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Under the guidance and supervision of the Operations Assistant, with matrix reporting to the Portfolio Manager, the Driver provides reliable and safe driving services to the UNDP Inclusive Growth and Climate Resilience Portfolio teams, ensuring highest standards of discretion and integrity, sense of responsibility, excellent knowledge of protocol and security issues. The Driver also demonstrates a client-oriented approach, courtesy, tact and ability to work with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.
This position will support the functioning of the Programme and Project teams. This will include but is not limited to field visits, driving team members on missions, dispatching and collection of mail, collection of supplies, etc. Particular emphasis is placed on safety, reliability, discretion, adherence to protocol and promoting representation. The Driver will also provide driving services to the UN staff on mission and when required to consultants and experts engaged by the portfolio. UNDP adopts a portfolio approach to accommodate changing business needs and leverage linkages across interventions to achieve its strategic goals. Therefore, UNDP personnel are expected to work across units, functions, teams, and projects in multidisciplinary teams in order to enhance and enable horizontal collaboration.
Duties and Responsibilities
1.Provide reliable and safe driving services
2.Ensure cost-saving through proper use and day-to-day maintenance of the assigned office vehicle
3.Ensure availability in the assigned vehicle of all the required documents, supplies and necessary spare parts.
4.Take all immediate actions required by rules, regulations, and laws in case of involvement in accidents.
The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.
5. Institutional Arrangement:
The Driver works under the general supervision of the Operations Assistant with a matrix reporting to the Portfolio Manager.
Core
Achieve Results: LEVEL 1: Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work by deadline
Think Innovatively: LEVEL 1: Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problem solver, makes improvements
Learn Continuously: LEVEL 1: Open minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback
Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 1: Adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible
Act with Determination: LEVEL 1: Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident
Engage and Partner: LEVEL 1: Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationships
Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 1: Appreciate/respect differences, aware of unconscious bias, confront discrimination
Cross-Functional & Technical competencies
Administration & Operations (Vehicle management)
Administration & Operations (Registry & Correspondence Management)
Business Management (Communication)
Business Management (Customer Satisfaction/Client Management)
Ethics (UN Policy Ethics)
Business Development (Knowledge Generation)
Security Services (Security Incident Management & Monitoring)
Min. Academic Education
Min. years of relevant Work experience
Required skills and competencies
Desired skills
Required Language(s)
Professional Certificates
Disclaimer
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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.
Non-discrimination
UNDP has a zero-tolerance policy towards sexual exploitation and misconduct, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.
UNDP is an equal opportunity and inclusive employer that does not discriminate based on race, sex, gender identity, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, age, language, social origin or other status.
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