Gardening and Maintenance Support

Job Title: Gardening and Maintenance Support

Organization: UNDP

Job Identification: 12656

Location: Nicosia, Cyprus

Apply Before: 08/24/2023, 11:59 PM

Job Schedule: Full time

Grade: NB1

Vacancy Type: National Personnel Service Agreement

Practice Area: Conflict Prevention, Peacebuilding and Responsive Institutions

Bureau: Regional Bureau for Europe and the CIS

Contract Duration: 1 Year with Possibility for extension

Education & Work Experience: High School certificate

Required Languages: English, Greek

Vacancy Timeline: 1 Week

Job Description

Background
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The UNDP Projects Management Office (PMO) in Nicosia, Cyprus, seeks to contract for the project support to the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus (CMP) a Gardening and Maintenance technician. 

The principal mandate of the CMP is to establishthe fate of the people who went missing as a consequence of   the events of 1963-1964 and 1974 and to provide answers to anguished families. One important aspect  of the CMP operation is to exhume, identify and return the remains of missing persons. This process enables the relatives  of the missing persons to receive the remains of their loved ones, arrange for a dignified burial and obtain closure after a long period of anguish and uncertainty. The CMP project is implemented via bi-communal teams of Cyprtiot scientists and professionals.

The CMP Project includes five main phases, namely investigation, excavation, anthropological analysis, genetic testing, matching and identification as well as the psychosocial support to the families of the missing and the return of remains after an identification.  

Duties and Responsibilities
Provision of efficient gardening and landscaping services at CMP Anthropological laboratory (CAL):

• Maintaining garden and landscape
• Watering plants/flowers (both indoors and outdoors)
• Maintenance/cleaning/monitoring and ensuring the efficient running of the water irrigation pipe system at the CAL premises
• Monitoring the health of all plants and garden areas
• Watering and feeding of plants with nutritional supplements (fertilizer etc) 
• Trimming trees and shrubs
• Weeding gardens and the CAL landscape
• Keeping green spaces and walkways clear of debris and litter

Provision of maintenance servicesat CMP Anthropological laboratory (CAL):

• Handling minor maintenance works (e.g. changing light globes, opening drain blockage, removing the windows for cleaning, minor repairs)
• Inspecting the premises for faults and reporting the need for minor repairs to the Health, Safety and Environment Coordinator
• Listing/monitoring maintannce/handyman services required at CAL and report to Health, Safety and Environmental Coordinator and Laboratory Coordinators
• Disposing of all excess materials at specifically designated collection areas
• Performing basic building tasks including painting, the filling of crevices and managing maintenance repairs
• Detecting and reporting the need for major maintenance requests in a timely and professional manner
• Maintaining the cleanliness of outside spaces such as parking lots and sidewalks and emptying the trash bins when the cleaner is absent
• Assisting with other logistic operations as required by the Health, Safety and Environmental Coordinator and Laboratory Coordinators
• Supervising/coordinating the facility’s repairs and activity of contractor’s work performed at the CAL premises
• Driving to undertake specific maintenance tasks and picking up of supplies (e.g. purchasing of supplies)
• Assisting with carrying heavy materials (e.g. moving furniture on occasions)

Facilitation of knowledge building and management:

• Participation in training for the staff relevant to the duties.
   

Competencies

 

Core
Achieve Results:	LEVEL 1: Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work by deadline
Think Innovatively:	LEVEL 1: Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problem solver, makes improvements
Learn Continuously:	LEVEL 1: Open minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback
Adapt with Agility:	LEVEL 1: Adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible
Act with Determination:	LEVEL 1: Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident
Engage and Partner:	LEVEL 1: Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationships
Enable Diversity and Inclusion:	LEVEL 1: Appreciate/respect differences, aware of unconscious bias, confront discrimination

        Cross-Functional & Technical competencies

Thematic Area	Name	Definition
Business Management	Communication	Ability to communicate in a clear, concise, and unambiguous manner both through written and verbal communication; to tailor messages and choose communication methods depending on the audience
Ethics	UN Policy Ethics	Knowledge and understanding of the UN Staff Regulations and Rules and other policies relating to ethics and integrity.
Finance	Anti-fraud and anti-bribery and corruption	Anti-bribery and corruption: Understands the policy and best practice relating to anti-bribery and corruption controls and ensures these are implemented. Anti-fraud: Understands the fraud risks faced by public bodies.

Required Skills and Experience

 Education:

• Secondary Education is required
• Education in gardening/building maintenance is an asset

Experience:

• Professional experience in gardening is a strong asset
• Professional experience in basic building maintenance tasks is an asset

Required Skills:

• Familiarity with landscaping design
• Extensive knowledge of regional plant life
• Knowledge of local pests and how to eliminate them
• Knowledge of synthetic and natural fertilizers
• Knowledge of health and safety regulations for landscaping in Cyprus
• Ability to engage in manual labour (including the occasional lifting of heavy objects such as furniture)
• Physical stamina and ability to work in varying weather conditions
• Familiarity with gardening tools and equipment
• Knowledge of basic building maintenance works such as painting

Desired Skills:

• Attention to detail and abulity to multitask effectively
• Actions in a bi-communal environment is an asset 

Required Languages:

• Working knowledge in English.
• Fluency in Greek is required.

Professional Certificates:

• Valid driver’s license is a requirement
• Certificates in gardening and/or building maintenance are an asset

Other:

• Nationals of Cyprus are eligible

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