Driver

Employer: UNICEF

Job Time: Full-Time

Job Type: Contract

Place of Work: Nekemte - Ethiopia

Posted date: 3 hours ago

Deadline: November, 25/2024 (13 days left)

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

UNICEF is a place where careers are built: we offer our staff diverse opportunities for personal and professional development that will help them develop a fulfilling career while delivering on a rewarding mission. We pride ourselves on a culture that helps staff thrive, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

For every child, support

Ethiopia is situated in the Horn of Africa and is the second most populous country on the continent with an estimated population of 115 million. It borders six African countries: Djibouti, Eritrea, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, and Sudan, and covers 1,104,300 square kilometers. Approximately 85 percent of the population lives in rural areas. Ethiopia represents a melting pot of ancient cultures with Middle Eastern and African cultures evident in the religious, ethnic, and language composition of its people.

Over the past two years, children and their families across Ethiopia faced multiple and complex emergencies, such as the conflict in northern Ethiopia and the drought, which resulted in millions of people in need of urgent humanitarian assistance. UNICEF has programmes in Child Protection, WASH, Health, Nutrition, Social Policy, and Education and serves over 15 million children in Ethiopia.

The Gode office was established at the beginning of 2022 to extend the L3 drought response. It continues to be a key component of the ongoing interventions in drought and flood-affected areas. The office provides close monitoring of program implementation across all southern zones in the areas of WASH, health, nutrition, education, and child protection. Join UNICEF Ethiopia to contribute to improving the lives of children and women.  

Key Function and Accountabilities

1. Reliable and safe driving services for staff and officials

2. Maintenance of assigned vehicle

3. Documentation of vehicle-related information

Reliable and safe driving services for staff and officials

• Drives office vehicles for the transport of UN staff, officials, and visitors and delivery and collection of mail, documents, and other items. Meets official personnel and visitors at the airport and arrangements when required.

Maintenance of assigned vehicle

• Ensures vehicle is always kept in good running condition through addressing minor repairs, making arrangements for major repairs, timely changes of oil, checking of tires, brakes, water levels, and car washing.

Documentation of vehicle-related information

• Ensures availability of all the required documents/supplies including vehicle insurance, vehicle registration, vehicle logs, office directory, map of the city/country, first aid kit, and necessary spare parts in the assigned vehicle; keeps track of insurance and other tax formalities.

Job Requirement

Minimum requirements:

• Education: A secondary education is required, along with a valid driver’s license and knowledge of local driving rules and regulations.

• Work Experience: A minimum of two (2) years’ experience as a driver in an international organization, embassy or UN system with a safe driving record is required.

• Language Requirements: Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (French, Spanish, Arabic, or Russian) or Oromiffa as the local language is an asset.

Desirables:

• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency.

For every Child CARE!

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships (1)

(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness (1)

(3) Drive to achieve results for impact (1)

(4) Innovates and embraces change (1)

(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity (1)

(6) Thinks and acts strategically (1)

(7) Works collaboratively with others (1)

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