Driver at the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Lagos

The Role

The Driver role is based in Lagos State at the UNFPA Lagos Communication link Workspace and documentation straight to the Logistics Associate. The Driver delivers dependable and safe pushing solutions for efficient programme execution in Lagos State and other high-ranking UNFPA authorities and visitors making sure the highest guidelines of discretion and honesty and reliability, sense of duty, and outstanding expertise in procedure and guard concerns. The Driver also displays a customer-oriented approach, courtesy, secrecy, tact and capability to operate with people of different national and cultural profile. Upon formal request, the Driver can also be necessary to offer pushing solutions to the processes and programme employees in other Sub Workspaces, advisors and professionals and UNFPA employees on purpose.

How you can make a Difference

UNFPA is the head UN agency for supplying a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's possibility is fulfilled. UNFPA’s business roadmap (2022-2025), restates the importance of the ongoing organizational approach of UNFPA and concentrates on three transformative outcomes: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family organizing; and end gender-based violence and harmful procedures. These outcomes capture our strategic obligations on accelerating advancement towards realizing the ICPD and SDGs in the Ten-year-period of Action top up to 2030. Our business roadmap calls upon UN Member States, entities and individuals to “build advance better”, while dealing with the negative effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on women’s and girls’ entry to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, recover lost gains and realize our targets. In a world where fundamental human rights are vulnerable, we need principled and ethical employees, who embody these international norms and guidelines, and who will defend them courageously and with full guilty verdict. UNFPA is looking for applicants that transform, motivate and supply strong effect and sustained outcomes; we need employees who are transparent, exceptional in how they oversee the assets entrusted to them and who pledge to supply superiority in programme outcomes.

Position Objective

Offering dependable and safe pushing solutions, you will uphold the highest guidelines of discretion and honesty and reliability; possess a in-depth sense of duty, and outstanding expertise in procedure and guard concerns. You will show a customer-oriented approach, courtesy, tact and capability to operate with people of different national and cultural profile.

Obligations and Duties

• Leads workspace vehicle for the transportation of approved staff.
• Supplies and collects mail, documents and other items.
• Meets formal staff at the airport and supports immigration and customs formalities as necessary.
• Sustains on a daily basis allocated vehicle, checks oil, water, battery, brakes, tyres etc; executes minor repairs and organizes for other repairs and make sure that the vehicle is kept clean, keeping well the servicing & maintenance-associated records.
• Ensures vehicle associated recordkeeping for example permits and coverage regulatory framework are obtained and preserved current.
• Arranges and sustains vehicle associated Data records formal trips, routine mileage, gas usage, oil modifications, greasing, etc.
• Make sure that the steps necessary by compliance standards are taken in case of participation in accident.
• Documentation to the Logistics Associate any fault found in any of the UNFPA vehicles.
• Makes photocopies of letters, mails and other formal documents as may be necessary in the workspace or during workshops/seminars.
• Distributes mails as suitable to all employees inside the workspace and to other parties for example government, NGO workspaces, UN Agencies, Diplomatic missions, individuals etc. participated with UNFPA.
• Sustains document on commute in order to coordinate productive tracking and supervising.
• Executes any other obligations as may be allocated.

Education: 

Have a minimum of High school diploma. Have valid specialist pushing permit and Trade Test Certification.

Expertise and Expertise: 

• Show capability/ability in vehicle mechanical process.
• Have valid specialist pushing permit and Trade Test Certification.
• Expertise in pushing compliance standards, chauffeur procedure and courtesies, and local roads and terms, and defensive pushing competencies.
• Possess at least 3 years specialist pushing expertise with a reputable company.
•  Work record of a minimum of 3 years in the UN system or an international company is preferred.

Languages: 

Fluency in English necessary.  Very robust ability to convey transparently and succinctly in both spoken communication and documented English.

Necessary Skills: Values:

• Exemplifying honesty and reliability.
• Presenting dedication to UNFPA and the UN system.
• Embracing cultural diversity.
• Embracing adjustment.

Core Skills: 

• Delivering outcomes.
• Being responsible.
• Conceptualizing and submitting application occupational competence/bu.iness strategic insight.
• Thinking logically and strategically,
• Operating in teams/coordinating ourselves and our connections.
• Sharing information for effect. 

Operational Skills:

• Offering logistical assist.
• Coordinating data.
• Coordinating documents, correspondence and documentation.
• Coordinating information and work flow.
• Organizing, arranging and handling multiple responsibilities.

UNFPA Work Environment:

• UNFPA delivers a work environment that reflects the values of gender equality, collaboration, Embracing diversity in all its forms, honesty and reliability and a healthy balance of work and life.
• We are dedicated to preserving our balanced gender allocation and therefore motivate women to submit application.
• UNFPA boosts fair access for all which includes persons with disabilities.