"Improved Public Service Delivery and Enhanced Governance in Rural Uzbekistan" is a joint project conducted by the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The overall goal of the project is to improve the quality of life of vulnerable sectors of the population in rural areas – such as women, youth and children, the elderly and people with disabilities – by enhancing their access to public services, and the quality of their provision. Equally, the project aims to strengthen citizen participation in the decision-making processes at the local level and increase their access to information, effectively increasing the transparency of the local governance system.
It also delineates a series of activities aiming at strengthening the capacity of local governments and citizens to monitor and provide feedback to Public Services Agency (PSA) for improving the performance of the Public Service Centers (PSCs) in public service delivery; effectively creating a quality control mechanism at the local level.
In addition, taking into account the Government’s recent legislative initiative that expands the powers of local authorities in formulating their budgets, this proposal also includes several activities intended to enable local governments to plan and manage their budgets effectively. It is expected that these activities will encourage wider local community engagement in the budget formulation process by systematically identifying local community needs and prioritizing local government interventions based on the environmental, social and economic concerns of local citizens.
UNDP in Uzbekistan seeks multilingual, motivated candidates with appropriate experience for the position of Driver, who will be providing effective transportation services at the central level in a timely and secure manner.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Drive the office vehicle for the transport of authorized personnel;
- Deliver and collect mail, documents and other items, meet official personnel at the airport and facilitates immigration and customs formalities and make errands for the project as required;
- Be responsible for the day-to-day maintenance of the assigned vehicle, checks oil, water, buttery, brakes, tires, etc.;
- Perform minor repairs and arranges for other repairs;
- Ensure that the vehicle is kept clean; log official trips, daily mileage, gas consumption, oil changes, greasing;
- Ensure that the steps required by rules and regulations are taken in case of involvement in an accident;
- Support with customs clearance procedure of the project.
- Perform other duties, as required by the Project Manager.
Core competencies
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.
Operational Effectiveness: Effective performance
- Ability to perform routine tasks, handle volume of work as needed [multi-task], able to deliver within rules and regulations. Can manage data, handle documents efficiently.
Administration & Operations: Vehicle management
- Knowledge of policy & procedures on fleet management
Administration & Operations: Insurance management
- Knowledge of policy and procedures on insurance; ability to conduct risk assessment to procure coverage; to ensure relevant tracking and reporting
Administration & Operations: Documents and records management
Overall document (hard or electronic) management. Registry and retention policy including storing and archiving
Security Services: Safety management (including Air, Road, Fire)
- Knowledge of air, road, and fire safety programmes/systems and ability to assess risks and identify mitigation measures.
- Secondary Education. Valid Driver’s license (Category B)
- Minimum 2 years’ work experience as a driver; safe driving record; knowledge of driving rules and regulations and skills in minor vehicle repair.
Required skills:
Availability of a third-party liability insurance is a must;
Knowledge of Karshi city orientation;
Ability to take trips outside of Karshi city;
Safe driving record (e.g. last five years);
Previous work for an international organization and companies would be considered as an advantage;
Desired additional skills and competencies:
Initiative, ability to work under pressure, ethics and honesty.
Excellent knowledge of driving rules and regulations and skills in minor repair;
Experience in driving across country regions, a good knowledge of country geography and roads;