Driver

Background: AUMCO

The Austria Multi-Country Office (AUMCO) was set up in August 2019 as a part of the UNOPS Europe & Central Asia Region (ECR). Specifically, AUMCO aims to enable achievement of Agenda 2030 and the Paris Agreement through global programmes and tailored interventions in the Balkans, South Caucasus, and Central Asia, focused on:

• Infrastructure

• Procurement 

• Project Management (full service, back on track)

• HR and Transactional Services

• Grant Management 

• Technical and Advisory Services

Background: Project

UNOPS, through ECR AUMCO, is partnering with the Government of Albania and the European Union, as well as with the UN system, to facilitate the post-earthquake rehabilitation and reconstruction of a large number of key cultural heritage sites, museums, and cultural hubs and to promote tourism and economic development of the sites. 

On 26 November 2019, Albania was hit by its most deadly earthquake in a century. The earthquake measured 6.4 on the Richter scale and caused significant casualties and property damage, resulting in 51 deaths, over 1000 injured, and nearly 14,000 people displaced. To measure and assess the economic damage, a Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) was conducted, estimating the total economic losses at nearly EUR 1Billion.  

The PDNA documented the destruction of public and private infrastructure. Of particular concern was the destruction of cultural heritage monuments and property, as 53 cultural heritage properties were significantly damaged by the earthquake. This project seeks to remediate the effect of the earthquake on Albania’s cultural heritage through the rehabilitation of monuments, as well as contribute to Albania’s socio-economic recovery through the construction and upgrade of these sites. It will be important also to support improvements in the capacity of institutions responsible for the management of these cultural monuments and sites to better accommodate tourism. A final outcome of the project is the effective communication of project results to the wider public and developing and implementing an advocacy platform resulting in better recognition of the important role of culture in the social and economic well-being of Albanian citizens.

Under the guidance and supervision of the Support Services Manager, the Driver provides reliable and safe driving services to the management, project personnel, Consultants and Experts and other relevant UN officials and visitors, ensuring highest standards of discretion and integrity, sense of responsibility, excellent knowledge of protocol and security issues. The Driver has a client-oriented approach, high sense of responsibility, courtesy, tact and the ability to work with people of different national and cultural backgrounds

Summary of Key Functions

• Provides reliable and secure driving services: 

• Driving office vehicles for the transport of the Country Manager, Project personnel, Consultants and Experts and other high-ranking UN officials and visitors 

• Collecting and delivering mail, documents and other items; and 

• Meeting official personnel at the airport and facilitating immigration and customs formalities if/as required 

• Ensures Proper Use of Vehicle

• Provide up to date information in regards to local laws on traffic environments

• Thorough accurate maintenance of daily vehicle logs

• Maintaining the car documents such as registration documents, Insurance policies,  accident forms  and maintenance records. 

• Provision of inputs to preparation of the vehicle maintenance plans and reports

• Care and conduct maintenance of all UNOPS vehicles, paying special attention to cleanliness, refueling, road safety, etc

• Checking oil, water, battery, brakes, tires etc. 

• Performing minor repairs and arranging of major repairs; and ensuring that the vehicle is kept clean

• Ensures that immediate steps as required by rules and regulations are taken in case of involvement in an accident.

• Carry out radio checks when required

• Perform other duties as may be reasonably required and in line with the incumbent’s scope of services above.

Education 

• Secondary school required, Bachelor's degree would be an advantage; 

• Fluency in English and Albanian is  required 

Work Experience/Skills

• Minimum two years of driving experience is required 

• A valid driver's license is required

• Experience in driving both Manual and Automatic transmission vehicles is required.

• Skills in vehicle maintenance/minor vehicle repairs are highly desirable

•  Safe driving record; knowledge of driving rules and regulations of Albania.

• Previous working experience in the UN or other international organization/project is an asset 

• Additional related experience or proof of undertaken trainings will be considered as an asset

Contract type: Regular, Local Individual Contract Agreement (LICA)
Contract level: ICS-2 / LICA-2

• Please note that the closing date is midnight Copenhagen time
• Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
• Only those candidates that are short-listed for interviews will be notified.
• Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
• UNOPS seeks to reasonably accommodate candidates with special needs, upon request.
• Work life harmonization - UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands. We have a progressive policy on work-life harmonization and offer several flexible working options. This policy applies to UNOPS personnel on all contract types
• For staff positions only, UNOPS reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level than the advertised level of the post
• For retainer contracts, you must complete a few Mandatory Courses (around 4 hours) in your own time, before providing services to UNOPS.
• The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS.  

It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential recruits/interns. Recruitment/internship in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.