🔔 HIRING: Driver (Roster) at World Health Organization (WHO) – NG

Job ID.: 2208303
Grade: No grade
Contractual Arrangement: Special Services Agreement (SSA)
Contract Duration (Years, Months, Days): 6 Months
Organization: AF_NGA Nigeria

Job Description
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.

Additional Information

• This vacancy notice may be used to fill other similar positions at the same grade level
• Only candidates under serious consideration will be contacted.
• A written test may be used as a form of screening.
• In the event that your candidature is retained for an interview, you will be required to provide, in advance, a scanned copy of the degree(s)/diploma(s)/certificate(s) required for this position. WHO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU)/United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed through the link: http://www.whed.net/. Some professional certificates may not appear in the WHED and will require individual review.
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