Job Title: Driver
Location : Adamawa, or Gombe, or Jos, NIGERIA
Application Deadline : 10-Dec-15
Languages Required :
English
Starting Date :
(date when the selected candidate is expected to start) 01-Jan-2016
Duration of Initial Contract : 1 Year
Expected Duration of Assignment : 2 Years

Background

The 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.

More than ten years after the passage of UN Security Council resolution 1325, there is widespread concern that progress made at the normative and policy levels has not been translated into significant improvements in the lives of women and girls in conflict and post-conflict countries. Both the United Nations and the European Union have committed to closing this implementation gap. To address this, UN Women and UNICEF with funding support from the European Union, will partner in a joint programme that pilots a model for EU/UN collaboration on Women, Peace and Security matters in three states of Northern Nigeria.

The Driver provides reliable and safe driving services to the Project Management team 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. Upon the request of the supervisor, the Driver should also provide driving services to the operations and programme staff in the Office, consultants and experts and UN staff on mission. The Driver will provide basic administrative and clerical support to the UN Women.

Duties and Responsibilities

Required Skills and Experience

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Education:
•Completion of secondary education is required;
•Preference may be given to persons having higher degree or having a mix of relevant trainings and qualifications;
•Valid Driver’s license is required.

Experience:
•3 years work experience as a driver in an international organization, embassy or UN system with a safe driving record;
•Knowledge and ability to operate office equipment and computer literacy will be an added advantage;
•Knowledge of basic administrative and logistic functions will be required.

Language:
•Fluency in English is required;
•Knowledge of other local language Hausa will be an added advantage.

Application Information:
•All applications must include (as an attachment) the completed UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from http://www.unwomen.org/about-us/employment;
•Kindly note that the system will only allow one attachment. Applications without the completed UN Women P-11 form will be treated as incomplete and may not be considered for further assessment.

Qualified women candidates are highly encouraged to apply

Note:

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.

Site : http://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=61858