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Job Title:   Driver to the Head of Office

Organisation: United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

About US:

UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe, and every young person’s potential is fulfilled. UNFPA expands the possibilities for women and young people to lead healthy and productive lives. Since UNFPA started working in 1969, the number – and rate – of women dying from complications of pregnancy or childbirth has been halved. Families are smaller and healthier. Young people are more connected and empowered than ever before.

Job Summary:   The Driver to the Head of Office will be providing reliable and safe driving services, you will uphold the highest standards of discretion and integrity; have a deep sense of responsibility, and excellent knowledge of protocol and security issues. You will demonstrate a client-oriented approach, courtesy, tact and ability to work with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Driving office vehicles and transporting UNFPA staff and official visitors in town and on field missions, with particular focus on the Representative.
• Ensuring day-to-day maintenance of assigned vehicle.
• Performing minor repairs and ensures that the vehicle is kept clean and in good running condition at all times.
• Logging official trips, daily mileage, fuel consumption and oil changes, greasing etc.
• Collecting and delivering mail, packages and equipment.
• Ensuring that, in the event of an accident involving the office vehicle, the necessary steps required by rules and regulations are followed.
• Performs other support duties as required

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Driver to the Head of Office job should have completed Secondary Level Education.
• Hold a Valid driver’s license.
• Three years’ work experience as a driver in an international organization, embassy or UN system with a safe driving record.
• Knowledge of driving rules and regulations, chauffeur protocol and courtesies, and local roads and conditions, and defensive driving skills.
• Skill in minor vehicle repairs.
• Languages: Fluency in English; knowledge of other official UN languages, preferably French is desirable

Competencies:

Values:

• Exemplifying integrity,
• Demonstrating commitment to UNFPA and the UN system,
• Embracing cultural diversity,
• Embracing change

Core Competencies:

• Achieving results,
• Being accountable,
• Developing and applying professional expertise/business acumen,
• Thinking analytically and strategically,
• Working in teams/managing ourselves and our relationships,
• Communicating for impact

Functional Competencies:

• Providing logistical support
• Managing data
• Managing documents, correspondence and reports
• Managing information and work flow
• Planning, organizing and multitasking

Compensation and Benefits: This position offers an attractive remuneration package including a competitive net salary plus health insurance and other benefits as applicable.

Note: This post is open to only Ugandan Nationals.

UNFPA does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process and does not concern itself with information on applicants’ bank accounts.

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified and interested candidates should apply online through the UNFPA portal

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Deadline: 1^st March 2024

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