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Mission and objectives
Concerned with the security, humanitarian, human rights and political crisis in the Central African Republic and its regional implications, the Security Council authorized in April 2014 the deployment of a multidimensional United Nations peacekeeping operation, MINUSCA, with the protection of civilians as its utmost priority. Its other initial tasks included support for the transition process; facilitating humanitarian assistance; promotion and protection of human rights; support for justice and the rule of law; and disarmament, demobilization, reintegration and repatriation processes. The newly established mission subsumed the UN Integrated Peace building Office in the Central African Republic (BINUCA). MINUSCA current uniformed personnel levels stand at 11,650 military personnel and 2,080 police personnel, and are tasked with the strategic objective of creating the political, security and institutional conditions conducive to sustainably reducing the presence of — and threat posed by — armed groups. See http://www.un.org/en/peacekeeping/missions/minusca/.
Context
Assignment is renewable on an annual basis (1 July - 30 June) up to a maximum of 4 years. Contract renewals are granted based on Mission mandate, availability of budget, operational necessity and satisfactory performance. Duty station can change in the course of an assignment based on operational necessity; UN Volunteers may be required to work and travel anywhere in the area of operations of the host organization, including in remote locations.
Task description
Under the supervision of Chief of fleet maintenance, the UN Volunteer will be responsible for managing mission operations as follows: - Working closely with transport HQ workshop and regional transport/field offices in collaboration with the IWH Bangui, on warehouse issues related bin-to-bin spare parts transfers. - Monitoring and correcting of superseded part numbers from various vehicle manufactures. - Assisting the process of physical cycle counts and periodic reconsolidations in Umoja assets for all field locations. - Identify transport spare parts discrepancies, including obsolete spare parts and recommend for write-off. - Check and make sure spare parts descriptions are labeled with the correct technical name in accordance with the manufactures in Umoja system. - Monitor the overall performance of the fleet maintenance and servicing and ensure work orders are opened and closed in UMOJA in timely manner. - Supervises and coordinates transport administrative requirements including, opening and closing of work orders; fleet distribution (sector office); role of attendance monitor and other clerical work under the supervision of the Transport Officer/supervisor. - Acts as the focal point for transport matters and is required to respond and provide clients with assistance in transport matters. - Ability to perform vehicle inspections, maintenance and repairs in accordance with the United Nations standard of operations and manufacturers standards/recommendations. - Technical Knowledge of relevant safety procedures when repairing and fitting replacement parts and lubricants on vehicles, in workshop environment. - Ability to identify, diagnose and rectify various electrical faults on Heavy trucks, material handling equipment and earth moving equipment. - Liaise with TPT Acquisition planner on procuring and verifying vehicle parts, tools and other necessary workshop equipment ordered for region/HQ. - Perform any other duties as