Background
The UN Nigeria in its clustering and portfolio approach to business strategy operations, is intending to recruit drivers for a pool that will be beneficial to UN agencies in Nigeria. This seeks to engage qualified drivers that will provide reliable and safe driving services to UN agencies and other high-ranking UN Officials and visitors ensuring highest standards of discretion and integrity, high sense of responsibility, excellent knowledge of protocol and security issues.
The role supports the effective delivery of programme and operational activities by providing timely transport and logistical assistance and performing minor administrative functions as required. The Driver will represent the UN in a professional and courteous manner at all times, contributing to a positive image of the organization. The Driver will demonstrate a client-oriented approach, courtesy, tact and the ability to work with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.
Under the overall guidance of the Operations Manager/Logistics Assistant/Head of Drivers (as applicable), the Driver provides reliable and safe driving services ensuring high accuracy of work.
Duties and Responsibilities
Ensures provision of reliable and secure driving services by:
Driving office vehicles for the transport of authorized personnel and delivery and collection of mail, documents and other items; Meeting official personnel and visitors at the airport, visa and customs formalities arrangement when required.Ensures proper use of vehicle focusing on achievement through:
Accurate maintenance of daily vehicle logs, provision of inputs to preparation of the vehicle maintenance plans and reports.Ensures day-to-day maintenance of the assigned vehicles through:
Timely minor repairs, arrangements for major repairs, timely changes of oil, check of tires, brakes, car washing, etc.Ensures availability of documents/ supplies focusing on the following:
Availability of all the required documents/supplies including vehicle insurance, vehicle logs, office directory, and 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.
Competencies 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 Thematic Area Name Definition Business Management
Customer Satisfaction/Client Management
• Ability to respond timely and appropriately with a sense of urgency, provide consistent solutions, and deliver timely and quality results and/or solutions to fulfil and understand the real customers' needs.
• Provide inputs to the development of customer service strategy.
• Look for ways to add value beyond clients' immediate requests.
• Ability to anticipate client's upcoming needs and concerns.
Business ManagementOperations Management
• Ability to effectively plan, organize, and oversee the Organization's business processes in order to convert its assets into the best results in the most efficient manner.
• Knowledge of relevant concepts and mechanisms
Business Direction & StrategyEntrepreneurial Thinking
• Ability to create clarity around UNDP value proposition to beneficiaries and partners and to develop service offers responding to client needs based on UNDP's organizational priorities and mandate
Business Management Resource Management • Ability to allocate and use resources in a strategic or tactical way in line with principles of accountability and integrity Business ManagementDigital Awareness and Literacy
• Ability and inclination to rapidly adopt new technologies, either through skilfully grasping their usage or through understanding their impact and empowering others to use them as needed Business Direction & StrategyNegotiation and Influence
• Ability to reach an understanding, persuade others, resolve points of difference, gain advantage in the outcome of dialogue, negotiates mutually acceptable solutions through compromise and creates 'win-win' situations. Business DevelopmentIntegration within the UN
• Ability to identity, and integrate capacity and assets of the UN system, and engage in joint work; knowledge of the UN System and ability to apply this knowledge to strategic and/or practical situations.Required Skills and Experience
Education:
Secondary Education. Valid Driver’s licenseExperience:
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, knowledge of Local language of the duty station.
Equal opportunity
As an equal opportunity employer, UNDP values diversity as an expression of the multiplicity of nations and cultures where we operate and, as such, we encourage qualified applicants from all backgrounds to apply for roles in the organization. Our employment decisions are based on merit and suitability for the role, without discrimination.
UNDP is also committed to creating an inclusive workplace where all personnel are empowered to contribute to our mission, are valued, can thrive, and benefit from career opportunities that are open to all.
Sexual harassment, exploitation, and abuse of authority
UNDP does not tolerate harassment, sexual harassment, exploitation, discrimination and abuse of authority. All selected candidates, therefore, undergo relevant checks and are expected to adhere to the respective standards and principles.
Probation
For all new UNDP fixed term appointments (FTA), including for staff members being transferred or seconded to UNDP under the Inter-Organization Agreement concerning Transfer, Secondment or Loan of Staff, on an appointment of more than one year, continuation of the appointment beyond the initial 12 months is contingent upon the successful completion of a probationary period.
Right to select multiple candidates
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.
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