Driver

UNOPS – an operational arm of the United Nations – supports the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by successfully implementing its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian, and development projects around the world. Our mission is to help people build better lives and countries achieve peace and sustainable development.
UNOPS areas of expertise cover infrastructure, procurement, project management, financial management, and human resources.


Working with us
We are proud of our people. With a wealth of knowledge and skills in various disciplines – engineering, finance, human resources, ICT, leadership, project management, procurement, and more – they help tackle some of the biggest challenges of our time. Their work around the world supports progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).


At UNOPS, we offer a range of short- and long-term opportunities in various environments and duty stations – from Denmark and Kenya to Mexico, Switzerland, Myanmar, Senegal, Uganda, and many more.


Diversity
With over 5,000 UNOPS personnel and approximately 7,400 personnel recruited on behalf of our partners, spread across 80 countries, our workforce represents a range of nationalities and cultures. We promote a balanced and diverse labor force — a strength that helps us better understand and address our partners’ needs. We continually strive to maintain our gender-balanced workplace. We encourage qualified underrepresented groups as per UNOPS Gender, Diversity, and Inclusion Strategy to apply for our vacancies.



Work life harmonization
UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands.

Background Information - Job-specific

The UNOPS Hub in Amman implements projects on behalf of UN agencies and bilateral donors and in close coordination with the Government and national authorities. With an established presence across the region, the office runs operations including large-scale procurement, project development and technical management, and provides financial, human resources and infrastructure-related services. 

The functional objective of UNOPS Hub in Amman is to deliver its projects in an efficient and effective manner and in line with the principles, rules and regulations of UNOPS, to achieve the outcomes sought by the clients.

UNOPS has been active in Lebanon since 2015, delivering projects in support of the Government of Lebanon and partners. Since the explosion at the Beirut Port on 4 August 2020, UNOPS has significantly scaled up its presence in the country to support the humanitarian response and both its presence and portfolio have undergone expansion

The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS. 

UNOPS is committed to achieving a fully diverse workforce.

Background Information - Project-specific

The Project aims to To increase the operational capacities and resilience of the national health system in Homs to provide secondary healthcare.

The Homs Health Directorate requested UNOPS to support the rehabilitation of one of the annexes of Homs Grand Hospital. This annex building consists of three stories: 

The basement: operation room, X-rays units, storages, water treatment units and medical gasses room 

The ground floor: emergency unit, kidney unit and outpatients' clinics.

The first floor: 16 rooms for in-patients each with a separate bathroom. 

The building needs to be rehabilitated to mainly provide medical services for a kidney unit and an emergency unit, through UNOPS’s  intervention, the hospital will be able to provide secondary healthcare services, particularly to increase the capacity of trauma and surgery services by restoring emergency unit, operation rooms, inpatients wards with the necessary facilities such as kitchen/laundry rooms for in-patient treatment.

During the 24 months duration of the project, the main activities of the project is to rehabilitate Homs Grand Hospital - Annex 1 including the Procurement, installation and commissioning of generators and solar photovoltaic (PV) hybrid systems to supply electricity at the hospital, in addition to the Procurement and installation of a medical waste management system to treat medical and infectious waste.

Purpose and Scope of Assignment 

Under the guidance and supervision of the project manager, the Driver provides reliable and safe driving services for the transport of authorized personnel. 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. 

Specific Responsibilities

Provides reliable and secure driving services by: 

• Driving vehicles safely for the transport of authorized personnel, materials and equipments; 

• Collecting and delivering mail, documents and other items; 

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

Ensures proper use of vehicle through: 

• Accurate maintenance of daily vehicle logs;

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

Ensures the day-to-day maintenance of the assigned vehicle by: 

• Checking oil, water, battery, brakes, tries, etc.; 

• Performing minor repairs and arranging for major repairs; 

• Ensuring that the vehicle is kept clean at all times.

Ensures availability of all the required documents/supplies including: 

• Vehicle insurance, vehicle logs, office directory, map of the city/country, first aid kit, necessary spare parts;

• Maintenance of accurate fuel logs.

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

Performs other related assignments as requested by supervisors

5. Monitoring and Progress Controls

• Vehicle must be maintained clean at all times

• Accident- and incident-free

• Checking of maintenance and fuel logs on a regular basis

6. Final Product

• To transport goods and personnel safely and in compliance with security and traffic rules from location to point of destination.

• Driving condition target of vehicle achieved.

• Quality of vehicle book data.

The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS.

a. Education

• Completion of secondary school or equivalent desirable; 

• Drivers training highly desirable.

• Certificate in AV/B6 an asset.

b. Work Experience 

• At least 2 years of relevant experience.

• Knowledge of driving rules and regulations 

• Skills in minor vehicle repairs is an asset

• Valid drivers license a must

• UN experience is an asset

• Arabic language is required, Intermediate level in English language.

c. Key Competencies 

• Excellent knowledge of driving rules and regulations and skills in minor vehicle repair

• Good knowledge of Kabul and the current condition of roads and highways, security and safety awareness; ability to apply good judgment in the context of assignments given.

• High sense of responsibility; operate in compliance with road and safety regulations and rules.

• Excellent knowledge of protocol 

• Excellent knowledge of security issues

• 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

• Responds positively to critical feedback and differing points of views

• Respect for cultural diversity, including race, gender, or ethnic background

1. Contract type: Local ICA
2. Contract level: Local ICA Support, level 2
3. Contract duration: Ongoing ICA – ‘Open-ended, subject to organizational requirements, availability of funds and satisfactory performance.’

• Homs / Syria is a non-family duty station.
• Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
• Only those candidates that are short-listed for interviews will be notified.
• UNOPS embraces diversity and it is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race, colour, national origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, or disability.
• 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.  
• All UNOPS personnel are responsible for performing their duties in accordance with the UN Charter, UN Staff Regulations and Rules, UNOPS Policies and Instructions, as well as other relevant accountability frameworks. In addition, all personnel must demonstrate an understanding of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in a manner consistent with UN core values and the UN Common Agenda.
• 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.