Driver – UNOCHA (Open to Somali Nationals Only)

Location : Kismayo, SOMALIA

Application Deadline : 29-Jul-22 (Midnight New York, USA)

Additional Category : Management

Type of Contract : FTA Local

Post Level : GS-2

Languages Required : English

Starting Date : (date when the selected candidate is expected to start)

01-Sep-2022

Duration of Initial Contract : 1 Year (with the possibility of extension)

Expected Duration of Assignment : 1 Year (with the possibility of extension)

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.

Background

Somalia’s prolonged humanitarian crisis is characterized by ongoing conflicts, climate shocks including floods and drought, communicable disease outbreaks and weak social protection. Since the beginning of 2020, two additional shocks have contributed to a deterioration of humanitarian conditions: the desert locust infestation and the COVID-19 pandemic. Flooding displaced 840,000 people in the first 10 months of 2020 and destroyed infrastructure, property, and 144,000 hectares of agricultural land. Somalia also experienced the worst desert locust invasion in 25 years; tens of thousands of hectares of cropland and pasture were damaged, with potentially severe consequences for agriculture and pastoral-based livelihoods. Communities living in conflict areas were severely impacted by armed violence. COVID-19 directly impacted the lives of Somalis, worsening patterns of vulnerability. This came on top of ongoing disease outbreaks such as cholera, measles and, recently, vaccine-derived poliovirus. Lower Shabelle Region of South West State continues to bear much of the brunt of those affected by the negative impact of the shocks mentioned.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the overall guidance and supervision of the Head of Sub-Office and Humanitarian Affairs Analyst, the Driver provides reliable and safe driving services to OCHA international and national staff in Kismayo, ensuring the highest standards of discretion and integrity, a sense of responsibility, and excellent knowledge of protocol and security issues.

The driver works in close collaboration with the project staff in the Kismayo Office to ensure consistent service delivery.

Summary of Key Functions:

•  Provision of reliable and secure driving services
•  Proper use of vehicle
•  Day-to-day maintenance of the assigned vehicle
•  Availability of documents/ supplies
•  Provision of reliable and secure driving services

Ensures provision of reliable and secure driving services by

•  Driving office vehicles for the transport of authorized personnel and delivery and collection of mail, documents and other items and
•  Meeting official personnel and visitors at the airport, visa and customs formalities arrangement when required.

Proper use of vehicle

•  Ensures cost-savings through proper use of vehicle through accurate maintenance of daily vehicle logs, provision of inputs to preparation of the vehicle maintenance plans and reports.
•  Day-to-day maintenance of the assigned vehicle
•  Ensures proper day-to-day maintenance of the assigned vehicle through timely minor repairs, arrangements for major repairs, timely changes of oil, check of tires, brakes, car washing, etc.

Availability of documents/ supplies

•  Ensures availability of all the required documents/supplies including vehicle insurance, vehicle logs, office directory, and map of the city/country, first aid kit, and necessary spare parts.
•  Ensures that all immediate actions required by rules and regulations are taken in case of involvement in accidents.

Competencies

Core Competencies

•  Demonstrating/safeguarding ethics and integrity;
•  Demonstrate corporate knowledge and sound judgment;
•  Self-development, initiative-taking;
•  Acting as a team player and facilitating team work;
•  Facilitating and encouraging open communication in the team, communicating effectively;
•  Creating synergies through self-control;
•  Managing conflict;
•  Learning and sharing knowledge and encourage the learning of others. Promoting learning and knowledge management/sharing is the responsibility of each staff member;
•  Informed and transparent decision making.

Functional Competencies:

•  Ability to perform a variety of repetitive and routine tasks and duties related to registry;
•  Ability to review data, identify and adjust discrepancies;
•  Ability to handle a large volume of work possibly under time constraints;
•  Good knowledge of administrative rules and regulations;
•  Detailed knowledge and understanding of clerical, administrative, secretarial best practices and procedures, in-depth knowledge of office software applications relating to word processing data management presentation, ATLAS, as required;
•  Ability to operate and maintain a variety of computerized business machines and office equipment in order to provide efficient delivery of service;
•  Ability to organize and complete multiple tasks by establishing priorities.

Managing Data:

•  Collects and compiles data with speed and accuracy identifying what is relevant and discarding what is not, records it in an accessible manner and maintains data bases;
•  Thoroughly and methodically collects, verifies and records data demonstrating attention to detail and identifying and correcting errors on own initiative;
•  Transmits file data; creates and generate queries, reports and documents utilizing databases, spreadsheets, communications and other software packages with speed and accuracy;
•  Interprets data, draws conclusions and/or identifies patterns which support the work of others.

Managing Documents, Correspondence and Reports:

•  Creates, edits and presents information (queries, reports, documents) in visually pleasing, clear and presentable formats such as tables, forms, presentations, briefing notes/books and reports using advanced word;
•  Ability to produce accurate and well documented records conforming to the required standard.

Planning, Organizing and Muliti-tasking:

•  Organises and accurately completes multiple tasks by establishing priorities while taking into consideration special assignments, frequent interruptions, deadlines, available resources and multiple reporting relationships;
•  Plans, coordinates and organises workload while remaining aware of changing priorities and competing deadlines;
•  Demonstrates ability to quickly shift from one task to another to meet multiple support needs;
•  Establishes, builds and maintains effective working relationships with staff and clients to facilitate the provision of support;
•  Promoting learning and knowledge management/sharing is the responsibility of each staff member.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

•  Secondary Education.
•  Valid Driver’s license.

Experience, Knowledge, and Skills

•  A minimum of 2 years of relevant work experience as a driver; safe driving record; knowledge of driving rules, regulations, and skills in minor vehicle repair.
•  Experience in Armoured driving or relevant vehicle is highly desirable or/and an advantage.
•  Skills in Minor vehicle repair and knowledge of driving rules and regulation.

Language requirements:

•  Fluency in English.
•  Knowledge of Somali is required.