UN Women: Driver to the Head of Office, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Background:

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security. 

The UAE Liaison Office for the GCC was inaugurated in 2016 to focus on 3 areas in terms of its mandate. These include advocacy for UN Women to drive its global mandate, resource mobilization for UN Women programs globally, and coordination of partnerships to drive the work and strategic priorities of UN Women in the GCC region. The office acts as a liaison between UN Women globally and stakeholders in the GCC from the private sector, government, academia and non-profits. 

Reporting to the Director of the UAE Liaison Office, the incumbent will work under the supervision of the Operations Associate, the driver provides reliable and safe driving services to the UN Women Head of office and other high-ranking UN officials and visitors ensuring the highest standards of discretion and integrity, sense of responsibility, and excellent knowledge of protocol and security issues. The Driver also demonstrates a client-oriented approach, courtesy, confidentiality, tact and ability to work with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.  The Driver can be also required to provide driving services to the operations and programme staff in the Office, consultants and experts and UN staff on mission.

Responsibilities:

Provide reliable and secure driving services

• Drive office vehicles for the transport of UN Women Head of office, other high-ranking officials, visitors, UN Women programme and operations staff, and facilitate VIP missions;
• Deliver and collect mail, documents and other items to Government – Offices/Embassies/Commercial Establishments/ UN Offices;
• Meet official personnel and visitors at the airport including visa and customs formalities arrangements when required;
• Verify that all passengers wear seatbelts at all times in the vehicle;
• Oversee and ensure that all immediate actions required by rules and regulations are taken in case of involvement in accidents;
• Oversee and ensure that all vehicles comply with the Minimum Operating Security Standards (MOSS).

  Proper use of vehicle

• Ensure cost-saving by driving responsibly;
• Maintain daily vehicle logs, daily mileage, gas consumption, oil change, servicing, greasing, repairs and oversee that other drives do the same;
• Prepare and maintain data of the vehicle maintenance plans and reports.

Day to day maintenance of the assigned vehicle

• Ensure that all official vehicles are kept clean and is always in good working condition;
• Make minor repairs and make arrangements for major repairs;
• Change oil, check tires, lights horn, clutch and brakes and wash car regularly;
• Ensure that vehicles comply with Minimum Operating Security Standards (MOSS).

Maintain and ensure availability of all required documents/supplies

• Maintain and ensure availability of all required documents/supplies including vehicle insurance, vehicle logs, office directory, and map of the city/country, first aid kit, and necessary spare parts in the assigned vehicle;
• Ensure that all immediate actions required by rules and regulations are taken in case of involvement in accidents.

Provide general administrative and logistic support as needed

• Assist office staff in filing, photocopying and maintaining required records;
• Assist in the mailing and distribution of publications and payments of bills, as required.

Competencies :

Core Values:

• Integrity;
• Professionalism;
• Respect for Diversity.

Core Competencies:

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues;
• Accountability;
• Creative Problem Solving;
• Effective Communication;
• Inclusive Collaboration;
• Stakeholder Engagement;
• Leading by Example.

Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Values and Competencies Framework: 

Functional Competencies:

• Excellent driving skills;
• Strong knowledge of driving rules and regulations, chauffeur protocol and courtesies and local roads and conditions;
• Strong defensive driving skills;
• Skills in minor vehicle repairs;
• Ability to be on time.

Recruitment Qualifications:

Education and certification:

• Completion of secondary education is required; 
• Valid driver’s license is required.

Experience:

• Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience as a driver in an international organization, embassy or UN system with a safe driving record.

Language:

• Arabic language is essential. Working knowledge of English is desirable.
• Knowledge of another UN official working language is desirable (French, Chinese, Russian or Spanish). 

GS fixed-term appointment (FTA) and temporary appointment (TA) positions located in Abu Dhabi are open to UAE nationals, or candidates with the requisite work permit, or a valid visa based on current employment in the UN in UAE. 

Statements :

In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment.

Diversity and inclusion:

At UN Women, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. UN Women recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, national origin, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, competence, integrity and organizational need.

If you need any reasonable accommodation to support your participation in the recruitment and selection process, please include this information in your application.

UN Women has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UN Women, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to UN Women’s policies and procedures and the standards of conduct expected of UN Women personnel and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. (Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.)