Electrical Engineer (Retainer)

UNOPS ETMCO is recruiting for this position: Electrical Engineer- Retainer based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

UNOPS  strategy for Ethiopia Multi Country Office is aimed at providing support to the Government and people of Ethiopia, Sudan and Djibouti through the delivery of projects and services in line with the governments’ own priorities and under the UN Delivery as One initiative. The UNOPS Ethiopia Multi Country Office (ETMCO) has been established as an organizational mechanism to deliver a range of projects for which UNOPS has been appointed as the implementation agency. At present, UNOPS ETMCO  is implementing and negotiating a number of projects in a range of sectors including infrastructure development, Procurement Support to Government Ministries and other UN agencies and HR support to UN agencies. The functional objective of UNOPS ETMCO is to deliver projects in an efficient and effective manner, to achieve the development outcomes sought by the Government of Ethiopia and the donor community, where capacity building is always considered and encouraged.

UNOPS ETMCO in collaboration with the different Ministry offices in Ethiopia  is implementing projects in the Procurement and Delivery of products such as CCTV , Mobile workshop  and equipment that require technical expertise in electrical engineering for the different regions of Ethiopia.. This position is needed on a retainer basis for the design & development of specification and taking part on the bid evaluation as a technical expertise. Furthermore, the engineer will inspect the final delivery of the equipment delivered as part of various projects  before handing it over to the partner/Ministry.

Under the overall supervision of the Procurement Specialist, the Electrical Engineer will be responsible for the following substantive tasks. The tasks would involve the following but not limited to:

• Review technical specifications for the equipment considering the standards and health and safety regulations of the country.
• Perform final inspection and certification of products as per the agreed specification with the supplier.
• Ensuring smooth communication in regards to technical requirement with the supplier as per the agreed timeline.
• Ensures that the user should know how to use and operate the products supplied

Technical tasks:

• Review specifications for the procurement of products as and when requested.
• Assist in preparation of cost estimate and conduct market research.
• Review health and safety requirements of the products to be procured.
• Provide support during the tender processing time, including clarification responses to bidders’ queries.
• Take part in the technical evaluation of the tender as technical expertise.
• Conduct inspection of the products (as and when required)  before handing over to the partner in line with the contract agreement made with the supplier.
• Ensure that all the products  meet the agreed quality standards as per the specification and requirement of the tender.
• Provide technical direction and support to end users on how to use and operate the products received including training (if needed).