Organization: UNICEF – United Nations Children’s Fund
Location: Shire
Grade: Administrative support – GS-2, General Service – No need for Higher Education – Locally recruited position
Occupational Groups:
Administrative support
Logistics
Transport and Distribution
Closing Date: 2024-05-27
UNICEF Ethiopia is looking for a professional driver to provide reliable and safe driving services, demonstrating the highest standards of professionalism, discretion, integrity, sense of responsibility, and excellent knowledge of protocol whilst ensuring compliance with local driving rules and regulations. The Driver demonstrates a client-oriented approach, a high sense of responsibility, courtesy, tact, and the ability to work with people of different national and cultural backgrounds. Taking up this assignment is motivating and rewarding. If you have the required profile, you are highly encouraged to apply. Female candidates who meet the requirements of the job are highly encouraged to apply.
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.
Visit our website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF.
For every child,
One of the top five largest offices in UNICEF, Ethiopia office has an extensive program, a sizable workforce. To meet the demands for program delivery, Ethiopia office maintains a fleet of 115 vehicles and utilizes the services of fixed-term, temporary assistance, and outsourced drivers since more than 10 years.
Using outsourced drivers is not in compliance with UNICEF rules and regulations. Hence, the CO decided to discontinue the practice and hire additional drivers after the deep analysis of the office needs.
The current office structure, with eight field offices and four sub-offices, has changed as compared to the previous structure, which considered smaller field offices and limited programmatic reach. The total staff in the previous office structure was 420; it has now increased to 540, with an increase of 30%.
The following issues are the main causes of driver shortages:
• Increased emergency activities in the country have led to the expansion of the office structure, the creation of new sub-offices to respond to crisis
• Programme sections’ increased demand for field trips
• High number of visits from donors
• Need for enough drivers to cover for SECTO and leave
• The 17 outsourced drivers cannot travel to the field.
To ensure program delivery is not negatively affected and to optimize fleet operation in the office, it became necessary to compare the current number of drivers to the actual demand based on office program activities. For the analysis, field offices were consulted and real data from the field offices for 2022 was used. Though the analysis indicated that the ideal number of drivers to ensure fleet efficiency is 40, the requested number of additional drivers is 21, out of which 2 were to be based in Mekelle to support the Tigray FO. This was reviewed and approved by the senior management. In the meantime, among the existing 3 Tigray based drivers that are posted in Shire on a TA, 1 has just accepted an offer at the CO level, leaving one critical Shire post vacant.
How can you make a difference?
Summary of Key Functions 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, visitors and delivery and collection of mail, documents, and other items. Meets official personnel and visitors at the airport and may assist with basic visa and customs formalities 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, check 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
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
The following 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 the local language is an asset.
For every Child, you demonstrate…
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…
Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (1)
• Works Collaboratively with others (1)
• Builds and Maintains Partnerships (1)
• Innovates and Embraces Change (1)
• Thinks and Acts Strategically (1)
• Drive to achieve impactful results (1)
• Manages ambiguity and complexity (1)
Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels.
UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.
We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, time off for breastfeeding purposes[KR5], and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements.
UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority, and discrimination. UNICEF is committed to promoting the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. 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.
UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station is required for IP positions and will be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Should you be selected for a position with UNICEF, you either must be inoculated as required or receive a medical exemption from the relevant department of the UN. Otherwise, the selection will be canceled.
Remarks:
As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity.
UNICEF’s active commitment to diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children. For this position, eligible and suitable female candidates and persons with disability are encouraged to apply.
Government employees who are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required [LK6] to resign from their government positions before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.
UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants’ bank account information.
All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. An internal candidate performing at the level of the post in the relevant functional area, or an internal/external candidate in the corresponding Talent Group, may be selected, if suitable for the post, without assessment of other candidates.
Additional information about working for UNICEF can be found here.