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Drive and maintain office vehicles while ensuring safety and compliance.

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Overview

Drive and maintain office vehicles while ensuring safety and compliance.

You have:

  • At least one year driving experience as a driver and a safe driving record.
  • At least Secondary School education and a valid driver’s license of the country.
  • Knowledge of driving rules and regulations of the country and skills in minor vehicle repairs.
  • Fluency in English.
  • Working knowledge of French would be an advantage.

Contract

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Description of Duties Under the central coordination of the Transport / Operations Officer and direct supervision of the Transport Assistant or State Administrative Assistant and overall direction by the State Coordinator, the incumbent will carry out the following tasks:

  • Drives office vehicles to provide transportation of authorized personnel and delivery and collection of mail, documents and other items;
  • Meets official personnel at the airport and facilitates immigration and customs formalities as required;
  • Responsible for the day-to-day maintenance of the assigned vehicle, checks oil, water, battery, brakes, tires, etc., performs minor repairs and arranges for other repairs, regular servicing and ensures that the vehicle is kept clean;
  • Logs official trips, daily mileage, gas consumptions, oil changes, greasing, etc.;
  • Ensures that the steps required by the rules and regulations are taken in case of involvement in accident;
  • Performs other duties as required.

Educational Qualifications

  • Essential: At least Secondary School education and a valid driver’s licence of the country.
  • Desirable: Knowledge of driving rules and regulations of the country and skills in minor vehicle repairs.

Experience:

  • Essential: At least one year driving experience as a driver and a safe driving record
  • Desirable: UN experience would be an advantage.

Competencies:

  • Communicating in a credible and effective way
  • Producing results
  • Knowing and managing yourself
  • Foster integration and teamwork

Functional Knowledge and Skills:

  • Knowledge of driving rules and regulations of the country and skills in minor vehicle repair;
  • Ability to read, write and understand instructions in the working language and
  • An ability of writing a concise and faithful report of the accidents.

Languages:

  • Essential - Fluency in English.
  • Desirable - Working knowledge of French would be an advantage.

Potential interview questions

Can you provide an example of how you ensure vehicle safety and compliance before a trip? Interviewers want to assess your safety practices and attention to detail. Discuss specific safety checks and maintenance routines you follow regularly.
Describe a time when you had to handle an accident or vehicle breakdown. This question assesses your problem-solving skills in stressful situations. Pro members can see the explanation.
How do you prioritize your responsibilities when managing multiple tasks? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
What strategies do you use to communicate effectively with personnel? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
Tell me about your experience with vehicle maintenance and repairs. Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
Added 2 years ago - Updated 1 year ago - Source: who.int

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