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<Job Purpose and Organizational Context>
The role of the Vehicle Auto Electrician is essential to support the internal UN garage by addressing all auto-electrical aspects of vehicle maintenance and repair. This includes diagnostics, battery systems, lighting, and electrical troubleshooting for UN fleet vehicles.
Duties and Responsibilities
The Vehicle Auto Electrician will ensure that all auto-electrical components of UN vehicles are functioning optimally and that electrical faults are diagnosed and rectified efficiently.
Summary of key functions:
Conductย electricalย diagnosticsย usingย toolsย suchย asย multimetersย andย OBD2ย scanners.
Repairย orย replaceย electricalย wiring,ย fuses,ย relays,ย switches,ย andย lightingย systems.
Installย orย troubleshootย alternators,ย starters,ย batteries,ย andย ignitionย systems.
Calibrateย andย maintainย dashboardย instrumentsย andย controlย systems.
Ensureย complianceย withย electricalย safetyย standards.
Collaborateย withย mechanicsย forย integratedย repairs.
Recordย allย maintenanceย workย andย diagnosticsย intoย serviceย logs.
Assistย inย preparingย periodicย reportsย onย electricalย maintenance activities.
The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.
Competencies
Inventory management
Each office to ensure sufficient inventory items are available for use as well as reporting for items which are beyond the corporate threshold of $5K and above
Managing client relations
The ability to interact with different levels of management and across different agencies and offices to obtain information, develop legal approaches and resolve issues, this skill includes liaison with counterparts and determining the best sequence in which to pursue an issue, where information, particularly for UNDP, may be across different independent UN agencies
Effectiveness
Systems and tools for managing risk
Strategic Thinking
Ability to develop effective strategies and prioritized plans in line with UNDPโs objectives, based on the systemic analysis of challenges, potential risks and opportunities; linking the vision to reality on the ground, and creating tangible solutions. Ability to leverage learning from a variety of sources to anticipate and respond to future trends; to demonstrate foresight in order to model what future developments and possible ways forward look like for UNDP
Customer Satisfaction/Client Management
Ability to respond timely and appropriately with a sense of urgency, provide consistent solutions, and deliver timely and quality results and/or solutions to fulfil and understand the real customers' needs. Provide inputs to the development of customer service strategy. Look for ways to add value beyond clients' immediate requests.ย Ability to anticipate clientโs upcoming needs and concerns.ย
Digital Awareness and Literacy
Abilityย andย ย ย ย ย inclinationย ย ย ย ย ย ย toย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย rapidlyย adoptย ย new technologies, either through skillfully grasping their usage or through understanding their impact and empowering others to use them as needed
Vehicle management
Knowledge of policy & procedures on fleet management
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
Secondary education is required.ย
OR
A university degree in (Bachelorโs degree) Auto Electrical Systems, Automotive Engineering or related field will be given due consideration, but it is not a requirement.
Experience:
Minimum of 2 years (with high school diploma) of relevant work experience in auto-electrical systems, automotive maintenance is required.
Equal opportunity
As an equal opportunity employer, UNDP values diversity as an expression of the multiplicity of nations and cultures where we operate and, as such, we encourage qualified applicants from all backgrounds to apply for roles in the organization. Our employment decisions are based on merit and suitability for the role, without discrimination.ย
UNDP is also committed to creating an inclusive workplace where all personnel are empowered to contribute to our mission, are valued, can thrive, and benefit from career opportunities that are open to all.
Sexual harassment, exploitation, and abuse of authority
UNDP does not tolerate harassment, sexual harassment, exploitation, discrimination and abuse of authority. All selected candidates, therefore, undergo relevant checks and are expected to adhere to the respective standards and principles.ย
Right to select multiple candidates
UNDP reserves the right to select one or more candidates from this vacancy announcement.ย We may also retain applications and consider candidates applying to this post for other similar positions with UNDP at the same grade level and with similar job description, experience and educational requirements.
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