Driver
Organizational Context
The Driver is supervised by the Administrative Officer/Associate/Assistant or another staff member. The role involves driving UNHCR vehicles for official purposes, ensuring vehicle maintenance, and adhering to security guidelines. The incumbent interacts with internal staff and external stakeholders, exchanging limited information.
Job Purpose
The Driver's primary role is to operate UNHCR vehicles for transporting authorized personnel, documents, and other items. This includes meeting officials at airports and facilitating immigration and customs procedures. A key responsibility is the daily maintenance of assigned vehicles, ensuring they are roadworthy and meet security standards. The Driver must also perform minor repairs, arrange for necessary servicing, and maintain vehicle cleanliness. In the event of an accident, the Driver must follow all required procedures and regulations. Accurate logging of trips, mileage, fuel consumption, and maintenance is essential. The Driver must strictly adhere to all instructions and security guidance provided by supervisors and security focal points, ensuring the safe and efficient transport of passengers and goods.
Responsibilities
Drive UNHCR vehicles for the transport of authorized passengers, deliver, and collect documents and other items. Meet official personnel at airports or other locations and facilitate immigration and customs formalities as required. Perform day-to-day maintenance of the assigned vehicles; check oil, water, battery, brakes, tires, etc. and ensure that the assigned UNHCR vehicles are road or waterway worthy and maintained up to the established security standards. Perform minor repairs, arrange for other repairs, and ensure that the vehicle is kept clean. Ensure that the steps required by rules and regulations, or other local procedures, are taken in case of involvement in an accident. Log official trips, daily mileage, gas consumption, oil changes, greasing, etc. Ensure that instructions and security guidance provided by the supervisor and security focal point are strictly followed. Ensures valid documentation for passengers, items or cargo in vehicle. Support the identification and management of risks and seek to seize opportunities impacting objectives in the area of responsibility. Ensure decision making in risk based in the functional area of work. Raise risks, issues and concerns to a supervisor or to relevant functional colleague(s). Perform other related duties as required.
Work Experience
2 years of relevant experience.
Skills
Driving Rules and Regulations Basic Vehicle Mechanical Skills Knowledge of driving rules and regulations