Population Fund of the United Nations
2022 Jobs at the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Operator, GS-2
Zanzibar
UNFPA
2022 Jobs at the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Operator, GS-2
Zanzibar
UNFPA
Population Fund of the United Nations
GS-2 Driver Position Available at UNFPA
Position Description
The Position
- The Driver offers dependable and secure transportation to visitors, the Representative, the Deputy Representative, and senior UN officials.
- The operations manager or operations specialist will be your direct report.
How you can change things:
- In order to create a society where every pregnancy is desired, every birth is safe, and every young person's potential is realized, UNFPA is the leading UN organization. In its strategic plan for the years 2022 to 2025, UNFPA maintains the relevance of its current course while concentrating on three transformative goals: ending needless maternal deaths, meeting unmet family planning needs, and putting an end to harmful gender-based practices. These outcomes reflect our strategic commitments to expediting the ICPD and SDGs' realization during the 2020–30 Decade of Action. The UN Member States, organizations, and individuals are urged to "build forward better" in our strategic plan.
- Recover lost gains, achieve our objectives, and address the detrimental effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on women's and girls' access to sexual and reproductive health and rights.
- We need ethical and principled employees who uphold these international standards and norms and who will fearlessly and vehemently defend them in a world when fundamental human rights are at jeopardy.
- We need personnel that are transparent, excellent in how they handle the resources entrusted to them, and committed to delivering excellence in program results. UNFPA is looking for professionals who transform, inspire, and achieve high impact and sustained results.
Job Objective:
- Your primary duty will be to provide dependable and secure driving services while upholding the greatest levels of discretion and integrity. You will also have a strong sense of accountability and outstanding protocol and security expertise. You will exhibit a client-centered mindset, consideration for others, tact, and the capacity to interact with those from various national and cultural backgrounds.
You would be in charge of:
- delivering and collecting mail and other paperwork, meeting official guests and employees at the airport, arranging visa and customs formalities as necessary, and driving office cars for the transportation of UNFPA staff, officials, and visitors.
- maintaining awareness of security, safety, and traffic conditions to ensure a timely and safe arrival for meetings;
- managing all facets of car maintenance, performing small fixes and cleaning, and scheduling larger fixes and services to keep the vehicle in good working order; keeping daily vehicle logs, helping to create maintenance plans and history reports for vehicles,
- keeping up with insurance and tax requirements;
- translating for official travelers when necessary in the native tongue;
- guiding and training young drivers as necessary;
- helping CO personnel as needed with general administrative tasks
Competencies and Experience:
Education:
- finished their secondary education.
- Possession of a valid driver's license qualifies.
- Having a clean driving record and three years of experience working as a driver for an international organization, embassy, or UN system.
- Defensive driving techniques, familiarity with local roads and circumstances, and knowledge of driving laws and regulations.
- knowledge of simple auto repairs.
Languages:
- basic understanding of the duty station's official UN language.
Apply by 7:00 AM on September 27, 2022.
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