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Driver, G-2, Temporary Appointment, Khartoum, Sudan

Khartoum

  • Organization: UNICEF - United Nations Children’s Fund
  • Location: Khartoum
  • Grade: Administrative support - GS-2, General Service - No need for Higher Education - Locally recruited position
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Administrative support
    • Logistics
    • Finance and Administration
  • Closing Date: Closed

Looking for a Driver to provide reliable and safe driving services, demonstrating the highest standards of professionalism, discretion, integrity, sense of responsibility, excellent knowledge of protocol whilst ensuring compliance with local driving rules and regulations.

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, www.unicef.org/sudan

Sudan is a huge country, more than four times the size of Sweden and the third largest in Africa—even after South Sudan was carved out in 2011. Sudan has a lot of land and resources, a population of 40 million and a history that predates the Nubian kingdoms established along the Nile River around 4,000 BC.

Sudan’s children make up half of the total population, and the past two decades have seen their lives improve. Fewer boys and girls are dying before their fifth birthday. Primary school attendance is increasing. Immunization coverage is high and the country remains polio free.

Still, millions of children continue to suffer from chronic conflict, from seasonal natural disasters and disease outbreaks, from under-investment in basic social services. Sudan ranks as one of the worst in the world for malnutrition, and three million of its school aged children are not in the classroom.

How can you make a difference?

Purpose of post

The drivers, at the G-2 level, re expected to provide reliable and safe driving services, demonstrating the highest standards of professionalism, discretion, integrity, sense of responsibility, excellent knowledge of protocol whilst ensuring compliance with local driving rules and regulations.

The Driver demonstrates a client-oriented approach, high sense of responsibility, courtesy, tact and the ability to work with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.

Scope of Work

  1. Reliable and safe driving services for staff and officials
  2. Maintenance of assigned vehicle
  3. Documentation of vehicle-related information

Drives office vehicles for the transport of UN staff, officials, visitors and delivery and collection of mail, documents and other items. Meets official personnel and visitors at the airport and may assist with basic visa and customs formalities and arrangements when required

Ensures vehicle is kept in good running condition at all times through addressing minor repairs, arranging for major repairs, timely servicing the vehicle, check of tires, brakes, water levels, and car washing.

Ensures availability of all the required documents/supplies including vehicle insurance, vehicle registration, vehicle logs, office directory, map of the city/country, first aid kit, and necessary spare parts in the assigned vehicle; keeps track of insurance and other tax formalities.

Specific Tasks  

• Good knowledge of the city, local roads and conditions where the office is located

• Knowledge of driving rules and regulations, chauffeur protocol and courtesies

• Skills in minor vehicle repairs

• Ability to deal patiently and tactfully with visitors

• High sense of confidentiality, initiative and good judgment

• Ability to work effectively with people of different national and cultural background. 

Expected Deliverables

  • Facilitating the movement of staff through providing safe driving services.
  • Maintaining updated records on the movement, servicing and fuel for the assigned vehicle.
  • Keep the vehicle clean and ready for internal and field missions.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

  • A secondary education is required, along with a valid driver's license and knowledge of local driving rules and regulations.
  • A minimum of two years of work experience as a driver in an international organization, embassy or UN system with a safe driving record is required.
  •  Fluency in Arabic as well as proficiency in English is required. 

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

The technical competencies required for this post are….

View our competency framework at

http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

Remarks:

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

This vacancy is now closed.
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