Vacancy: Electrician

If you are a committed , creative professional and are passionate about making a lasting differnce for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you. For 60 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children's survival, protection and development. The world's largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection from violence, exploitation, and AIDS.

Background:
UNICEF Country Office hosts over 150 staff members who use various office equipment powered by electricity. The constant power outages interrupt the smooth flow and requires maintained and serviced electricity distribution channels and power back up systems. In additon, the expansion of offices requires special projects to install power to new structures. It is against this background that the services of a General Hand-Electrician are required.

Objective(s) of the consultancy:
Under the general supervision of the Administrative Officer, assists in ensuring efficient running an maintenance of electrical system within the UNICEF complex.

Specifically the consultant will be responsible for:
The consultancy will be working in the Administration Unit to implement activities and the following ouputs:

• Undertakes scheduling and completion of UNICEF premises Preventative Maintanance Program.
• Recommends and attends to electrical requests from HelpDesk to ensure smooth operation of the office.
• Ensures generators are serviced on schedule, logbooks maintained and fuel utilized recorded.
• Assists in coming up with specifications and obtaining quotations to spares and materials required for general and specific electrical repairs, maintenance and projects
• Works with casuals who may be hired to assist in specific work
• Perfomes other general hand assigned duties and responsibilities

Requirements:
The consultancy requirements are as follows:

• Class one(1) journeyman electrician
• Minimum five years of professional work experience at national level in planning and executing electrical installation, maintanance and repairs work.
• Professional work experience in a technical expert in electricical installations, maintanance, services and repairs]
• Ability to carry out other non-electrical repair work.

Applications
If you have experience of working in a similar capacity, meet the above profile and want to make an active and lasting contribution to build a better world for children, send your application letter together with curruculum vitae quoting consultancy notice number to the following address.
Human Resource Manager
(Consultancy Announcement No.Zim/2014:1)
UNICEF, 6 Fairbridge Avenue,
P O Box 1250, Belgravia, Harare

or email:

hararevacancies@unicef.org

Applications should be received by 19 january 2014, Only shortlisted candidates will be contracted