National Post: Driver to the Head of Office, GS3, Kampala, Uganda, Kampala, Uganda
Job Identification : 16356

Locations : Kampala, Uganda

Posting Date : 02/15/2024, 11:19 AM

Apply Before : 03/01/2024, 04:59 AM

Job Schedule : Full time

Grade : G3

Vacancy Type : Fixed Term

Rotational/Non Rotational : Non-Rotational

Contract Duration : 1 Year with Possibility for extension

Education and Work Experience : High School certificate

Required Languages : English

Desired Languages

French

Vacancy Timeline : 2 Weeks

Job Category : Administration/Operations/Support

Job Description

The Position:

The Driver provides reliable and safe driving services to the Representative, high-ranking UN officials and visitors.

You will report to the Representative.

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 strategic plan (2022-2025), reaffirms the relevance of the current strategic direction of UNFPA and focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices. These results capture our strategic commitments on accelerating progress towards realizing the ICPD and SDGs in the Decade of Action leading up to 2030. Our strategic plan calls upon UN Member States, organizations and individuals to “build forward better”, while addressing the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on women’s and girls’ access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, recover lost gains and realize our goals.

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:

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.

You would be responsible for:

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 ensures 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.
Performs 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, eEedUAw veHJ6
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,