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FREDERICK BARAKA BASEME

Kinshasa

Summary

Experienced civil engineer with extensive background in water, hygiene, sanitation and construction project implementation, including Health, Safety, Social and Environmental management in compliance with engineering standards. Proven ability to design and manage complex multisectoral projects in the development and humanitarian sector Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and capacity for problem-solving, with a commitment to ethical practices and fostering strong partnerships. Fluent in French, Intermediate in English and proficient in multiple african regional languages

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

WASH Project Manager

Help-Hilfe Zur Selbsthilfe
01.2024 - Current
  • Provide project leadership to ensure positive impacts and outcomes for beneficiaries, local authorities and local staff are met
  • Project activities monitoring and supervision, technical designs oversight, progress execution and evaluation through outputs and impacts analysis using both quantitative and qualitative data
  • Project assigned team line-management, including the day-to-day staff management, development, training, appraisals, etc
  • Project budget management by ensuring all expenses are made in compliance with Help financial, accountability and good governance standards
  • Maintain appropriate, regular, transparent and supportive communication structures with the project assigned team, the organization in-country team, the HQ WASH advisors and other relevant stakeholders, ensuring good cooperation and partnerships

WASH/IPC Senior Manager

International Rescue Committee
10.2022 - 10.2023
  • Conduct assessments to identify existing hygiene and sanitation practices, infection prevention and control (IPC) risks, barriers to safe practices, and priorities in IRC target health facilities
  • Plan and implement activities to reduce risky practices, considering physical and behavioral aspects in IRC-supported health facilities
  • Responsible for designs, BoQs, specifications and workplan development for all environmental health related constructions in IRC supported health facilities
  • Responsible for technical support, supervision and mentoring of environmental health assistants and officers
  • Bidding documents development and review for all the constructions, prior to their submission to the Supply Chain Department for further processing

Water and Habitat Engineer

International Committee of the Red Cross
08.2022 - 10.2022
  • Designs programs and draws up project documents (drawings, bills of quantities, contracts, etc.) for engineering projects using approved formats; monitors project implementation for compliance with project documents, ICRC standards, and local building codes/standards, ensuring corrective action is taken where necessary
  • Conducts quality control during design and construction of infrastructure installed by the ICRC
  • Prepares implementation/progress reports at intervals set by the project manager and/or consolidates reports by staff under their responsibility
  • Carries out and analyses needs assessments and surveys and makes use of the data when planning projects and setting objectives
  • Oversee the hand-over of infrastructure installed by the ICRC to end users

WASH Coordinator

Concern Worldwide
03.2021 - 08.2022
  • Provide leadership to WASH department for successful projects implementation
  • Implement appropriate problem-solving measures to keep projects on track
  • Ensure donor compliance and donor reports preparation and submission on a regular basis as per donor/organization requirements
  • Oversee the WASH projects cycle and budget management
  • Ensure coordination and positioning of Concern Worldwide in the WASH Cluster

Health, Social, Safety and Environmental Engineer

Mercy Corps
03.2019 - 03.2021
  • Evaluate and design mitigation measures for HSE risks inherent to the construction of an urban drinking water supply system for a population estimated to 1 million individuals
  • Quality assurance and quality control of work performed by the contractor on behalf of the client
  • Collect quantities and approve payment for the work performed
  • Produce weekly and monthly progress reports

Infrastructure project manager

ACTED
06.2016 - 01.2019
  • Accountable for the overall project implementation
  • Perform weekly, monthly and assessment reports
  • Design and revise training modules and ensure team capacity building by organizing training sessions
  • Participate in new projects' development
  • Represent the organization in the project implementation area

Infrastructure Manager

GEADBU
01.2016 - 06.2016
  • Responsible for the design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of all infrastructure projects
  • Ensure budget tracking and management
  • Ensure constructive partnership relations with all stakeholders

Associate Civil Engineer

CEROGEC Sarl
02.2015 - 12.2015
  • Set goals for site inspectors: building teams, progress points, performance indicators
  • Organize workstations, define and optimize implementation processes to meet safety and quality standards
  • Ensure the interface with all project stakeholders

Engineering Consultant

CAT asbl
02.2014 - 11.2014
  • Participate in the national road 2 construction project technical feasibility studies, in DR Congo (Surveying; geological and geotechnical testing; traffic studies; Geometrical profiles; drainage; Environmental and social impacts assessment; Hydraulic; Risk assessment (landslide, soil, etc.) Bridges structural elements)

Education

Master of Engineering - Water Engineering for Development

Loughborough University
Leicestershire, United Kingdom
10-2026

Master of Science - International Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid

KALU Institute
Madrid, Spain
12-2024

Bachelor of Engineering - Civil Engineering

Hope Africa University
Bujumbura, Burundi
01.2015

Skills

  • Project management
  • Water, Hygiene and Sanitation
  • Infection Prevention and Control
  • Health, Safety and Environment management
  • SPHERE and HAP standards
  • Leadership and Team Management

Languages

French
English

Training

  • 2023, Management Development Program (Compass program), Harvard Manage Mentor, Brighton, Massachusetts, USA
  • 2022, WASH in Humanitarian Emergencies, UNICEF and DRC WASH cluster, Goma, DR Congo
  • 2020, Training on Operation and Maintenance of water treatment plants, GIBB International, Nairobi, KENYA
  • 2020, Technical Project Management in WASH Emergencies, Mercy Corps, Portland, USA
  • 2019, Construction Safety and health professional program, OSHAcademy, Oregon, USA
  • 2019, Project management in development sector, Last Mile learning - Homentum

Timeline

WASH Project Manager

Help-Hilfe Zur Selbsthilfe
01.2024 - Current

WASH/IPC Senior Manager

International Rescue Committee
10.2022 - 10.2023

Water and Habitat Engineer

International Committee of the Red Cross
08.2022 - 10.2022

WASH Coordinator

Concern Worldwide
03.2021 - 08.2022

Health, Social, Safety and Environmental Engineer

Mercy Corps
03.2019 - 03.2021

Infrastructure project manager

ACTED
06.2016 - 01.2019

Infrastructure Manager

GEADBU
01.2016 - 06.2016

Associate Civil Engineer

CEROGEC Sarl
02.2015 - 12.2015

Engineering Consultant

CAT asbl
02.2014 - 11.2014

Master of Engineering - Water Engineering for Development

Loughborough University

Master of Science - International Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid

KALU Institute

Bachelor of Engineering - Civil Engineering

Hope Africa University
FREDERICK BARAKA BASEME