Contingent Owed Equipment (COE) Assistant

Volunteering Logistics & Procurement

Overview

Coordinate and oversee contingent owned equipment operations

You have:

• A previous military or police career and experience in COE management is an added advantage.
• The ability to live and work in difficult and harsh conditions of developing countries is essential.
• Familiarity with COE documentation and UCM/eCOE databases is an important requirement.
• Proficiency in French and knowledge of local languages such as Lingala, Kikongo, Tshiluba, and Swahili is necessary.
• Mandatory vaccinations for travel to DRC are required for personnel, including proof of vaccination.

Contract

This is a UNV International Specialist contract. This kind of contract is known as International UN Volunteer. It is normally internationally recruited only. More about UNV International Specialist contracts.

Assignments are non-family (Goma)

Under the direct supervision of the Chief, Contingent Owned Equipment the duties of the Operations Coordinator will include but are not limited to the following:

• Serves as point of contact for contingent personnel in the Team he / she is assigned on daily matters • Conduct arrival, operational readiness, repatriation and other periodic inspections of formed units to verify by physical inspection that, the troop contributing country or police contributing country of the United Nations are in compliance with their agreed responsibilities as detailed in the MOU • Raise inspection verification reports in UCM / eCOE database and process them for approval by the chief, COE Unit • Provides advise to formed units and the mission technical sections in assigned AOR on all COE/MOU related matters including recommendations as to how non-compliance with the MOU, by either party may be rectified • Maintain, within UCM/eCOE database, inventories of COE held by all assigned formed units • Oversees issuance of all UN owned equipment and UN provided services to assigned formed units and reflect impacts on self-sustained categories in verification reports. • Maintain assigned portion of the COE database in the COE unit • When working with (including supervising) national staff or (non-)governmental counterparts, including Implementing Partners (IPs), the incumbent is strongly encouraged to set aside dedicated time for capacity development through coaching, mentoring and formal and on-the-job training. • Any other duties as requested by Chief COE Unit or the supervisor.

Client Orientation, Communication, Creativity, Ethics and Values, Integrity, Planning and Organizing, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity, Working in Teams

Logistics management. Previous military or police career and experience in COE management is an added advantage

The Democratic Republic of Congo is the second largest country in Africa, and as a result is quite diverse. Living conditions therefore vary between MONUSCO duty stations, with all usual amenities present in the capital Kinshasa, but only very basic conditions in remote duty stations in the provinces, where, for instance, there may be no guarantee of public power supply nor running water. The ability to live and work in difficult and harsh conditions of developing countries is essential.

Accommodation is very expensive in both Kinshasa and Lubumbashi. Supermarkets exist in the large towns (e.g. Bukavu, Kisangani), but consumer items are generally very expensive (as everything is imported). For food, local markets offer a much cheaper alternative.

All MONUSCO duty stations are considered non-family duty stations, except for Kinshasa, Lubumbashi and Entebbe which are now considered family duty stations, and most are currently under UN Security Phase III (“relocation phase”: internationally-recruited staff are temporarily concentrated or relocated to specified sites/locations). In addition to insecurity related to the relatively volatile political situation as well as various conflict situations, certain places are subject to increasing street and residential crime, including in Kinshasa and Goma.

Some degree of medical service is provided in all MONUSCO duty stations. Certain vaccinations are mandatory for MONUSCO personnel to enter the DRC, while others are compulsory for all other incoming persons. It is possible for incoming MONUSCO personnel, including UN Volunteers, to be asked to provide proof of some or all vaccinations, though this is unlikely. All UN Volunteers must ensure that they are up-to-date with all appropriate vaccinations, which should be clearly and properly endorsed in the International Certificate of Vaccination (“carte jaune”). Malaria is present virtually throughout the DRC, and it is therefore recommended to take prophylaxis.

The unit of currency is the Congolese Franc. The US dollar is the other preferred currency. It may be impossible to exchange traveller’s checks away from the capital city. Credit cards are usually accepted in major hotels only in Kinshasa. In larger towns and cities (e.g. Kinshasa, Goma, Bukavu, Kisangani), UN Volunteers are recommended to open US Dollar bank accounts, while in other places, banks may be absent (including ATMs) and VLA payments will be processed in cash. UN Volunteers have the possibility to send part of their allowances to a bank account abroad.

In addition to French, there are four major spoken languages in DRC, namely Lingala, Kikongo, Tshiluba and Swahili.

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Added 1 year ago - Updated 1 year ago - Source: unv.org