Driver (Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply)

UNOPS is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of its partners’ peace building, humanitarian and development projects around the world. Our mission is to help people build better lives and countries achieve sustainable development.

UNOPS areas of expertise cover infrastructure, procurement, project management, financial management and human resources.

Working with us

UNOPS offers short- and long-term work opportunities in diverse and challenging environments across the globe. We are looking for creative, results-focused professionals with skills in a range of disciplines.

Diversity

With over 4,000 UNOPS personnel and approximately 7,000 personnel recruited on behalf of UNOPS partners spread across 80 countries, our workforce represents a wide range of nationalities and cultures. We promote a balanced, diverse workforce — a strength that helps us better understand and address our partners’ needs, and continually strive to improve our gender balance through initiatives and policies that encourage recruitment of qualified female candidates.

Work life harmonization

UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands.

UNOPS offers a variety of arrangements that enable women to excel in their careers, including flexible working hours for work-life balance, maternity leave, childcare facilities, and career coaching. UNOPS ensures a safe and inclusive working environment for women and men through field security training and measures to provide secure working arrangements  on-site and in the office.

DFID has contracted UNOPS to carry out “Project Coordination “Project in close cooperation with DFID leadership. DFID through UNOPS will work closely with the new provincial and local Government to coordinate programmes in the provinces and provide technical assistance, as appropriate.

Under the guidance and supervision of the Administrative and Logistics Assistant, the driver provides reliable and safe driving services for the transport of authorized personnel. The Driver has a client-oriented approach, high sense of responsibility, courtesy, tact and the ability to work with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.

Incumbent of the position may require frequent field visits to the project site of DFID/PCU at variety of terrain and may encounter of off-road driving condition and difficult road conditions of Nepal.

Drivers are required to carry out the following tasks and duties.

• Drives office vehicles for the transport of authorized personnel and delivery and collection of  mail, documents and other items;
• Meets official personnel at the airport and facilitates immigration and customs formalities as required
• Provides reliable and security driving  services by driving vehicles safely in a variety of terrain and road condition of Nepal
• Responsible for the day-to-day maintenance of the assigned vehicle, check oil, water, battery, brakes, tires, etc. performs minor repairs and arranges for other repairs
• Ensure that the vehicle is clean and keep in good condition, required to maintain all the record books / log books.
• Logs official trips, daily mileage, gas consumption, oil changes greasing, etc, and maintain travel log sheets,  record books as per UNOPS rules
• Ensure availability of all the required documents up-to date / supplies including vehicle insurance, map of the city/country, First Aid Kit and necessary sphere parts.
• Ensures that the steps required by rules and regulations are taken in case of involvement in accident. Further, adhere to the speed limits etc as stipulated by the Nepal Traffic authority and keep up to date knowledge on traffic rules and regulations and follow.
• Abide by UN and local rules and ethics concerning safe driving and security procedures and required to fully adherence to the rules and regulations of UNOPS, UNDSS and other statutory regulation in executing their day-to-day activities. 
• Abide by the UNOPS, UNDSS rules and regulations in travelling especially in outstation area.
• Other duties as required

Education: 

• Secondary school education qualifications are required; 
• Valid driver's license is a must.
• Knowledge of driving rules and regulations; have undergone a basic vehicle maintenance and repair course is an asset
• Skills in minor vehicle repairs and motorcycles is highly desirable

Work experience:

• Minimum of 2 years of regular driving experience; additional years of experience is an asset;
• Experience in driving Trucks/Heavy vehicles is an advantage;
• Driving experience with NGO,INGOs/UN Agencies is an asset.
• Experience of driving in the field in challenging terrain is desirable.

Language: 

• Basic spoken and written English is preferable. 
• Knowledge of local language is required. 

• Client focus
• Good Communication skills (Relationships Development, Willingness to support teams)
• Ability to learn
• Knowledge of locations in Nepal and routes to other main cities in Nepal is an asset.

• Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply
• Qualified male candidates are encouraged to apply
• 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 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
• UNOPS seeks to reasonably accommodate candidates with special needs, upon request.
• For staff positions only, UNOPS reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level than the advertised level of the post
• The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS.
• The post is only open for Nepali national.  

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.