Job Advertisement: Driver for UNOPS

Closing date: 28 Jul 2019

Background Information – Project

UNOPS SSCO will be implementing the South Sudan Safety Net Project (SSSNP), which is funded by the World Bank (WB) to address existing challenges of soaring levels of poverty, vulnerability, unemployment, and idleness, particularly amongst youth. The project development objective is to provide access to income opportunities and temporary employment to the poor and vulnerable households and strengthen safety nets delivery systems.

SSSNP has three main components namely:

a. Public works plus including complementary activities like entrepreneurial skills, WASH training, and early childhood development and nutrition messaging;

b. Direct income support targeting HHs who are labor constrained;

c. Strengthening safety net delivery systems.

The project will be targeting the most vulnerable segments of the South Sudanese population aiming to be a benefit in excess of 68 thousand beneficiaries HH in more than 10 vulnerable locations across the country.

Functional Responsibilities

Under the guidance and supervision of the Project Support Officer, the Driver provides reliable and safe driving services to project team and visitors, ensuring highest standards of discretion and integrity, sense of responsibility, excellent knowledge of protocol and security issues. The Driver has a client-oriented approach, high sense of responsibility, courtesy, tact and the ability to work with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.

Summary of Key Functions:

• Provision of reliable and secure driving services
• Proper use of the vehicle
• Day-to-day maintenance and cleaning of the assigned vehicle
• Availability of documents/ supplies
• Immediate action in case of accident1. Provides reliable and secure driving services by a) driving office vehicles for the project team and visitors b) collecting and delivering mail, documents, and other items; and c) meeting official personnel at the airport and facilitating immigration and customs formalities as required.
• Ensures proper use of vehicle through accurate maintenance of daily vehicle logs, provision of inputs to preparation of the vehicle maintenance plans and reports.
• Ensures the day-to-day maintenance of the assigned vehicle by checking oil, water, battery, brakes, tires, etc.; performing minor repairs and arranging for major repairs; and ensuring that the vehicle is kept clean.
• Ensures availability of all the required documents/supplies including vehicle insurance, vehicle logs, office directory, map of the city/country, first aid kit, necessary spare parts.
• Ensures that immediate steps as required by rules and regulations are taken in case of involvement in an accident.

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Impact of Results **

The key results have an impact on the accurate, safe and timely execution of the UNOPS services.

Education

• Certificate of completion of secondary/high school is required
• A valid driver’s license is required

Experience

• Minimum of two years of work experience as a driver
• Skills in driving is a requirement

Languages

• Fluent working knowledge of English is required.
• Knowledge of Arabic language is desired.

Contract type, Level and Duration

Contract level: LICA-2 Contract duration: Ongoing ICA – ‘Open-ended, subject to organizational requirements, availability of funds and satisfactory performance.’

This is a local position, therefore it is open to the nationals of South Sudan and applicants who have a valid residency work permit to work in South Sudan**

For more details about the ICA contractual modality, please follow this link:
https://www.unops.org/english/Opportunities/job-opportunities/what-we-of... **

Additional Consideration

• Please note that the closing date is midnight Copenhagen time
• Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
• Only those candidates that are short-listed for interviews will be notified.
• Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Work-life harmonization - UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands. We have a progressive policy on work-life harmonization and offer several flexible working options. This policy applies to UNOPS personnel on all contract types
• The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS.

It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential recruits/interns. Recruitment/internship in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.

HOW TO APPLY:

To apply for a vacancy, please create a UNOPS Jobs Account. This involves submitting details such as personal information, education, experience, languages, skills, and other information.

Learn more about how to apply.

Please note the profile doesn't need to be completed in one go but can be saved and updated on an ongoing basis and all vacancies close at midnight CET time.

https://jobs.unops.org/pages/viewvacancy/VADetails.aspx?id=17395

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