Driver to the RC

Por esto invita a participar en los procesos de contratación a personas indígenas, afrodescendientes, con discapacidad, migrantes, LGTBIQ+, entre otras personas, grupos y poblaciones históricamente excluidas. Especialmente se insta a las mujeres en esta diversidad a presentar sus postulaciones.

El PNUD rechaza la violencia contra las mujeres, el hostigamiento sexual y la explotación sexual en cualquiera de sus formas, así como el acoso, la discriminación y el abuso de autoridad, por lo que las personas colaboradoras deben mostrar un historial intachable al respecto y una conducta integra y basada en el respeto y la no discriminación.

However, Costa Rica faces ongoing challenges, including high income inequality, significant child and elderly poverty, and vulnerability to climate risks, which cost about 0.5% of GDP annually. The UN’s 2023-2027 Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework for Costa Rica focuses on inclusion, good governance, shared prosperity, and resilience, with priorities such as job creation, social protection, climate action, and human rights. While Costa Rica has made significant progress on the SDGs, urgent action is required in areas like health, agricultural investment, emissions reduction, and addressing gender-based violence.

Under the guidance and supervision of the Head of Office and the Administrative Assistant, and in close coordination the Resident Coordinator and their Executive Associate, the Driver provides reliable and safe driving services to the RC and other UN officials and high-ranking visitors 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.

The Driver provides driving and certain administrative services mainly to the Resident Coordinator but also, when possible, to the operations and program staff at the RCO, Consultants and Experts and UN staff on mission.

1.)          Provide reliable and safe driving services using office vehicle predominantly to the Resident Coordinator and other UN officials and visitors.

•             Transport Resident Coordinator or other UN visitors or officials applying appropriate protocols 

•             Deliver and collect mail and documents, and perform other messenger responsibilities. 

•             Meet official personnel and visitors at the airport and assist with visa and customs formality arrangement when required.

2.)          Ensure cost-saving through proper use and day-to-day maintenance of the assigned office vehicle. 

•             Maintain accurate daily vehicle logs

•             Provide inputs to preparation of the vehicle maintenance plans and reports. 

•             Make timely minor repairs and/or arrange for major repairs

•             Ensure timely changes of oil, check of tires, brakes, car washing, etc. 

3.)  Ensure availability in the assigned vehicle of all the required documents, supplies and necessary spare parts.

•             Keep current in vehicle documents such as vehicle insurance, vehicle logs, office directory, and map of the city/country. 

•             Ensure vehicle first aid kit is adequately stocked with standard medical supplies.

4.) . Take all immediate actions required by rules, regulations, and laws in case of involvement in accidents.

•             Ensure safety, call emergency services if needed, report the accident, comply with legal obligations, follow up actions, etc.

5.)  Perform other duties within incumbent’s functional profile as assigned and deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the office and Organization

•             Additional duties may include assisting with pouch, procurement, workshops, make photocopies, scan documents, request quotations, support assets inventory review, and other administrative tasks. 

•             Performs other duties as required by supervisor.
 

Cross-Functional & Technical competencies 

Administration & Operations/Vehicle management:      

•             Knowledge of policy & procedures on fleet management

Administration & Operations/   Registry & correspondence management:          

•Ability to collect, register, maintain and deliver mail and UNDP pouch; ability to manage archives

Business Management  /Communication:

•             Ability to communicate in a clear, concise and unambiguous manner both through written and verbal communication; to tailor messages and choose communication methods depending on the audience.

•             Ability to manage communications internally and externally, through media, social media and other appropriate channels

Ethics/ UN Policy knowledge – Ethics:

•             Knowledge and understanding of the UN Staff Regulations and Rules and other policies relating to ethics and integrity.

Business Development/Knowledge Generation:

•             Ability to research information and to turn it into useful knowledge, relevant for context, or responsive to a stated need. Ability to apply existing concepts to new situations, and to develop new concepts to generate workable solutions and new approaches. Knowledge of relevant concepts, conceptual models, and theories that can be useful in addressing new situations.

Business Development  /UNDP Representation:

•             Effectively represent and advocate for UN, its values, mission, work, and positions with various constituencies/audiences, shares UN knowledge and activities.

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.