Job Opportunity: Chief Mechanic & Driver position available at Plan International Ethiopia in Gambella, Gambela. Logistics, Transport and Supply Chain jobs in Ethiopia are in high demand. Apply now through GeezJobs - Ethiopia's leading job portal.

The Opportunity 

The Chief Mechanic & Driver is responsible for leading, planning, and coordinating the maintenance and safe operation of all project machinery, including heavy-duty and light-duty equipment such as drilling rigs, rig engines, hydraulic systems, generators, trucks, vehicles, and related mechanical components. This role ensures accurate diagnostics, timely repairs, and preventive maintenance to optimize drilling operations, improve equipment performance, minimize downtime, and support uninterrupted field activities. Additionally, the position provides dependable driving services to facilitate team mobility and field missions, maximizing project efficiency within limited resources—time, budget, and scope—while maintaining strict compliance with safety standards and operational protocols

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Safeguarding Children and Program Participants (Safeguarding) and Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI)

• Understands and puts into practice the responsibilities under Safeguarding and GEI policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), ensuring that concerns are reported and managed per the appropriate procedures.

• Ensures that all staff in the unit/function/department are properly inducted on and understand their role in upholding Plan International’s safeguarding and GEI policies;

• Ensures that Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in day-to-day work.

• Ensures that Plan Ethiopia contributes to Plan International’s global efforts to ensure safeguarding and GEI, including making sure that relevant reporting and data are submitted.

The Individual

MSc in Drilling Machine and related material engineering, MSc/ BSc in Mechanical or Electro-Mechanical Engineering; Diploma or Level IV Certificate in Auto Mechanics, Automotive Technology, or a related field. Specialized training in drilling rig operation and maintenance is an asset.

Minimum of 5 years for MSc, 7 years for BSc, and 10 years for Diploma holders in hands-on mechanical maintenance, including vehicles, trucks, heavy-duty equipment, and water well drilling rigs.

Technical Expertise:

• Proven expertise in leading, planning, and coordinating critical maintenances and ensuring the safe operation of all drilling project machineries, including heavy-duty and light-duty equipment such as drilling rigs,Ale rig engines, hydraulic systems, generators, trucks, vehicles, and related mechanical components.

• Strong practical knowledge of drilling rig machine-hydraulic systems, engine, mud system, pneumatic, and diesel-powered systems with proven ability to troubleshoot mechanical and electrical faults.

• Familiarity with preventive and corrective maintenance schedules, rig machinery, generators, and borehole drilling operations (mud rotary and down-the-hole hammer).

• Licensing: Valid Grade 3 or higher driving license.

Qualifications/ experience desirable:

• Advanced knowledge and skill of leading and planning the O&M of heavy-duty equipment, reliability, efficiency and energy systems of the drilling rig machine

• Strong analytical, planning, and decision-making abilities to evaluate options and ensure operational efficiency

Languages required:

• knowledge in English language is essential

• In addition to Amharic other local knowledge of local languages is a desirable  

How To Apply

The closing date for the application is January 08, 2026. Qualified candidates should submit their application with the links provided below.

• Internal Applicants: Link

• External Applicants: Link

This position is only open to Ethiopian Nationals, who must be eligible to live and work in Ethiopia.

Please note that: 

• Only Shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
• We are not accepting CVs that are not sent through the indicated links.
• Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.
• Female candidates are highly encouraged to Apply

More information about Plan International can be found on http://plan-international.org 

References will be taken and background and anti-terrorism checks will be carried out in conformity with Plans Child Protection Policy. Plan operates an equal opportunities policy and actively encourages diversity, welcoming applications from all persons meeting the skills and experience required. As an international child centered community development organisation, Plan International is fully committed to promoting the realization of children's rights including their right to protection from violence and abuse. That means we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with. Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. We must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.