Engineering Technician(United Nations Organization Mission)-Employment opportunity in Uganda

Job Title: Engineering Technician (Water and Sanitation Engineer) GL-6
Organization: United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Duty Station: Entebbe, Uganda
Deadline: 6th September, 2013
Reports to: Field Engineering Officer
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
    Guide the plumbing team in Entebbe Support Base carrying out day to day preventative maintenance; Design a sound operation and maintenance plan for both the Base wide Improvement Plan and the currently existing plumbing systems;
    Directly supervise he implementation of newly designed water and sewage systems component in the Base wide Improvement Plan according to the current and future demands and recommended justified necessary amendments;
    Offer the necessary guidance and support to the plumbing team to achieve timely and quality implementation of activities;
    Conduct regular field visits to inspect works, review progress and determine/receive feedback from the team and the beneficiaries regarding emerging challenges and gaps in new plans, providing timely feedback and suggestions for changes to the Field Engineering Officer;
    Organize regular project review sessions through participatory methodologies involving beneficiaries and other stakeholders In the areas of intervention, with the aim of establishing and/or verifying emerging needs, gaps and priorities, and communicate these to the Field Engineering Officer as part of a continuous program review and improvement process;
    Compile progress reports from the various activity reports as per established monitoring plans, formats and schedules and submit to the Field Engineering Officer;
    Ensure proper contracting, field level oversight, works certification and payment preparation processes for contractors and other service providers engaged to execute plumbing and sanitation works; Contribute towards preparation of budgets and proposals through analysts of field data and actual costs incurred on activity implementation;
    Assist the technical team with preparation of bills of quantities and costing of activities;
    Identity staff training needs and recommend on-job or other capacity building measures in close consultation with Field Engineering Officer;
    Ensure team motivation and team work and promote open communication and feedback channels;
    Perform any other duties as assigned by the supervisor

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
    The candidate should possess a bachelor’s degree  in Water Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or related Engineering field.
    Seven years’ experience with thorough technical knowledge of water supply construction and maintenance;
    Significant experience with industrial and household level sanitation, hygiene promotion, participatory planning and environmental conservation;
    Experience of collaboratively working with local authorities, contractors and service providers.

Personal Competencies:
Professionalism: Practical technical training and problem-solving skills. Ability to perform with minimal supervision, and work under pressure, often in difficult and demanding conditions
Technological awareness: Understands applicability and limitations of technology to the work in the field and actively seeks to apply technology to appropriate tasks.
Planning and Organizing:  Ability to establish priorities and to plan, coordinate and monitor own work plan and lead team efforts.
Communication: Good communication skills, demonstrate ability to develop and maintain effective work relationships and motivate positive staff performance.

How to Apply:
All candidates must attach a United Nations Personal History form (P-11);  relevant academic certificate(s)and/or University/High school /secondary diplomas, a Completed detailed application as specified above referring to this vacancy announcement should be addressed not later than the established deadline and addressed to:

Human Resources Section,
Entebbe Support Base, MONUSCO,
P. O. Box 710,
Old Airport,
Entebbe, Uganda
Or by E-mail: monusco-ebb-hr-recruitment@un.org
With reference: Vacancy MONUSCO/EBB/ES/13/003

NB:
Applications from qualified female candidates are particularly encouraged.
UN staff members must enclose two of their latest EPAS
Kindly note that all applications will be reviewed and only applicants who are short-listed for interviews will be contacted.