Back Driver to the Head of Office, UNDP Abuja

Background
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  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.

Under the guidance and supervision of the Logistics Associate, the Driver will provide reliable and safe driving services ensuring to UNDP RR and other high-ranking UN Officials and visitors ensuring highest standards of discretion and integrity, high sense of responsibility, excellent knowledge of protocol and security issues. The Driver will demonstrate a client-oriented approach, courtesy, tact and the ability to work with people of different national and cultural backgrounds. 

Upon request for the supervisor, the driver can also be required to provide driving services to the Operations and Programme staff in the CO, consultants and experts and UN staff on mission.

The Driver will provide reliable and safe driving services ensuring to UNDP RR and other high-ranking UN Officials and visitors ensuring highest standards of discretion and integrity, high sense of responsibility, excellent knowledge of protocol and security issues.
  Duties and Responsibilities

Summary of Key Functions:

Ensures provision of reliable and secure driving services by;

 a) driving office vehicles for the transport of authorized personnel and delivery and collection of mail, documents and other items and 

b) meeting official personnel and visitors at the airport, visa and customs formalities arrangement when required. 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.
  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.    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.   Support hospitality and orientation support of personnel and other individual, especially of new staff and visitors and guests of the Project Support Unit and the Country Office, as required.
  Support the project team by providing administrative and clerical support as requested, including in preparing, copying, collating, binding, filing and distributing documents, mail and notifications, as requested.   Provide logistical and administrative support during events and meetings, as required.   Provide any other clerical support to the office as may be required.     Competencies
  Expected Demonstration of Competencies Core

Achieve Results: LEVEL 1: Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work by deadline

Think Innovatively: LEVEL 1: Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problem solver, makes improvements 

Learn Continuously LEVEL 1: Open minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback

Adapt with Agility  LEVEL 1: Adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible  Act with Determination  LEVEL 1: Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident

Engage and Partner LEVEL 1: Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationships

Enable Diversity and Inclusion LEVEL 1: Appreciate/respect differences, aware of unconscious bias, confront discrimination 

Cross-Functional & Technical competencies Thematic Area Name Definition Business Management

Customer Satisfaction/Client Management

• Ability to respond timely and appropriately with a sense of urgency, provide consistent solutions, and deliver timely and quality results and/or solutions to fulfil and understand the real customers' needs. 

• Provide inputs to the development of customer service strategy. 

• Look for ways to add value beyond clients' immediate requests. 

• Ability to anticipate client's upcoming needs and concerns. Business Management

Operations Management

• Ability to effectively plan, organize, and oversee the Organization's business processes in order to convert its assets into the best results in the most efficient manner. 

• Knowledge of relevant concepts and mechanisms Business Direction & Strategy 

Entrepreneurial Thinking

•   Ability to create clarity around UNDP value proposition to beneficiaries and 

   partners and to develop service offers responding to client needs based on 

   UNDP's organizational priorities and mandate Business Management Resource Management •  Ability to allocate and use resources in a strategic or tactical way in line with principles of accountability and integrity Business Management

Digital Awareness and Literacy

Negotiation and Influence

Integration within the UN

•   Ability to identity, and integrate  capacity and assets of the UN system, and 

   engage in joint work; knowledge of the UN System and ability to apply this 

   knowledge to strategic and/or practical situations.
  Required Skills and Experience
  Education:

Secondary Education. Valid Driver’s license.