Senior Driver / Clerk, Istanbul, Türkiye, N-PPSA3 Istanbul, Türkiye Posting Date06/22/2026 BE THE FIRST TO APPLY

Organizational Context

UN Women is dedicated to achieving gender equality and empowering women, aligning with the UN Charter. This role, reporting to the Administrative Assistant, is based in Istanbul, Türkiye. The Senior Driver/Clerk provides reliable and safe driving services to the UN Women Regional Director, high-ranking officials, and visitors. The incumbent ensures discretion, integrity, and adherence to protocol and security, also supporting operations and programme personnel as needed.

Job Purpose

The primary purpose of this role is to provide reliable, secure, and safe driving services for UN Women personnel, including the Regional Director, high-ranking officials, and visitors, ensuring the highest standards of discretion, integrity, and adherence to protocol and security. The Senior Driver/Clerk is responsible for the proper use and day-to-day maintenance of assigned vehicles, contributing to environmental sustainability and cost-saving through responsible driving. Additionally, the role involves maintaining essential vehicle documents and supplies, and providing general administrative and logistic support to ensure the efficient functioning of the UN Women office in Istanbul. This position is crucial for facilitating secure transportation and operational continuity.

Responsibilities

The Senior Driver/Clerk provides reliable and secure driving services, transporting UN Women officials, visitors, and programme personnel, and facilitating VIP missions. This includes delivering and collecting mail, documents, and other items, and meeting official personnel at the airport, assisting with formalities when required. The incumbent ensures all passengers wear seatbelts, takes immediate action in case of accidents, and adheres to UN Women's vehicle management and security policies. Responsibilities also cover the proper use and day-to-day maintenance of assigned vehicles, including responsible driving, maintaining daily logs, overseeing servicing and repairs, ensuring vehicles are clean and in good working condition, and arranging winterization. The role requires maintaining all necessary documents and supplies in the vehicle, such as insurance, logs, and a first aid kit. Furthermore, the Senior Driver/Clerk provides general administrative and logistic support, assisting with shipments, customs clearance, event support, filing, photocopying, mailing, and bill payments, as needed for efficient office operations.

Work Experience

At least 3 years of relevant experience as a driver with a safe driving record in an international organization, embassy, or the UN system is required. Additionally, a minimum of 3 years of experience in administration, logistics, and operations support is necessary. Experience with ERP systems, preferably PeopleSoft, is desirable.

Skills

Excellent driving skills are essential, coupled with strong knowledge of driving rules, regulations, chauffeur protocol, and local road conditions. Proficiency in defensive driving techniques and skills in minor vehicle repairs are also required. The ability to be punctual and reliable is a key functional competency for this role.

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