Site Maintenance Assistant G2 & SC2 (Multiple duty stations)

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Overview

Perform routine site maintenance for a safe working environment.

You have:

• Completion of secondary school education.
• Two or more years of related experience in site maintenance and basic record keeping.
• Fluency in both English and Arabic.
• Knowledge of simple machine operations and use of cleaning materials/solutions.
• Ability to operate and maintain equipment and supplies in good working order.
• Knowledge of safety precautions.
• High sense of responsibility and punctuality.
• Ability to work in a multicultural environment.
• Ability to work in a team.
• Ability to work in all weather conditions.

JOB POSTING INFORMATION

Opening date: 06 April 2021

Closing date: 19 April 2021

WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles. Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis, and we are committed to promoting diversity & gender balance and encourage qualified female candidates to apply.

Would you like to join WFP Sudan’s Logistics team and enable the delivery of professional, client-focused logistics services? Are you ready to partner with managers to deliver effective logistics management solutions that will change and save the lives of the most vulnerable people in Sudan? If yes, this opportunity is for you.

At WFP, we are looking for experienced Site Maintenance Assistants to join each of our administration team in multiple duty stations (El Fasher 01 position - SC 2, Ed aein 01 position SC 2, Kadugli 01 position G2, Kosti 01 position G2, Kassal 01 position G2, Sudan, to be hired on a Fixed Term Contract and Service contracts at the G2 & SC 2 level.

ABOUT WFP

The United Nations World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes. Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.

WFP Sudan has the potential to reach millions of food-insecure people across Sudan – with a total of 7.8 million people assisted in 2020. WFP Sudan, one of the largest and complex operations for WFP globally, is currently rolling out its five-year Country Strategic Plan (2019-2023), which aims to provide emergency assistance through a hybrid approach (Cash, food and vouchers), along with life-changing types of programmes (Nutrition, Resilience and School Feeding).

JOB PURPOSE

To perform routine site maintenance tasks to support safe, comfortable and reliable working environment.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

1. Provide basic site maintenance and installation work (e.g. generators, water pumps, water heaters, etc.) including carpentry work and basic site repairs, ensuring well-functioning equipment. 2. Provide portering and cleaning services (e.g. moving assets, reorganizing/installing workstations, assisting in setting up conference/meeting/event locations, removing waste materials, emergency cleaning, etc.), to facilitate organized and safe work environment. 3. Contribute to keeping accurate inventory records through physical check and maintenance of lists/database, and arrange disposal of identified equipment and materials, strictly following supervisor’s instructions and WFP assets management guidelines. 4. Report on works undertaken, services provided, materials used for installations/repairs including accurate generator fuel log books, to support accurate accounting.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Completion of secondary school education.

Experience: Two or more years of related experience in site maintenance and basic record keeping.

Knowledge & Skills:

• Knowledge of simple machine operations and use of cleaning materials/ solutions. • Ability to operate and maintain equipment and supplies in good working order. • Knowledge of safety precautions. • High sense of responsibility and punctuality. • Honesty and integrity. • Ability to work in a multicultural environment. • Ability to work in a team. • Ability to work in all weather conditions.

Language: Fluency in both English and Arabic.

HOW TO APPLY

• To apply, please create a personal account and fill out the profile form with your personal information at http://www1.wfp.org/careers/job-openings. If you are an internal applicant, apply through your E-Recruitment profile.
• In the application form, ensure filling the mandatory sections, attaching your CV, answering the pre-screening questions and agreeing on the legal statement before submitting your application.
• Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis on account of potential and performance. All applicants will undergo a rigorous process which includes screening against job requirements, a technical test, and a panel interview.

TALENTED WOMEN ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY: We look for applicants with the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian values. We commit to promote diversity, gender parity and equality between men and women.

WFP strives to build a work environment that is safe and respectful, and free of sexual harassment and abuse of authority. We believe in open communication, and every individual at WFP is treated with respect regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, religious and political beliefs, etc.

In this pursuit, WFP assists women to balance work exigencies with personal and family responsibilities by providing an attractive compensation package, including fully paid maternity leave for 16 weeks, breastfeeding time off, and the possibility to avail of flexible working arrangements. Also, we endeavor to provide our staff, women, and men, with training and professional career development.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

Closing date: 19 April 2021

• WFP has zero-tolerance for discrimination and does not discriminate on the basis of HIV/AIDS status.
• This position is open ONLY to Sudanese nationals. Applicants who are not Sudanese are not eligible to apply and will therefore not be considered for this position.
• WFP does not charge any fees at any stage of its recruitment process.
• Eligible applicants are advised to indicate the duty station(s) of their preference when submitting their applications
• CANDIDATES ARE ADVISED TO ATTACH BOTH A COVER LETTER AND AN UPDATED CV OR UNP11 FORM. PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOUR CV OR P11 IS UPDATED

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