Site Maintenance Assistant G3

World Food Programme

Location:
Harare, Zimbabwe
Grade:
G3
Category:
General Staff
Posted Sep 17, 2026Apply by Oct 1, 2026 (9d left)
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The Site Maintenance Assistant G3 performs a variety of site maintenance tasks to support a safe, comfortable, and reliable working environment. Responsibilities include preventive maintenance, portering and cleaning services, plumbing repairs, inventory management, reporting, and providing technical guidance to contractors.

Responsibilities

  • Plan, coordinate and provide a variety of site maintenance and installation works, to ensure preventive maintenance (e.g., for generators, water heaters, water pumps, etc.) is carried out regularly ensuring well-functioning equipment.
  • Coordinate and/or provide portering and cleaning services (e.g., moving assets, reorganizing/installing workstations, assisting in setting up conference/meeting/event locations, removing waste materials, emergency cleaning, etc.), to support organized and safe work environment.
  • Perform regular and ad hoc installations, repairs and maintenance of plumbing systems and components, to ensure all installations meet established safety standards.
  • Assist in maintaining accurate inventory records through physical check and maintenance of lists/database, and arrange disposal of identified equipment and materials, strictly following WFP assets management guidelines.
  • Compile and provide accurate reports on works undertaken, services provided, materials procured and used for installations/repairs including accurate generator fuel logbooks, to support accurate accounting and enable efficient planning for future works/services.
  • Provide technical guidance to external contractors during specific maintenance schedules, to enable efficient and cost-effective services.
  • Support supervisor in evaluating installation/repair works, compare prices of materials, and contribute to planning of future preventive maintenance works, to contribute to efficient and cost-effective site maintenance services.

Requirements

  • Completion of secondary school education.
  • Three or more years of related experience in site maintenance and record keeping procedures, and at least one year at G2 level or equivalent.
  • Knowledge of machine operations and use of cleaning materials/solutions.
  • Ability to operate and maintain equipment and supplies in good working order.
  • Knowledge of safety precautions.
  • Ability to multi-task and respond simultaneously and in a timely fashion to job requirements.
  • Ability to handle a large volume of work quickly and accurately under time constraints.
  • Ability to maintain accurate and precise records.
  • High sense of responsibility and punctuality.
  • Honesty and integrity.
  • Ability to draft correspondence and write and spell correctly.
  • Ability to work in a multicultural environment.
  • Ability to work in a team.
  • Ability to work in all weather conditions.
  • Fluency in both oral and written communication in the UN language in use at the duty station and in the duty station’s language, if different.

Skills

  • Website Maintenance
  • Records Keeping
  • Machine Operation
  • Use of Cleaning Materials
  • Basic Equipment Maintenance
  • Safety Precautions
  • Multi-tasking Skills
  • Time Management
  • Accurate Record Keeping
  • Drafting Correspondence
  • Technical Writing
  • Inventory Management
  • Preventive Maintenance
  • Plumbing Repairs
  • Contractor Coordination
  • Portering Services

Languages

English