Takween’s mission focuses on innovative and concrete solutions that have been researched, tested and implemented to meet the needs of communities and their specific built environments to achieve inclusive urban spaces that will thrive for generations to come.  With this mission, Takween aims to improve the quality for inhabitants living in cities across Egypt and the Middle East.

The primary role is to provide support to Takween-ICD urban development program in areas of research, documentation, design, execution, and communication activities. The Senior Architect will be engaged under the supervision of the Project Manager in different project phases including mobilizations, assessment, planning and implementation. The Senior Architect is expected to work in a range of fields of interventions including urban upgrading, participatory design of public open space interventions, architectural design and detailed urban planning/redevelopment of existing urban areas.

The primary role is to provide support to Takween-ICD urban development program in areas of research, documentation, design, execution, and communication activities. The Senior Architect will be engaged under the supervision of the Project Manager in different project phases including mobilizations, assessment, planning and implementation. The Senior Architect is expected to work in a range of fields of interventions including urban upgrading, participatory design of public open space interventions, architectural design and detailed urban planning/redevelopment of existing urban areas.
The Senior Architect will work with in-house technical teams and external consultants - under the supervision of Project Manager - to produce full and integrated architectural/urban design packages (from concept to tendering stages) in areas of architectural design, and architectural/urban conservation of heritage sites. The Senior Architect will be responsible with the team for the following:
Develop and verify adaptive reuse / preliminary intervention plans for heritage sites prior to any conservation activity.
Development of multidisciplinary technical architectural packages (plans, sections, elevations, BoQs and 3D Models) and establishment of partnerships to conserve, rehabilitate and reuse heritage sites and buildings.
Development of intervention plans and Requests for Proposals (RfPs) and evaluation/selection of qualified subcontractors.
Implementation/Overseeing the implementation of the approved interventions utilizing international best practices.
Capacity development and hands-on training of the relevant stakeholders (Antiquities, Tourism, Governorates, private sector actors, community members, etc.) in areas of Site Management Planning and scientific methods of conservation, restoration and adaptive reuse of heritage sites.
Handing over the sites to the relevant GoE entity and produce site handing over report.
Conduct post-occupancy surveys for site/building and documentation of the process.

The primary role is to provide support to Takween-ICD urban development program in areas of research, documentation, design, execution, and communication activities. The Architect will be engaged under the supervision of the Senior Architect in different project phases including mobilizations, assessment, planning and implementation. The Architect is expected to work in a range of fields of interventions including urban upgrading, participatory design of public open space interventions, architectural design, and detailed urban planning/redevelopment of existing urban areas.
The Architect will work with in-house technical teams and external consultants - under the supervision of Senior Architect - to produce full and integrated architectural/urban design packages (from concept to tendering stages) in areas of architectural design, and architectural/urban conservation of heritage sites. The Architect will be responsible with the team for the following.
Develop and verify adaptive reuse / preliminary intervention plans for heritage sites prior to any conservation activity.
Development of multidisciplinary technical architectural packages (plans, sections, elevations, BoQs and 3D Models) and establishment of partnerships to conserve, rehabilitate and reuse heritage sites and buildings.
Development of intervention plans and Requests for Proposals (RfPs) and evaluation/selection of qualified subcontractors.
Implementation/Overseeing the implementation of the approved interventions utilizing international best practices.
Handing over the sites to the relevant GoE entity and produce site handing over report.
Conduct post-occupancy surveys for site/building and documentation of the process.

The primary role is to provide support to Takween-ICD urban development program in areas of research, documentation, design, execution, and communication activities. The Junior Architect will be engaged under the supervision of the Senior Architect in different project phases including mobilizations, assessment, planning and implementation. The Junior Architect is expected to work in a range of fields of interventions including urban upgrading, participatory design of public open space interventions, architectural design and detailed urban planning/redevelopment of existing urban areas.

The Procurement Assistant will support the Procurement Manager in managing all project procurement processes including printing materials and equipment procurement. The incumbent will assist in ensuring procurement is transparent and carried out in accordance with USAID regulations, Takween procurement policies, procedures, rules and guidelines are followed. S/he will report to the procurement manager.
The assistant will provide procurement and logistics support to the project’s technical activities. S/he works closely with project staff, vendors, and service providers to ensure that project procurements are compliant. This position provides an excellent opportunity to learn and grow in the field of donor-funded procurement management.
The following responsibilities are not exhaustive and do not necessarily cover every task or duty that might be assigned. Additional responsibilities may be assigned as necessary.

The tourism product is an experience, delivered through service interaction. The travel, tourism and hospitality industries are no strangers to the importance of service excellence. Service providers strive for quality tourism 2 experiences, satisfied customers, and delivering value in order to obtain a competitive advantage by engaging consumers and inspiring repurchase intentions and positive word-of-mouth behaviour.
The Visit-Esna project strives to develop the tourism experience in Esna with consistent high standard customer service competitive with the service economy and other world destinations of choice. Tourism experiences can be deteriorated by various service failures such as transport delays, problems with accommodation services (e.g. cleanliness, safety issues, and maintenance works) and service staff, insufficient or misleading information, high price levels, and inconsistency in quality. Hotel personnel and tour operators are designed to deliver excellent customer service.
Accordingly, the consultant will provide advice, guidance, protocols, training as intended for:
• Accommodation such as Airbnb or Local Hotels which are the temporary homes of travellers and are expected to provide a safe, comfortable and friendly environment consistent with international hospitality standards. Training is aimed at managers, front desk staff, reception staff, and porters.
• Food and Beverage such as café and restaurants where they will cater to Tourists.
The specific duties of the consultant will be to develop protocols, checklists, costing and deliver a short-term training of trainer’s customer service customized training that will address customer service gaps by developing skills on effective communication, complaint management, accountability and sustainable positive behaviour. Overall, the trainings should deliver the following key objectives.

A warehouse keeper performs an array of functions that may include receiving and processing incoming stock and materials, picking and filling orders from stock, packing and shipping orders, or managing, organizing, retrieving stock in the warehouse, manage the store layout, supervise staff and keep records of sales.

A Site Foreman is responsible for ensuring that everything goes smoothly at a construction site. They are responsible for being the point of contact between the construction workers and supervisors. A few of the main duties of a foreman are coordinating tasks for the day, creating schedules for workers, oversee quality of the site, and managing the budget. They also have to report the progress of the project to superiors. Some of the jobs titles that a foreman could grow into are construction supervisor and construction manager.

Takween is implementing a project in Esna, “Visit Esna”. This project’s objective is to put Esna on the tourist map through several conservation, marketing and economic interventions.
The Senior Site Engineer / Deputy Conservation Manager will be responsible for the conservation and construction activities being implemented on site. He/she should have significant experience working in heritage conservation and construction projects. The Senior Site Engineer / Deputy Conservation Manager will supervise the implementation of site activities from the beginning to end, ensuring that the project is completed within time and budgetary constraints, and with the highest quality levels. The understanding of the conservation and construction trades and the ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment are important.
The Senior Site Engineer / Deputy Conservation Manager reports directly to the Project Manager (Conservation and Construction) and will play an instrumental role in assisting in the management procedures and operations. The job duties also include the firing and training of employees, especially those that assist in the technical work – Site Engineers, Site foremen and Architects.

Takween is implementing a project in Esna, “Visit Esna”. This project’s objective is to put Esna on the tourist map through several conservation, marketing and economic interventions.
The Senior Site Engineer (Senior Conservator) will be responsible for the conservation and construction activities being implemented on site. He/she should have significant experience working in heritage and conservation projects. Senior Site Engineer (Conservation and Construction) will supervise the site activities from the beginning to end, ensuring that the project is completed within time and budgetary constraints, and with the highest quality levels. The understanding of the conservation and construction trades and the ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment are important.
Conservation engineers bring the principles of sustainability and responsible use to all areas of engineering.
Conservation engineers, research construction proposals and measure potential environmental impacts. They also design methods and equipment to upgrade existing municipal systems to conserve resources.

Takween is actively seeking a seasoned, highly creative, and innovative Project Manager (Economic and MSME Development) to be responsible for the development of community-based high-yield tourism products at selected sites in the City of Esna and its surroundings. These tourism products are expected to lead to increased economic benefits to the local community from tourism development activities through increased visitation, improved employment and business opportunities, and better revenue retention at the local level.

تسعى تكوين للحصول على منسق محلى لمكون ترويج وتسويق السياحة بأسنا وذلك لتنفيذ خطط العمل الخاصة باحتياجات أصحاب المصلحة (المعنيين) في قطاع السياحة الثقافية (بما في ذلك المؤسسات العامة والخاصة ، منظمي الرحلات ، الزوار الأجانب والمحليين ، والمجتمع المحلي) فيما يتعلق بمدينة إسنا. سيعمل / ستعمل منسق البرنامج على إنشاء وتسويق وترويج تصور جديد لأصول التراث الثقافي المتنوعة لإسنا وعروضها السياحية - كوجهة سياحية فريدة من نوعها - بين مختلف أصحاب المصلحة مما يؤدي إلى زيادة عدد الزوار وعائدات السياحة