Senior Driver

The Senior Driver provides reliable and safe driving services for the Head of Office and high ranking UN officials and visitors, ensuring discretion, responsibility, and excellent knowledge of protocol and security matters. The role includes driving, vehicle maintenance coordination, and basic clerical duties.

Responsibilities

• Drive the Head of Office, UNESCO/UN officials and staff, including senior and high-ranking officials and visitors.
• Ensure provision of reliable and safe driving services.
• Meet senior staff, officials and visitors at the airport, including assisting, when required, with basic visa and customs formalities.
• When necessary, translate in local language for the Head of the Office and/or official personnel using the vehicle.
• Coordinate routes and schedule drivers and vehicles for use on a daily basis.
• Instruct other drivers in matters pertaining to traffic and safety regulations, office regulations with respect to vehicles and equipment and safety measures.
• Coordinate arrangements for major repairs.
• Ensure cost-savings through proper upkeep of vehicles and accurate day-to-day maintenance of vehicles and coordination of daily vehicle logs.
• Prepare vehicle maintenance logs and reports. Refer to the AO problems such as abuse/misuse of equipment and vehicles.
• Provide assistance on installations and use the HF, VHF radio and satellite phone in the vehicle.
• Ensure availability of all the required documents/supplies including vehicle insurance, vehicle registration, vehicle logs, office directory, map of the city/country, first aid kit, and necessary spare parts in the assigned vehicle; keeps track of insurance and other tax formalities. Ensures timely, accurate and correct reporting of accidents.
• Deliver and collect mail, documents and other items as required.
• Undertake basic clerical duties such as photocopying, binding, assisting with filing, paying office bills etc.

Requirements

• Completed secondary, technical and/or vocational school education.
• Valid driving license B held for more than 5 years.
• Valid driving license C1 to drive armored vehicle.
• Minimum of 2 years of relevant professional experience as a driver.
• Vehicle maintenance skills and basic skills in automotive mechanics.
• Excellent knowledge of local traffic laws and regulations and of local roads and conditions where office is located.
• Efficiency, tact, discretion and keen observation skills in carrying out tasks and adhering to instructions.
• Availability and flexibility to meet service needs.
• Ability to work and interact effectively as part of a team of individuals from diverse national and cultural backgrounds.
• Acute attention to any safety and security matters that may impact vehicle operations.
• Capacity to deliver emergency responses and ensure protocol compliance.
• Service oriented, courtesy and high sense of responsibility.
• Excellent knowledge of English and Arabic (written and spoken).
• Good knowledge of Hebrew.
• Certification in first aid (desirable).
• Previous experience in office vehicle fleet management (desirable).
• Relevant experience in an international organization, embassy and/or UN system (desirable).
• Knowledge of defensive driving (desirable).

Skills

• Driver's License B
• Driving License C1
• Vehicle Maintenance
• Automotive Mechanics
• Local Traffic Laws
• Local Road Network Knowledge
• Safety and Security Awareness
• Emergency Response
• Protocol Compliance
• Fleet Management Operations
• Defensive Driving
• First Aid Certification
• Office Vehicle Fleet Management
• International Organization Experience

Languages

English, Arabic, Hebrew