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About UNOPS

UNOPS mission is to serve people in need by expanding the ability of the United Nations, governments and other partners to manage projects, infrastructure and procurement in a sustainable and efficient manner.

Within these three core areas of expertise, UNOPS provides its partners with advisory, implementation and transactional services, with projects ranging from building schools and hospitals, to procuring goods and services and training local personnel. UNOPS works closely with governments and communities to ensure increased economic, social and environmental sustainability for the projects we support, with a focus on developing national capacity.

Working in some of the world’s most challenging environments, our vision is to advance sustainable implementation practices in development, humanitarian and peace building contexts, always satisfying or surpassing partner expectations.

We employ more than 8,000 personnel and on behalf of our partners create thousands more work opportunities in local communities. Through our headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark and a network of offices, we oversee activities in more than 80 countries.

About UNOPS in Georgia

Established in mid-2018 under the UN umbrella, UNOPS Georgia reports to and works under the guidance of the Vienna sub-regional multi-country office (VIEMCO), which in turn reports to the Eastern and Central Asia region office in Geneva. Currently, UNOPS in Georgia is implementing three projects in the Education, Security and Healthcare sectors. The projects are implemented in close partnership with the Government of Georgia, the European Union and the World Bank. 

Summary of Key Functions

Provides reliable and secure driving services: 

• Driving office vehicles for the transport of the Head of Office, operations staff, Consultants and Experts and other high-ranking UN officials and visitors 

• Collecting and delivering mail, documents and other items; and 

• Meeting official personnel at the airport and facilitating immigration and customs formalities if/as required 

• Thorough accurate maintenance of daily vehicle logs

• Provision of inputs to preparation of the vehicle maintenance plans and reports

• Checking oil, water, battery, brakes, tires etc. 

• Performing minor repairs and arranging of major repairs; and ensuring that the vehicle is kept clean

Education

• Completion of Secondary School or equivalent is required; 

Work Experience

• Minimum two years of driving experience is required 

• Ability to drive manual transmission is required

• Skills in vehicle maintenance/minor vehicle repairs are desirable  

• Previous working experience in the UN or other international organization/project is an asset 

• Additional related experience or proof of undertaken trainings will be considered as an asset

Language requirements

• Fluency in Georgian is required

• Basic knowledge of English is required 

Driving license

• Drivers training with a valid driver’s license for B category is required.

1. Contract type: LICA 2
2. Contract duration: Ongoing 

• Please note that the closing date is midnight Copenhagen time
• Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
• Only those candidates that are short-listed for interviews will be notified.
• Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
• UNOPS seeks to reasonably accommodate candidates with special needs, upon request.
• Work life harmonization - UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands. We have a progressive policy on work-life harmonization and offer several flexible working options. This policy applies to UNOPS personnel on all contract types
• For staff positions only, UNOPS reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level than the advertised level of the post
• For retainer contracts, you must complete a few Mandatory Courses (around 4 hours) in your own time, before providing services to UNOPS.
• The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS.  

It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential recruits/interns.
Recruitment/internship in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.