if you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world’s leading children’s rights organization would like to hear from you.
For 70 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children’s survival, protection and development. The world’s largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments.
The United Nations Children’s Fund in the Gambia has a vacancy for the position below:
Title: Driver
Type of Appointment: Temporary Appointment
Level GS2 (General Services)
Duration of the contract: 3 months renewable
Duty Station: Banjul
Purpose for the job
Under the supervision of the Administrative Assistant, the Driver, at the G-2 level, provides reliable and safe driving services, ensuring the highest standards of professionalism, discretion, integrity, sense of responsibility, excellent knowledge of protocol whilst ensuring compliance with local driving rules and regulations.
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.
- Key functions, accountabilities and related duties/tasks
Summary of key functions/accountabilities:
- Reliable and safe driving services for staff and officials
- Maintenance of assigned vehicle
- Documentation of vehicle-related information
- Reliable and safe driving services for staff and officials. Drives office vehicles for the transport of UN staff, officials and visitors and delivery and collection of mail, documents and other items, and meeting official personnel and visitors at the airport and may include assisting with basic visa and customs formalities arrangements when required.
- Maintenance of assigned vehicle. Ensures vehicle is kept in good running condition at all times through addressing minor repairs, making arrangements for major repairs, timely changes of oil, check of tires, brakes, water levels and car washing.
- Documentation of vehicle related information. Ensures availability of all the required documents/supplies including vehicle insurance, vehicle registration, vehicle logs, office directory, map of the city/country, first aid kit, and necessary spare parts in the assigned vehicle; keeps track of insurance and other tax formalities.
- Impact of Results
The efficiency and efficacy of the support provided by the Driver ensures the safe and timely transportation of staff, officials and visitors to work assignments and the efficient maintenance of vehicles owned/rented by the office, thus supporting the efficient running of the office which in turn strengthens UNICEF’s capacity in delivering programmes for the most vulnerable women and children in that particular country.
- Competencies and level of proficiency required.
Core Values
- Commitment
- Diversity and inclusion
- Integrity
Core competencies
- Communication (I)
- Working with people (I)
- Drive for Results (I)
- Functional Competencies:
- Analyzing (I)
- Learning and Researching (I)
- Planning and Organizing (I)
- Following Instructions and Procedures (I)
Education: Secondary Education; a valid driver’s license and knowledge of local driving rules and regulations.
Experience: Two years of work experience as a driver in an international organization, embassy or UN system with a safe driving record.
Language Requirements: Fluency of the local language of the duty station as well as proficiency in English.
All applications must include the following:
- Application/ motivation letter
- Curriculum Vitae/ Resume
- Copy of School Certificate
For information on salary attached to this post, please visit: http://www.un.org/Depts/OHRM/salaries_allowances/salaries/gambia.htm and
view under “General ServiceCategory” under Level “2”.
Closing date for submission of applications is 24th February 2017.
More Information
- Job City BANJUL
