Education & Work Experience: C-HS Graduate or Equivalent – 2 year(s) experience SB2

Vacancy Type: Service Contract (SC)

Posting Type: External

Bureau: Africa

Contract Duration: one year renewable

Open to nationals of Zimbabwe only

Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensures provision of reliable and secure driving services by

1. driving office vehicles for the transport of authorized personnel and delivery and collection of mail, documents and other items and
2. meeting official personnel and visitors at the airport, visa and customs formalities arrangement when required;

• Ensures cost-savings through proper use of vehicle through accurate maintenance of daily vehicle logs, provision of inputs to preparation of the vehicle maintenance plans and reports;
• Ensures proper day-to-day maintenance of the assigned vehicle through timely minor repairs, arrangements for major repairs, timely changes of oil, check of tires, brakes, car washing, etc;
• Ensures availability of all the required documents/supplies including vehicle insurance, vehicle logs, office directory, map of the city/country, first aid kit, necessary spare parts;
• Ensures that all immediate actions required by rules and regulations are taken in case of involvement in accidents.

Competencies

OPERATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS

• Ability to perform a variety of repetitive and routine tasks and duties;
• Ability to review data, identify and adjust discrepancies;
• Good knowledge of administrative rules and regulations;
• Ability to organize and complete multiple tasks by establishing priorities;
• Demonstrates excellent knowledge of driving rules and regulations and skills in minor vehicle repair;
• Demonstrates excellent knowledge of protocol;
• Demonstrates excellent knowledge of security issues.

MANAGING DATA

• Thoroughly and methodically collects, verifies and records data demonstrating attention to detail and identifying and correcting errors on own initiative;
• Interprets data, draws conclusions and/or identifies patterns which support the work of others.

MANAGING DOCUMENTS, CORRESPONDENCE AND REPORTS

• Presents information in visually pleasing, clear and presentable formats such as tables, forms and reports;
• Ability to produce accurate and well documented records conforming to the required standard.

PLANNING, ORGANIZING AND MULTI-TASKING

• Organises and accurately completes multiple tasks by establishing priorities while taking into consideration special assignments, frequent interruptions, deadlines, available resources and multiple reporting relationships;
• Plans, coordinates and organises workload while remaining aware of changing priorities and competing deadlines;
• Demonstrates ability to quickly shift from one task to another to meet multiple support needs;
• Establishes, builds and maintains effective working relationships with staff and clients to facilitate the provision of support.
• Promoting learning and knowledge management/sharing is the responsibility of each staff member.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

• Secondary Education. Valid Driver’s license.;

Experience:

• 2 years’ work experience as a driver; safe driving record; knowledge of driving rules and regulations and skills in minor vehicle repair;

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in English.

Important applicant information

All posts in the SC categories are subject to local recruitment.

Applicant information about UNDP rosters

Note: UNDP reserves the right to select one or more candidates from this vacancy announcement. We may also retain applications and consider candidates applying to this post for other similar positions with UNDP at the same grade level and with similar job description, experience and educational requirements.

Workforce diversity

UNDP is committed to achieving diversity within its workforce, and encourages all qualified applicants, irrespective of gender, nationality, disabilities, sexual orientation, culture, religious and ethnic backgrounds to apply. All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence.

Languages – Essential: English

Languages – Desirable: