Background
UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.
UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.
The Accelerated Community Development Program aims to help improve rural access to basic social services through the development of socio-economic infrastructure. ACDP is a model that provides a vehicle for a multi-sectoral approach to addressing poverty and inequality at the community level and will help the government to respond to social demands through a partnership with development partners to ensure accelerated, multi-pronged, participatory, and accountable delivery of services particularly to far-to-reach populations. The Accelerated Community Development Program (ACDP) started in 2022 by The Liberian government is bridging the rural-urban development gap by reaching out to hard-to-reach communities and providing access to basic social services such as potable drinking water, electricity, labor saving devices, and post-harvest processing equipment and construction of rural access roads. ACDP is intervening in selected rural communities across Liberia. The Pilot Phase will begin in October 2022. The aim is to consolidate the results achieved and transit towards Phase II. To this end, the government of Liberia is responding to the social demands through a partnership with UNDP to address the needs of vulnerable communities.
Scope of Work

The Driver of the Accelerated Community Development Program (ACDP) is directly supervised by the ACDP Project Manager who is also supervised by Resident Representative.

S/he has a strong ability to adhere to work assignments and meet designated deadlines, consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude; remains calm, in control and good humored even under pressure and responds positively to critical feedback and differing points of view.
Duties and Responsibilities

Provision of reliable and secure driving services.

  • Drive office vehicle for the transportation of authorized UN staff;
  • Deliver and collect mails, documents and other items to/from Government offices, UN Offices and other institutions;
  • Meet and pick/drop official personal and visitors at the airport including, visa and customs arrangements when required;
  • Verify that passengers wear seatbelts and facemasks at times when in the vehicle;
  • Ensure all immediate actions required by rules and regulations are taken in case of involvement in accidents;
  • Ensure vehicle comply with Minimum Operating Security Standards (MOSS).

Cost-saving through proper use of the vehicle.

  • Ensure cost-saving by driving responsibly;
  • Maintain daily vehicle logs, daily mileage, gas consumption, oil change, servicing, greasing and repairs;
  • Provide inputs to preparation of vehicle maintenance plans and reports.

Provide day-to-day maintenance of the assigned vehicle.

  • Ensure that the official vehicle is kept clean and is always in good working conditions;
  • Make minor repairs and arrangements for major repairs;
  • Change oil, check tires, check brakes and timely washing of the car.

Maintain and ensure availability of all required documents/supplies.

  • Maintain and ensure availability of all required documents/supplies including, vehicle insurance, vehicle logbooks, office directory, map of the city/country, first aid kit and necessary spare parts in the assigned vehicle;
  • Ensure all immediate actions required by rule and regulations are taken in case of involvement in accidents.

Institutional Arrangement

The Driver will be under the guidance of PUCD Project Manager, the Driver provides driving services to the Project staff in the CO, Consultants and Experts and UN staff on mission.

Competencies

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.

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.

Ethics​​​​​​​: UN Policy 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 and turn information into useful knowledge, relevant for context, or responsive to a stated need.

Business Management​​​​​​​: UNDP Representation: Ability to represent UNDP and productively share UNDP knowledge and activities; advocate for UNDP, its values, mission and work with various constituencies.

Required Skills and Experience
Education:
  • Completion of Secondary Education supplemented with a certificate from a Technical/Vocational School.
Experience:
  • Minimum 2 years’ work experiences as driver in a recognized institution with safe driving records;
  • Work experience in the United Nations, international NGOs or diplomatic missions is preferred;
  • Adept in national driving rules and regulations;
  • Skills in minor vehicle repair and mechanics;
  • Basic computer literacy is added advantage.
  • Valid Driving License.

Languages:

  • Fluency in English.
Disclaimer​​​​​​​
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