Country: Pakistan
Closing date: 15 Nov 2018
The Position:
The Driver is responsible for ensuring safe driving services and performing office management support functions.
You will be expected to promote client-oriented approach, courtesy, confidentiality, tact and ability to work with people of different national and cultural backgrounds,
You will work in close collaboration with the International Operations Manager, the Country Office programme and operations team and report directly to the Admin/Finance Assistant.
How you can make a difference:
UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled. UNFPA’s new strategic plan (2018-2021), focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices.
In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards, and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction.
UNFPA is seeking candidates that transform, inspire and deliver high impact and sustained results; we need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and who commit to deliver excellence in programme results.
Job Purpose:
The Driver provides reliable and safe driving services, ensuring the highest standards of discretion and integrity, sense of responsibility, and excellent knowledge of protocol and security issues.
You would be responsible for:
A. Safe driving services
· Drive office vehicles for the transportation of UNFPA staff, officials and experts on mission.
· Keep abreast of traffic, road and security/safety situation to enable safe and timely arrival for meetings and events.
· Ensure proper day-to-day maintenance of the assigned vehicle through timely minor repairs, arrangements for major repairs, timely change of oil, check of tires, brakes and water levels, car washing, etc, so that the vehicle is kept clean and in good running condition at all times.
· Ensure cost-savings through proper use of vehicle, accurately maintains daily vehicle logs, provision of inputs to preparation of the vehicle maintenance plans and reports.
· Ensure proper use of vehicle maintenance plans and assistance in preparing vehicle history report.
· Ensure availability of all the required documents/supplies including vehicle insurance, vehicle registration, vehicle logs, office directory, map of the city/country, first aid kit, necessary spare parts in the assigned vehicle.
· Ensure that the steps required by rules and regulations are taken in case of involvement in an accident.
· Keeps track of insurance and other tax formalities.
B. Office management support functions**
· Deliver and collect mail, documents and other items.
· Assists office staff in filing, photocopying and maintaining stores when required.
· Assists in the mailing and distribution of newsletters and publications and arranges to pay office telephone and other bills, as required.
· Meet official personnel and visitors at the airport and provide support with visa and customs formalities arrangements, when required. Interpret in the local language for the official personnel using the car, when necessary.
· Provide guidance and coaching to junior drivers, as necessary.
Carry out any other duties as may be required by UNFPA leadership.
Qualifications and Experience
Education:
Completed Secondary Level education.
Knowledge and Experience:
• At least 2 years work experience as a driver in an international organization, embassy or UN system, with a safe driving record, valid driver’s license.
• Knowledge of driving rules and regulations, chauffeur protocol and courtesies, local roads and conditions, and defensive driving skills, skill in minor vehicle repairs.
• Training certificate of Armored Vehicle drive is desirable.
• UN common system experience, especially field experience, is desirable.
Languages:
Fluency in English and Urdu are required, knowledge of local languages is an asset.
Required Competencies
Values:
• Exemplifying integrity,
• Demonstrating commitment to UNFPA and the UN system,
• Embracing cultural diversity,
• Embracing change
Functional Competencies:
• Business acumen
• Implementing management systems
• Innovation and marketing of new approaches
• Client orientation
• Organizational awareness
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
How to apply:
All applicants should apply ONLY on the link below. Please note the position is OPEN TO NATIONALS OF PAKISTAN ONLY
Deadline for applications is 15 November 2018.
LINK TO APPLY:
http://jobs.un.org.pk/job-detail.php?jid=S0PfN6zEvHv2AF31yskT::eLREIIWpqir2ybs0Hpi9DA=