-6 years professional design and construction experience, including on-site construction as well as construction administration experience. Experience living/working in India is preferred. Local license preferred, but not required. English, Hindi, and Oriya fluency preferred
Commitment: 1 year
Compensation:$600 monthly stipend; out-of-pocket expenses and travel reimbursed. Reimbursable expenses not to exceed $250 per month.
Interested? Please send your C.V., including work samples, to jobs@architectureforhumanity.org. Please make sure to reference the opportunity you are applying for in the subject line of your email.
Design Fellow: Construction Administrator
Location: Ntulya, Tanzania
Client: Africa Schoolhouse (www.africaschoolhouse.org)
Description Africa Schoolhouse is looking for a new construction manager to work on the ground in Ntulya, Tanzania. This person would replace the current team on the ground and would be responsible for overseeing the administration in building a primary school for 660 kids in a rural Tanzania.
Scope of work: This design fellow will oversee work at the Ntulya Primary School building site in the Sukuma region of northwestern Tanzania. The administrator will be responsible for material purchases and overseeing the needs of the building team, maintaining budgets and payroll. Must have understanding and knowledge of appropriate technology and materials.
This person will serve as a liaison to the US based Africa Schoolhouse board and be responsible for sending weekly email updates.
Africa Schoolhouse is building 14 classrooms, 15 teacher houses, a small kitchen and latrines in rural Ntulya, which is located between Sumve and Ngudu (1/2 hour from each town). The Administrator will live in Ntulya village in a small brick house with separate kitchen. Please note - there is no running water or electricity in the village.
Experience and Skills:
We are seeking an experienced individual who has strong organizational skills, cultural experience in Tanzania and enjoys interacting with people. Knowledge of Kiswahili and Microsoft Excel are required. You must also be able to drive a stick shift 4 wheel drive rover.
Commitment: June 1-Dec 1 2009
Compensation: $1000/month stipend for 6 months plus $180 per month per diem. Also includes return airfare, medical insurance and shots. Room provided on site and hotel in Mwanza for a few nights of R&R every 3-4 weeks.
Interested? Please send your resume, including references,to jobs@architectureforhumanity.org. Please make sure to reference the position you are applying for in the subject line of your email
Quantity Surveyor/Cost Estimators in Mali, Kenya, and Namibia
Locations: Mali, Kenya, and Namibia
Architecture For Humanity is looking for local Quantity Surveyor/Cost Estimators to help with baseline and design development estimates for the Football for Hope programs in Bamako, Mali; Nairobi, Kenya and Windhoek, Namibia. Candidates must have experience with estimating in one or all of the program locations to apply.
Interested? Please send your resume, including references,to jobs@architectureforhumanity.org. Please make sure to reference the position you are applying for in the subject line of your email
Structural Engineers in Mali, Kenya, and Namibia
Locations: Mali, Kenya, and Namibia
Architecture For Humanity is looking for locally licensed Structural Engineers in Mali, Kenya, and/or Namibia to help with the Football for Hope programs in Bamako, Mali, Nairobi, Kenya and Windhoek, Namibia.
Interested? Please send your resume, including references, and digital work samples to jobs@architectureforhumanity.org. Please make sure to reference the position you are applying for in the subject line of your email
Design Fellow: Mali/Collègue de design, Mali
Type: Design Fellow
Locations: Bamako, Mali
Start Date: June 2009
Architecture for Humanity is seeking design fellow to work in Bamako, mali to work on a community facility. This is a great opportunity for an emerging designer to gain real-world experience working one-on-one with a community partners and international architects on projects with international exposure. Architects fluent in French and English needed. See below for French description.
Responsibilities:
- Engage the community, funding partners and clients at all stages of the design process
- Help produce construction documents and permit sets for the proposed facilities
- Provide some construction oversight including managing bidding processes as necessary and overseeing work done by contractors and sub-contractors
- Make timely reports to clients, partners and funders on the progress of the project as required.
Commitment: The design fellow will live and work in Bamako, Mali for minimum of 6 months. Travel within Africa is expected.
Interested? Please send your resume, including references, and digital work samples to jobs@architectureforhumanity.org. Please make sure to reference the position you are applying for in the subject line of your email
Type: Collègue de design,
Location: Bamako, Mali
Date de commencement: Juin 2009
“Architecture for Humanity” (l’Architecture pour l’Humanité) recherche des designeurs pour travailler à Bamako, Mali, afin de réaliser d’installations de communauté.
C’est une excellente opportunité pour un emergeant designeur afin d’aquérir une experience dans le monde profféssionelle en travaillant individuellement avec des partenaires de la communauté et des architects internationaux sur des projets avec une exposition internationale. Les architects doivent avoir l’abilité de parler francais et anglais couramment.
Responsabilités:
- Engager la communauté, les partenaires investisseurs et les clients, à tout instant pendant le processus de conception
- Aider à produire des documents de construction ainsi que des permis etablies afin de proposer les differentes installations
- Surveiller le site de construction ainsi que gérer le processus d’appel d’offres et superviser le travail des contractants et des sous contractants
- Fournir des rapports réguliers aux clients, partenaires et investisseurs sur le progrès du projet comme exigé.
Engagement: Le designeur doit vivre et travailler à Bamako, Mali, pour un minimum de six mois. Des voyages dans le continent afriquain sont prévus.
Intéressé? S’il vous plait envoyer votre résumé, avec des réferences, ainsi que des examplaires de vos propres projets à jobs@architectureforhumanity.org
