Job description:

Position Title: Health Facility Infrastructure and Property Risk Officer Consultant

Reference Code: CON 002/2026

Job classification: CON

Duty station: Global Shared Services Centre (GSSC)

Type of Appointment: Nine months

*****Remote/ with travel required if needed

Context

Under the overall supervision of the Programme Coordinator (Global Health Assessment) and direct supervision of International Radiologist(Teleradiology), the successful candidate will provide specialized technical, structural, and operational expertise to protect IOM’s long-term infrastructure investments in the Migration Health Assessment Centers (MHACs). The successful candidate will be responsible for finalizing the MHAC Fit-Out Guide, conducting multi-country facility assessments, evaluating property related risks across IOM medical infrastructure, and developing practical risk-informed recommendations to mitigate vulnerabilities within the large-scale Health Assessment Programme (HAP) operations.

Required Qualifications and Experience

Education

• Master’s degree in Structural/Civil Engineering, Architecture with specialization in health facilities, Biomedical engineering with facility design focus, public health engineering or a related field or a related field from an accredited academic institution with seven years of relevant professional experience; or,
• University degree in the above fields with nine years of relevant professional experience.

EXPERIENCE

• Proven experience in planning, designing, or assessing clinical or public health facilities for at least

nine years.

• Demonstrated expertise in at least four of the following technical domains:
• Hospital and clinic architecture,
• Structural safety assessments and evaluation
• Electrical and mechanical systems (including HVAC, ventilation),
• Radiology shielding and compliance with regulatory standards,
• Laboratory biosafety practices and protocols,
• Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) and optimization of clinical workflow.
• Proven experience in conducting infrastructure assessments in Low-Middle-Income Countries (LMICs), fragile settings, or complex regulatory environments.
• Familiarity with lease risk, property due-diligence, and facility acquisition considerations.
• Prior work with United Nation (UN), International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), or similar organizations an advantage.

SKILLS

• Proven strong analytical and diagnostic expertise in in infrastructure and structural risk assessment.
• Ability to translate complex engineering requirements into clear, practical and actionable operational recommendations.
• Excellent written communication skills, with demonstrated ability to produce high quality technical

reports.

• Ability to work effectively in culturally diverse and multi-disciplinary contexts.