Senior Driver at UNHCR

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is a United Nations agency mandated to aid and protect refugees, forcibly displaced communities, and stateless people, and to assist in their voluntary repatriation, local integration or resettlement to a third country. It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, with over 18,879 staff working in 138 countries as of 2020.

Position: Senior Driver 

Dar es Salaam

Organizational Setting and Work Relationships

Duties

• Drive UNHCR vehicle mainly for the Head of Office and other high ranking officials.
• Drive UNHCR vehicles for the transport of authorized passengers, deliver and collect documents, and other items.
• Meet official personnel at airports or other locations and facilitate immigration and customs formalities as required.
• Perform day-to-day maintenance of the assigned vehicles; check oil, water, battery, brakes, tires, etc. and ensure that the assigned UNHCR vehicles are road or waterway worthy and maintained up to the established security standards.
• Perform minor repairs and arrange for other repairs and ensure that the vehicle is kept clean.
• Ensure that the steps required by rules and regulations, or other local requirements, are taken in case of involvement in an accident.
• Log official trips, daily mileage, gas consumption, oil changes, greasing, etc. and prepare reports on usage as required.
• Ensures valid documentation for passengers, items or cargo in vehicle.
• In the absence of an interpreter, assist with basic interpretation services.
• Support the identification and management of risks and seek to seize opportunities impacting objectives in the area of responsibility.
• Ensure decision making in risk based in the functional area of work. Raise risks, issues and concerns to a supervisor or to relevant functional colleague(s).
• Perform other related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education & Professional Work Experience
• Years of Experience / Degree Level
• For G3D – 2 years relevant experience with Completion of Primary Education or High School Diploma or higherCertificates and/or Licenses
• Driving License;
• Auto Mechanics Certificate;

Relevant Job Experience

• Driving license, knowledge of driving rules and regulations.

Functional Skills

• DV-Driving Rules and Regulations
• DV – Basic Vehicle Mechanical Skills

Desired Candidate Profile

• Candidate should have UN experience.
• The candidate should be a professional driver who is capable of chauffeuring high-ranking officials.
• Must possess the ability to drive swiftly and efficiently during high-level missions.
• In addition to the driving duties and responsibilities, the incumbent will be required to perform general clerical tasks to support the administration team.
• The tasks include on a regular basis submission of various documents to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Home Affairs and other ministries.
• S/he is expected to assist the admin team in registering and renewing registration of official vehicles as well as the registration and renewal of international staff member’s vehicles at the Department of Land Transport.
• S/he will keep monitoring the validity of office vehicle insurance and liaison with admin colleagues for its timely renewal.

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Competencies

Accountability, Analytical thinking, Client & results orientation, Commitment to continuous learning, Communication, Organizational awareness, Planning & organizing, Teamwork & collaboration, Technological awareness

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