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 Senior Project Engineer provides technical assistance and
expertise with reference to the feasibility/design/procurement/construction
requirements as well as field coordination, ensuring high quality and
consistency of work. The Senior Project Engineer supervising a diverse technical
team promotes a collaborative, client focused, quality and results-oriented
approach in the Project Team. He/She will also provide mentorship to junior
team members ensuring knowledge transfer for capacity development.
The Senior Project Engineer
will report to the Head of Programme or Project Manager.