Background

This is a position with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Programme Office in Jakarta. Under the supervision of Team Leader of Administrative Service, the Driver provides the Driver provides reliable and safe driving services ensuring high accuracy of work. The Driver demonstrates a client-oriented approach, high sense of responsibility, courtesy, tact and the ability to work with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.

 The Driver provides driving services to the operations and Country Manager and UN staff.

Duties and Responsibilities

Summary of Key Functions:

• Provision of reliable and secure driving services
• Proper use of vehicle
• Day-to-day maintenance of the assigned vehicle
• Availability of documents/ supplies

1. Ensures provision of reliable and secure driving services by a) driving office vehicles for the transport of authorized personnel and delivery and collection of mail, documents and other items and b) meeting official personnel and visitors at the airport, visa and customs formalities arrangement when required.
2. 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.
3. 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. 
4. 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.
5. Ensures that all immediate actions required by rules and regulations are taken in case of involvement in accidents.

Impact of Results:

The key results have an impact on the accurate, safe and timely execution of the CO services.

Competencies

OPERATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS

• Ability to perform a variety of repetitive and routine tasks and duties 
• Ability to review logbook data, identify and adjust discrepancies for the receipts 
• Ability to handle a large volume of work possibly under time constraints
• Ability to organize and complete multiple tasks by establishing priorities
• Demonstrates excellent knowledge of driving rules and regulations and skills in minor vehicle repair (for Drivers)
• Demonstrates excellent knowledge of protocol (for Drivers)
• Demonstrates excellent knowledge of security issues (for Drivers)

 MANAGING DOCUMENTS AND REPORTS

• Ability to produce accurate and well documented records conforming to the required standard logbook report

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 the language of duty station
• Knowledge of English as the UN language of the duty station.