Driver at United Nations

Duties and Responsibilities for the Driver Job

• Provision of reliable and secure driving services
• Proper use of vehicle
• Day-to-day maintenance of the assigned vehicle
• Availability of documents/ supplies
• Ensures provision of reliable and secure driving services focusing on achievement of the following results:
• 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.
• Ensures cost-savings through proper use of vehicles focusing on achievement of the following results:
• Accurate maintenance of daily vehicle logs;
• Provision of inputs to preparation of the vehicle maintenance plans and reports.

Ensures proper day-to-day maintenance of the assigned vehicle focusing on achievement of the following results:

• Through timely minor repairs;
• Arrangements for major repairs;
• Timely changes of oil, check of tires, brakes, car washing.
• Ensures availability of all the required documents/supplies focusing on achievement of the following results:
• Valid vehicle insurance;
• Vehicle logs, office directory;
• Map of the city/country;
• First aid kit, necessary spare parts.
• Ensures that all immediate actions required by rules and regulations are taken if involved in an accident.

Impact of Results

• The key results have an impact on the accurate, safe and timely execution of the CO services.

Operational Effectiveness

• Ability to perform a variety of repetitive and routine tasks and duties;
• 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;
• 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;
• Demonstrates excellent knowledge of driving rules and regulations and skills in minor vehicle repair (for Drivers);
• Demonstrates excellent knowledge of protocol (for Drivers);
• Demonstrates excellent knowledge of security issues (for Drivers).

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, Correspondences 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 processing and presentation functions and basic database and spreadsheet software;
• Ability to produce accurate and well documented records conforming to the required standard.

Planning, Organizing and Multi-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.

Qualifications for the Driver Job

• Completion of Secondary Education;
• Valid Driver’s license.
• 2 years’ work experience as a driver;
• Safe driving record;
• Knowledge of driving rules and regulations and skills in minor vehicle repair.

Language Requirements

• Fluency in English.