Ethiopia: CAD Technician/Architectural Assistant

Background Information - Job-specific

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.

Functional Responsibilities

Under the overall supervision of the ETOH Head and the Infrastructure Team leader, the CAD Technician shall perform duties including, but not limited to:

• Contribution in revising the design and drawings of existing buildings and infrastructure, for rehabilitation;
• Participating in preparation of proposals for new projects, and is responsible for the relevant preliminary design drawings and design documentations;
• Assist in preparing design concepts and presentations required to ensure timely, cost effective and quality delivery of the work;
• Assist in the preparation and checking technical specifications and detail Bill of Quantity (BoQ) of assigned projects;
• Providing assistance to UNOPS technical team in the design/works; architectural designs; selection of materials, equipment and manpower requirements
• Assisting in generating regular project reports in accordance to the contractual agreements; maintaining updates and progress reports as required by UNOPS standard procedures;
• Attending co-ordination meetings when required;
• Contributes in revising the details, design and drawings if and when required during the project life;
• Actively engage in knowledge sharing and also improve one’s professional skills;
• Maintains design and construction records and contributes in the production of “As Built” drawings and details;
• Performs any other duties seemed necessary by the Head of Programme and/or Project Manager & Project Engineers;

Technical tasks:

• Produce architectural design drawings that include plans, sections, elevations and details of working drawings using the latest version of AutoCAD sofware;
• Produce structural design drawings such as structural floor plans, columns, beams, steel structures, details of reinforcement bars etc based on information by the project Engineer;
• Review the design drawings for the projects from the field in term of accuracy and suitability to overall design and construction requirements, including Identifying improvements in the designs and be able to propose practical solutions;
• Review the accuracy of the bill of quantities of the projects proposed matching the international standards;
• Ensures the drawings are done according to instructions, schematic drawings and technical specifications as per contractual agreement ;
• Check and approve material and equipment incorporated in the works;
• Ensure as-built drawings and maintenance manuals for the finished materials used in the works.

Education/Experience/Language requirements

Education
A Technical Diploma in Drafting or Architecture Drawing is required or Bachelor’s Degree in the mentioned fields is desired.
Work Experience

For Technical Diploma holders five years progressive experience in architectural design drawings, preparation of architectural or engineering drawings /Drafting/ using the AutoCAD latest version software is required.

For Bachelors' holders three years progressive experience in architectural design drawings, preparation of architectural or engineering drawings /Drafting/ using the AutoCAD latest version software is required.

Language:

• Fluency in spoken and written English is required.

Additional Considerations

• Please note that the closing date is midnight Copenhagen time
• Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
• Only those candidates that are short-listed for interviews will be notified.
• Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Work life harmonization - UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands. We have a progressive policy on work-life harmonization and offer several flexible working options. This policy applies to UNOPS personnel on all contract types
• For staff positions only, UNOPS reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level than the advertised level of the post
• The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS.

It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential recruits/interns.
Recruitment/internship in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.

Contract type, level and duration

*This is a local position and therefore it is only open for Ethiopian nationals only*** Contract type: Local Individual Contract Agreement (LICA)-Retainer
Contract level: LICA 7
Contract duration: One year, subject to organizational requirements, availability of funds and satisfactory performance.’
For more details about the ICA contractual modality, please follow this link:
https://www.unops.org/english/Opportunities/job-opportunities/what-we-offer/Pages/Individual-Contractor-Agreements.aspx

Background Information - UNOPS

UNOPS is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world. Our mission is to help people build better lives and countries achieve sustainable development.

UNOPS areas of expertise cover infrastructure, procurement, project management, financial management and human resources.

Working with us

UNOPS offers short- and long-term work opportunities in diverse and challenging environments across the globe. We are looking for creative, results-focused professionals with skills in a range of disciplines.

Diversity

With over 4,000 UNOPS personnel and approximately 7,000 personnel recruited on behalf of UNOPS partners spread across 80 countries, our workforce represents a wide range of nationalities and cultures. We promote a balanced, diverse workforce — a strength that helps us better understand and address our partners’ needs, and continually strive to improve our gender balance through initiatives and policies that encourage recruitment of qualified female candidates.

Work life harmonization

UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands.

For details and application, please us the link- https://jobs.unops.org/Pages/ViewVacancy/VADetails.aspx?id=17612