Organization: UNWOMEN – United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
Location: Bāmyān | Herat | Kandahar
Grade: Administrative support – GS-3, General Service – No need for Higher Education – Locally recruited position
Occupational Groups:
Administrative support
Logistics
Transport and Distribution
Closing Date: 2024-04-14
Background
Afghanistan is one of the world’s most complex emergencies, and the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. Afghan people are grappling with the impact of conflict, poverty, economic decline, and natural disasters. In this context, Afghan women and girls face unique vulnerabilities and require urgent support as gender inequality is interwoven with conflict dynamics and humanitarian needs. It is essential that Afghan women and girls can continue to shape the development of their country, and that their gains are protected. UN Women remains fully committed to supporting Afghan women and girls and to putting them at the center of the global response to the crisis in Afghanistan. UN Women has been in Afghanistan for two decades. UN Women’s programming approach is informed by analysis of the political, economic and humanitarian situation, risks to and capacities of partner organizations, and needs of Afghan women and girls. UN Women Afghanistan currently has four key programme priorities: (1) Gender in Humanitarian Action, (2) Ending Violence Against Women, (3) Women’s Economic Empowerment, and (4) Women, Peace and Security (WPS).
Under the supervision of the head of the sub-office,the driver provides reliable and safe driving services to the head of sub-office and other UN officials and visitors, ensuring the highest standards of discretion and integrity, a sense of responsibility, and excellent knowledge of protocol and security issues. The Driver also demonstrates a client-oriented approach, courtesy, confidentiality, tact, and ability to work with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.
Upon the supervisor’s request, the Driver can also be required to provide driving services to the operations and programme staff in the Office, consultants and experts and UN staff on mission.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Provision of reliable and secure driving services
- Driving office vehicles for the transport of authorized personnel only but this can include visiting Officials (Government, UN, Embassy Officials, etc.).
- Ensuring that all passengers wear their seat belts at all times in the vehicle.
- Enforcing the no smoking policy in the vehicle.
- Facilitating immigration and customs formalities as required.
- Escort: meet high-level official personnel at the airport and facilitate VIP missions etc.
- Collecting and deliver mail/correspondence to Government.
- Offices/Embassies/Commercial Establishments/UN Offices etc. Interact with Finance and Administration staff.
- Ensuring that all vehicles comply with the Minimum Operating Security Standards (MOSS).
- Following strictly all rules and regulations in relation to the use and management of UN Women vehicles as provided by the Operations Unit.
- Ensuring that all immediate actions required by rules and regulations are taken in case of involvement in accidents.
- Perform other related duties as required.
2. Proper use of vehicle
- Log official trips in the official log books
- Keep abreast of traffic rules and regulations as well as road security and safety awareness to enable safe on time arrival for meetings
3. Day-to-day maintenance of the assigned vehicle
- Ensure that the official vehicle is kept clean and is always in good working order.
- Provision of inputs to preparation of the vehicle maintenance plans and reports
- Keep track of insurance and applicable tax formalities
- Prepare checklist for items that need to be in the vehicle during field missions.
4. Administrative support
- Assist office staff in filing, photocopying and maintaining required records.
- Assist in the mailing and distribution of publications and payment of bills, as required.
- Monitor the time to go back to the compound as per the security rules and guidance.
- Report any misconduct behaviour and document risk factor, when and if happened.
5. Coordination and networking
- Support UN Women in building trust and enhance networking with other UN agencies, partners, and local authorities, through demonstrating high work ethics and values as per the UN system code of conduct.
- Closely coordinate with security team before conducting field missions and road travels
- Coordinate with other drivers from the UN agencies and partners during field missions and UN convoys.
Competencies
CORE VALUES
- Integrity: Demonstrate consistency in upholding and promoting the values of UN Women in actions and decisions, in line with the UN Code of Conduct.
- Professionalism: Demonstrate professional competence and expert knowledge of the pertinent substantive areas of work.
- Respect for diversity: Demonstrate an appreciation of the multicultural nature of the organization and the diversity of its staff. Demonstrate an international outlook, appreciating difference in values and learning from cultural diversity.
CORE COMPETENCIES
- Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues
- Accountability
- Creative Problem Solving
- Effective Communication
- Inclusive Collaboration
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Leading by Example
Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Core Values and Competencies:
FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES
- Excellent driving skills;
- Knowledge of driving rules and regulations, chauffeur protocol and courtesies, and local roads and conditions, and defensive driving skills;
- Skill in minor vehicle repairs;
- Professional appearance and punctuality;
- Good people skills;
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
Secondary Education and valid Driver’s license.
Experiance:
At least 3 years of relevant experience as a driver in an international organization, embassy or UN system with a safe driving record. Experience in minor vehicle repair.
Language Requirements:
Working knowledge of spoken and written English and knowledge of local languages is required.
Working knowledge of another UN Language is desirable (French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian or Spanish).
Application:
All applications must include (as an attachment) the completed UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from Kindly note that the system will only allow one attachment. Applications without the completed UN Women P-11 form will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for further assessment.
Note:
In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality, and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW, and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women’s empowerment.
Inclusion Statement:
At UN Women, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. UN Women recruits employ, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, national origin, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, competence, integrity, and organizational need.
If you need any reasonable accommodation to support your participation in the recruitment and selection process, please include this information in your application.
UN Women has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UN Women, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority, and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to UN Women’s policies and procedures and the standards of conduct expected of UN Women personnel and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. (Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.)
