Background Information – UNOPS Ethiopia Operational Hub (ETOH)
Established...
Background Information – UNOPS Ethiopia Operational Hub (ETOH)
Established
in 2009, UNOPS Ethiopia Office has been providing services to various partners,
including the government of Ethiopia, UN agencies such as WHO, UNHCR and WFP,
and other international organizations. In 2014, the UNOPS Executive Director
decided to establish the UNOPS Ethiopia Operational Hub, which manages and
coordinates the UNOPS activities in Ethiopia, as well as Sudan and Djibouti.
UNOPS
ETOH activities range from tailor-made administration, operations, human
resources and logistics support for implementation of development and
humanitarian projects; infrastructure and procurement management services; and
advisory services to partners to facilitate effective procurement, supply and
financial management.
Infrastructure Projects Context
Infrastructure
developments comprising of four stages; namely: project initiation stage; project design stage; procurement stage and
construction stage including the defects notification stage. Each stage will be
comprised of various tasks that include feasibility study, need assessment,
cost estimates timelines, design developments for simple projects and/or design
reviews, preparation of terms of reference, RFQs, RFP and ITBs, contract
document preparations, construction supervision and monitoring until the expiry
of the defects notification period. Projects will be located at various regions
in Ethiopia, Sudan and Djibouti.
The Mechanical Engineer will play a key
role in ensuring the safety and quality of ETOH infrastructure works. The Mechanical Engineer will be expected to
fulfil the following
responsibilities, within their area of expertise, in
line with industry
standards and applicable national
and international codes and guidelines: