Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, March 12 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Call for Interest Individual Contractor – Electro-Mechanical Technician

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS : 13 March 2024
DATE OF ISSUANCE : 07 March 2024
OFFICE : General Service Section
LOCATION : Arusha
JOB OPENING NUMBER : 2024/IRMCT/REG/GSS/005-IC

This position is subject to local recruitment. Only applicants who are authorized to work in the duty station and currently living in the duty station or in commuting distance can apply to this position.

Organizational setting and Reporting:
This position is located in the General Services Section, Registry, under the direct supervision the Supervisor of Facilities Management Unit.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an assessment/interview. The selected candidate will be offered a contract as an Individual Contractor.

Work Location:
Arusha, Tanzania

Expected duration:
Six (6) months with possibility of up to three (3) month extension.

Duties and Responsibilities:
• Operate/maintain distributed building equipment/systems.
• Performs daily inspections of major building equipment and regularly surveys/inspects all workspaces including
Electrical power distribution system, Centralized and split HVAC systems, Water/Fire pumps, control systems, Generators and ATS backup system, UPS system, Firefighting equipment/system, Plumbing system, Elevators, and Solar power system . Prepares and completes preventive maintenance schedules and reports.
• Prepares requisitions for maintenance supplies. Assists in identifying potential vendors, Performs regular repair, re-conditioning and preventive maintenance work. Performs regular plumbing and electrical repairs, performs basic office equipment repairs (i.e. shredders etc.). Performs welding, forming and fabrication of metals.
• Undertakes minor construction and repairs. Installs partitions, changes locks, and replaces glass.
• Evaluates the extent of repairs required. Assists in preparation of plans and specifications for work requirements.
• Provides direction to outside contractors and ensures that construction and repair projects are completed in accordance with requirements.
• Prepares status of work completed.
• Any other ad-hoc duties.

Qualifications/ special skills:
Education: Technical Certificate in Electrical, Mechanics or any relevant technical field.

Experience: A minimum of three (3) years of relevant working experience in the field of facilities management is required.

Language: English and French are the working languages of the Mechanism. For the post advertised, fluency in oral and written English is required. Knowledge of Swahili is desirable.

Fee for Service: The IC will be paid monthly at a daily rate equivalent to the GS4 salary grade for Arusha, Tanzania.

Special Notice:
The appointment is limited to the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals. Granting of a contract to the successful candidate on this IC position will be limited to the availability of funding. Extension of the contract is subject to the extension of the mandate and/or the availability of funds. This is not a staff position. As the international tribunals are not integrated in the Secretariat, there is no expectation of service or reassignment within the United Nations Secretariat. The United Nations is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. The United Nations recruits and employs personnel regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, race, religious, cultural and ethnic backgrounds or disabilities. Reasonable accommodation for applicants with disabilities may be provided to support participation in the recruitment process when requested and indicated in the application.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Associate Degree

Job application procedure
Qualified candidates who are able to work on short notice in Arusha, are invited to submit their application and their UN Personal History Form (PHP), to recruitmentR@un.org in-box quoting the Reference No. 2024/IRMCT/REG/GSS/004-IC in the subject line.

United Nations Considerations
According to article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity. Candidates will not be considered for employment with the United Nations if they have committed violations of international human rights law, violations of international humanitarian law, sexual exploitation or sexual abuse, or crimes other than minor traffic offences, or if there are reasonable grounds to believe that they have been involved in the commission of any of these acts. The term “sexual exploitation” means any actual or attempted abuse of a position of vulnerability, differential power, or trust, for sexual purposes, including, but not limited to, profiting monetarily, socially or politically from the sexual exploitation of another. The term “sexual abuse” means the actual or threatened physical intrusion of a sexual nature, whether by force or under unequal or coercive conditions.

Due regard will be paid to the importance of recruiting the staff on as wide a geographical basis as possible. The United Nations places no restrictions on the eligibility of men and women to participate in any capacity and under conditions of equality in its principal and subsidiary organs. The United Nations Secretariat is a non-smoking environment.

Applicants are urged to follow carefully all instructions available in the online recruitment platform, inspira. For more detailed guidance, applicants may refer to the Manual for the Applicant, which can be accessed by clicking on “Manuals” hyper-link on the upper right side of the inspira account-holder homepage.

The evaluation of applicants will be conducted on the basis of the information submitted in the application according to the evaluation criteria of the job opening and the applicable internal legislations of the United Nations including the Charter of the United Nations, resolutions of the General Assembly, the Staff Regulations and Rules, administrative issuances and guidelines. Applicants must provide complete and accurate information pertaining to their personal profile and qualifications according to the instructions provided in inspira to be considered for the current job opening. No amendment, addition, deletion, revision or modification shall be made to applications that have been submitted. Candidates under serious consideration for selection will be subject to reference checks to verify the information provided in the application.

APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN MIDNIGHT ON THE DEADLINE DATE. APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AFTER THE DEADLINE WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

No Fee:
THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, TRAINING OR ANY OTHER FEES). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON BANK ACCOUNTS.


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