Driver
Organizational Context
The United Nations Support Office in Haiti (UNSOH) provides support to the Gang Suppression Force, the UN Integrated Office in Haiti, the Haitian National Police, and the Haitian Armed Forces. UNSOH also delivers technical assistance to the Organization of American States. This temporary position is within the operations unit in Santo Domingo and reports to the Chief Operations and Resource Management.
Job Purpose
The primary purpose of this role is to safely operate vehicles for the transportation of authorized personnel and general cargo. This includes making deliveries, collecting urgent purchases, and facilitating airport arrivals and departures for official personnel. The incumbent is responsible for the day-to-day maintenance of assigned vehicles, performing minor repairs, and ensuring vehicles are clean and insured. The role also involves assisting the workshop with vehicle preparation for field trips, reporting damages, logging fuel and maintenance data, and ensuring compliance with accident procedures. Additionally, the driver must handle VIP and standby duties, manage risks, and ensure passengers complete necessary waivers.
Responsibilities
Key responsibilities include driving vehicles safely for personnel and cargo transport, making deliveries of parcels and documents, and collecting urgent purchases from local suppliers. The role involves collecting goods from customs, handling payments, and facilitating immigration and customs formalities for official personnel at the airport. Daily vehicle maintenance, including checks on oil, water, battery, and brakes, along with minor repairs and ensuring cleanliness and insurance, is essential. The incumbent will perform VIP and standby driver duties, assist the workshop with truck preparation for field trips, and report any vehicle tool damage or loss. Accurate logging of fuel consumption and maintenance, ensuring adherence to accident procedures, and applying good judgment are also critical. The role requires proactive risk management and ensuring non-UN personnel passengers sign liability waivers.
Work Experience
A minimum of two years of continuous driving experience with a safe driving record is required. Experience driving various vehicle types, including light passenger vehicles, sedans, 4x4 SUVs, ambulances, pick-up trucks, and vans, is necessary. Experience with armored vehicles is desirable. A clean driving record is mandatory. Experience within the UN system or a comparable international organization is also desirable.
Skills
Professionalism, Planning and Organizing, Teamwork, knowledge of driving rules and regulations, area knowledge, security and safety awareness, familiarity with routes, safe operation of various vehicle types, knowledge of mission SOPs and local regulations, gender equality commitment, goal setting, time management, risk management, and effective communication.