Job Title: Driver
Job Purpose: Providing reliable and safe driving services, you will uphold the highest standards of discretion and integrity; have a deep sense of responsibility, and excellent knowledge of protocol and security issues. You will demonstrate a client-oriented approach, courtesy, tact, and ability to work with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.
Responsibilities:
- Driving office vehicles and transporting UNFPA staff and official visitors in town and on field missions, with particular focus on the Representative.
- Ensuring day-to-day maintenance of assigned vehicle.
- Performing minor repairs and ensuring that the vehicle is kept clean and in good running condition at all times.
- Logging official trips, daily mileage, fuel consumption and oil changes, greasing, etc.
- Collecting and delivering mail, packages, and equipment.
- Ensuring that, in the event of an accident involving the office vehicle, the necessary steps required by rules and regulations are followed.
- Performing other support duties as required.
Qualifications and Experience:
Education: Completed Secondary Level Education.
Knowledge and Experience:
- Valid driver’s license.
- Three years’ work experience as a driver in an international organization, embassy, or UN system with a safe driving record.
- Knowledge of driving rules and regulations, chauffeur protocol and courtesies, and local roads and conditions, and defensive driving skills.
- Skill in minor vehicle repairs.
Languages: Fluency in English; knowledge of other official UN languages, preferably French is desirable.
Required Competencies:
Values:
- Exemplifying integrity.
- Demonstrating commitment to UNFPA and the UN system.
- Embracing cultural diversity.
- Embracing change.
Core Competencies:
- Achieving results.
- Being accountable.
- Developing and applying professional expertise/business acumen.
- Thinking analytically and strategically.
- Working in teams/managing ourselves and our relationships.
- Communicating for impact.
Functional Competencies:
- Providing logistical support.
- Managing data.
- Managing documents, correspondence, and reports.
- Managing information and work flow.
- Planning, organizing, and multitasking.
Work Hours: 8 hours.
Experience in Months: No specific requirements.
Level of Education: High School.
