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Background
Within the Country Management Support Unit, the position is within the OSL team with objective to provide transportation service to the WHO Country Office by driving WHO Official vehicles to convey authorized personnel, handle deliveries, collection of mail, documents and other items.
The incumbent will drive WHO Official Vehicle safely without traffic violations and ensure that vehicles are kept in good and working conditions.
Country Office Support Units have been established in the organisational structure to provide support for Managers and staff to fully assume their responsibilities in the GSM environment and to ensure compliance with organizational policies, procedures, rules and regulations on all administrative and financial matters and transactions in the context of an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system.
Within the CSU unit, the Operations Support and Logistics team is responsible for a pool of WHO vehicles and other transportation medium ensuring efficient use of resources and coordinating field travel to the regions across the country.
The incumbent works on the basis of general instructions, own experience and precedents, following WHO CO-specific procedures and practices, rules and regulations, to ensure smooth workflow in the assigned area of work. The incumbent is encouraged to seek guidance for unusual issues. Most of the work is controlled for correctness and appropriateness by the incumbent. Work is reviewed on an ad hoc basis by supervisors for meeting expectations and overall quality; correspondence is signed or cleared by originator. Specific assignments are checked by the originator and/or the Operations Support and Logistics (OSL) Officer.
The Work might require driving for long periods, lifting pouch bags, some of which are over 25 kilograms (Kgs) and also driving subject to weather and traffic risks. The incumbent is expected to work and presents oneself in a professional manner in line with the WHO code of conduct.
Deliverables
Qualifications, experience, skills and languages
Educational Qualifications
Essential: Completion of secondary education or equivalence training and valid driving license.
Desirable: Basic mechanics certificate and first aid training would be an advantage.
Experience
Essential: Minimum of one year driving experience as a driver; clean safe driving record.
Desirable: Experience in driving within WHO or other UN agency an asset. Experience in Oracle-based or other ERP systems an asset.
Skills/Knowledge
WHO Competencies
Knowing and managing yourself
Producing results
Fosters integration and teamwork
Moving forward in a changing environment
Languages and level required
Essential: Expert knowledge of English.
Additional information
This vacancy is archived.