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Background
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Under the overall guidance direct
supervision of the Administrative Associate, the Driver provides reliable
and safe driving services ensuring high accuracy of work. The Driver
demonstrates a client-oriented approach, high sense of responsibility,
courtesy, tact and the ability to work with people of different national
and cultural backgrounds.
The Driver provides driving
services to the operations and programme staff in the CO, Consultants and
Experts and UN staff on mission.
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Duties
and Responsibilities
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- Ensures
provision of reliable and safe driving services by a) driving office
vehicles for the transport of UNDP staff, other high-ranking
officials and visitors, b) delivering and collecting of mail,
documents and other items, and c) meeting official personnel and
visitors at the airport including visa and customs formality
arrangements when required;
- Ensures
cost-savings on proper use of vehicle through accurate maintenance
of daily vehicle logs, provision of inputs to preparation of the
vehicle maintenance plans and reports;
- Function
/ Expected Results Ensures proper day-to-day maintenance of the
assigned vehicle through timely minor repairs, arrangements for
major repairs, timely changes of oil, check of tires, brakes, car
washing, etc;
- Ensures
availability of all the required documents/supplies including
vehicle insurance, vehicle logs, office directory, map of the
city/country, first aid kit, and necessary spare parts;
- Ensures
that all immediate actions required by rules and regulations are
taken in case of involvement in accidents.
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Competencies
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Operational Effectiveness:
- Ability
to perform a variety of repetitive and routine tasks and duties;
- Ability
to review data, identify and adjust discrepancies;
- Ability
to handle a large volume of work possibly under time constraints;
- Good
knowledge of administrative rules and regulations;
- Ability
to operate and maintain a variety of computerized business machines
and office equipment in order to provide efficient delivery of
service;
- Ability
to organize and complete multiple tasks by establishing priorities;
- Demonstrates
excellent knowledge of driving rules and regulations and skills in
minor vehicle repair (for Drivers);
- Demonstrates
excellent knowledge of protocol (for Drivers);
- Demonstrates
excellent knowledge of security issues (for Drivers);
Managing Data:
- Collects
and compiles data with speed and accuracy identifying what is
relevant and discarding what is not, records it in an accessible
manner and maintains data bases;
- Thoroughly
and methodically collects, verifies and records data demonstrating
attention to detail and identifying and correcting errors on own
initiative;
- Transmits
file data; creates and generate queries, reports and documents
utilizing databases, spreadsheets, communications and other software
packages with speed and accuracy;
- Interprets
data, draws conclusions and/or identifies patterns which support the
work of others.
Managing
Documents, Correspondence and Reports:
- Creates,
edits and presents information (queries, reports, documents) in
visually pleasing, clear and presentable formats such as tables,
forms, presentations, briefing notes/books and reports using
advanced word processing and presentation functions and basic
database and spreadsheet software;
- Ability
to produce accurate and well documented records conforming to the
required standard.
Planning,
Organizing and Multi-tasking:
- Organises
and accurately completes multiple tasks by establishing priorities
while taking into consideration special assignments, frequent
interruptions, deadlines, available resources and multiple reporting
relationships;
- Plans,
coordinates and organises workload while remaining aware of changing
priorities and competing deadlines;
- Demonstrates
ability to quickly shift from one task to another to meet multiple
support needs;
- Establishes,
builds and maintains effective working relationships with staff and
clients to facilitate the provision of support.
Promoting
learning and knowledge management/sharing is the responsibility of each
staff member.
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Required
Skills and Experience
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Education:
- Secondary
Education, High School Level;
- Valid
Driver’s licence.
Experience:
- 2
years’ work experience as a driver; safe driving record; knowledge
of driving rules and regulations and skills in minor vehicle repair.
Language Requirements:
- Fluency
in English;
- Swahili
is desirable.
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Disclaimer
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Important applicant information
All posts in the GS categories
are subject to local recruitment.
Applicant information about
UNDP rosters
Note: UNDP reserves the right
to select one or more candidates from this vacancy announcement. We
may also retain applications and consider candidates applying to this
post for other similar positions with UNDP at the same grade level and
with similar job description, experience and educational requirements.
Workforce diversity
UNDP is committed to achieving
diversity within its workforce, and encourages all qualified applicants,
irrespective of gender, nationality, disabilities, sexual orientation,
culture, religious and ethnic backgrounds to apply. All applications will
be treated in the strictest confidence.
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