Individual Contractor (6 months): Maintenance Assistant, Geneva Common Services, Division of Private Fundraising and Partnerships (PFP), Geneva, Switzerland

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, hope

Common Services is undertaking the move of the UNCIEF Geneva Office that requires extra capacity within the maintenance tea, Common Services is therefore looking to employ an individual contractor to assist the maintenance team with non-complex maintenance tasks as identified below.

How can you make a difference?

The purpose of the job is to perform non-complex maintenance tasks as outlined below.

MAIN TASKS and DELIVERABLES

The individual contractor will be evaluated on a monthly basis based on their output to deliver on the tasks as set out by Common Services.

• Project One: Assemble Furniture for PFP Pilot Spaces (Dec 2020)
• Project Two: Assemble Furniture for PFP Final Spaces (Feb 2021)
• Project Three: Assemble Furniture for ECARO Collaboration Spaces (March 2021)
• Project Four: Assemble Furniture for EMOPS Collaboration Spaces (April 2021)
• Day to Day:
  • Set up meeting room in various seating arrangements, according to the request.
  • Dissemble & Move PFP EMOPS ECARO furniture
  • Set up meeting room in various seating arrangements, according to the request.
  • Ability to perform basic DIY (none complex)
  • Undertake duties as assigned or emergency tasks as required.
  • Moving of office furniture from one office to another as and when required.
  • Any other assignments entrusted by Maintenance Associate/Admin. Officer/OPS Manager.

ESTIMATED DURATION OF THE CONTRACT AND PROPOSAL

6 months, full-time, tentatively starting on 2^nd November 2020.

The individual contractor will be entitled to 1.5 days paid time off every month and official UN holidays.

REPORTING TO 

The initial supervisor will be the Maintenance Associate, Geneva Common Services. However, the individual contractor will on occasion be instructed by other members of Common Services team on a need basis.

WORKPLACE

Geneva, Switzerland

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• 1 to 2 year’s work experience relating to Asset Management, Inventory, building maintenance, renovation, construction.
• Fluency in French and working knowledge of English.
• Ability to work in an international and multicultural environment.
• High flexibility and availability.
• Service orientation.
• Proof of health insurance coverage valid in Switzerland must be provided by the selected candidate prior to commencement of work.
• The contractor is expected to be onsite up to 9 hours per day (including the lunch break) on a timely manner between 7am and 7pm Monday to Friday.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

View our competency framework at

http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf

Remarks: Please indicate your ability, availability and gross daily/monthly rate (in US$) to undertake the terms of reference above (including travel and daily subsistence allowance, if applicable).  Applications submitted without a daily/monthly rate will not be considered. Also, please mention the earliest date you can start.

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein. Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.