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For every child, Hope

Following the deterioration of the security situation, the persistence of population displacement in the northern region of Togo leading to the activation of L2 emergency, it becomes urgent to strengthen the presence of UNICEF in the area to support the government in coordinating the response to the Sahel crisis spill over.

The driver is part of Operations component of Togo country Office. He/she will drive office vehicles and facilitate efficient and effective transportation service to staff  in field programme movements especially in the region of Savanes.

How can you make a difference?

Under the supervision of the Administrative Officer, the driver provides reliable and safe driving services, ensuring the highest standards of professionalism, discretion, integrity, sense of responsibility, excellent knowledge of protocol whilst ensuring compliance with local driving rules and regulations.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Drives office vehicles for the transport of authorized personnel and delivery and collection of mail, documents, supplies and other items
• Meets official personnel at the airport and facilitates airport 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
• Ensures that the vehicle is kept clean
• Logs official trips, daily mileage, gas consumption, oil changes, greasing, etc
• Ensures that the radio room is informed of all movements outside the town limits and remains in contact within town when away from the office
• Performs any other required duties.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• Completion of the secondary education, along with a valid driver license and knowledge of local driving rules and regulations.
• A minimum of two years of work experience as a driver with a safe driving record is required.
• Experience working in an international organization, embassy or UN system, is an asset.
• Knowledge and skills in minor vehicle repair are an asset.
• Proficiency in French is required. Fluency in any of the local languages of the duty station
• Ability to deal patiently and tactfully with visitors.
• High sense of confidentiality, initiative and good judgment
• Ability to work effectively in a multicultural environment
• ability to operate in an emergency environment

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: https://uni.cf/UNICEFValues

UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness(3)Drive to achieve results for impact(4)Innovates and embraces change(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity(6)Thinks and acts strategically(7)Works collaboratively with others.

[add the 8th competency (Nurtures, leads and manages people) for supervisory role]

During the recruitment process, we test candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels: competency framework here.

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.
We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements.
UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. 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.

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: No requirements