Driver

Peace and Security Cluster

Recent assessments indicate widespread explosive ordnance contamination in Northern part of Ethiopia including Afar and Amhara regions., especially in areas that have seen intense fighting. While the full extent and impact of the contamination is yet to be established, the fighting is believed to have contaminated vast swathes of land with explosive remnants of war (ERW). Moreover, explosive remnants of war (ERW) continue affecting the life of civilians, in recent months. ERW is spread across residential areas and internally displaced persons sites, in communal locations and amongst rubble, posing an immediate risk to life, the delivery of humanitarian aid, inhibiting safe movement, and preventing access to basic services.

The project aims to reduce the immediate and long-term impact of explosive ordnance on civilians and humanitarian operations in northern Ethiopia  through coordination and explosive ordnance risk education. As lead of the mine action area of responsibility, ensuring MA contributes to improving the safety of at-risk communities by establishing a humanitarian mine action sector, capable of effectively delivering on the objectives of the Humanitarian Response Plan. The Mine Action Response Programme defines and implements specific activities in accordance with emerging humanitarian needs and through needs-based prioritization, involving an analysis of the explosive ordnance threat, IDPs movement, survey data, and the wider humanitarian response.

Under the general supervision of the Support Service Officer in Ethiopia, the Driver provides reliable and safe driving services and clerical support ensuring high accuracy of work. The Driverdemonstrates a client-oriented approach, high sense of responsibility, courtesy, tact and the ability to work with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.

 The Driver provides driving services to the staff in the office, Consultants and Experts and UNOPS staff on mission. The incumbent  also provides clerical support services inside and messenger services outside the office.

Driving 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. 

• Ensures cost-savings through proper use of vehicle through accurate maintenance of daily vehicle logs, provision of inputs for the 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, 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.

Messenger Functions

• Ensures prompt and accurate delivery of mails to all UN agencies, multilateral, bilateral, embassies and consular, government and non-governmental agencies/organizations operating from Addis Ababa. Delivers documents to the courier companies and other locations as required.

• Takes care of office documents for protocol clearance, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, other government agencies, Embassies and other international organizations operating from Addis Ababa. Also collects all documents destined to UNOPS ETOH office.

• Assists on clerical work in the office when not performing messenger and driving functions. Specifically, S/he binds documents destined to the UNOPS ETOH office and other partners, and ensures that documents for filing are well arranged for easy tracking by the Support Service / Operation Staff. 

• Expedite functions related to staff visa and customs formalities arrangement when required.

Results Expected:

• The key result is accurate, safe and timely execution of the UNOPS office services 

• Timely execution of delivery functions; 

• Proactive follow-up on protocol issues with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other partners and government agencies;

• Client satisfaction based on feedback against performance and measurements;

• The office car always in good and serviceable condition.

Education

• Secondary School Diploma (High School or equivalent) with a minimum of two years of relevant experience is required

• A Technical Diploma in Automotive is an added advantage.

Experience

• Relevant experience is defined as experience working as a Driver

• A valid civilian driver's license with 2 years of safe driving record is required. This license will be required to pass a UN test/evaluation to drive an armored vehicle. Please attach a copy of your Driver's License to your Application. 

• Knowledge of driving rules and regulations and skills in minor vehicle repairs areas is an added advantage.

• Experience with map reading and global positioning system is desired

• Experience using computer systems or softwares is desired 

Language

• Fluency in English and Local Language (Amharic) writing, speaking and reading is required.

• Applicants must have a legal entitlement to work in Ethiopia. 
• 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.
• UNOPS embraces diversity and it is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race, colour, national origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, or disability.
  
• UNOPS seeks to reasonably accommodate candidates with special needs, upon request.
• The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS.  
• All UNOPS personnel are responsible for performing their duties in accordance with the UN Charter, UN Staff Regulations and Rules, UNOPS Policies and Instructions, as well as other relevant accountability frameworks. In addition, all personnel must demonstrate an understanding of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in a manner consistent with UN core values and the UN Common Agenda.
• 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.

1. Contract type: ICA
2. Contract level: Local ICA Support, LICA-2 and
3. Contract duration: Ongoing ICA – ‘Open-ended, subject to organizational requirements, availability of funds and satisfactory performance.

UNOPS – an operational arm of the United Nations – supports the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by successfully implementing its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian, and development projects around the world. Our mission is to help people build better lives and countries achieve peace and sustainable development. UNOPS areas of expertise cover infrastructure, procurement, project management, financial management, and human resources.