| Overview : The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Philippine Country Office is in search of qualified candidates for on-call Drivers to serve the transport needs of the staff of UNDP and other UN agencies. This job is not a regular duty but is available when there requested for official duty. The driver shall be under the daily supervision of the UNDP Administrative Assistant who also functions as the Transport Dispatcher, and with the overall guidance and direction of the Operations Manager. The on-call drivers shall be engaged under and Individual Contract (IC) , and remuneration will be based on the actual number of hours rendered accumulated per month, and based on the hourly rate indicated in the IC, as will be evidenced by daily trip tickets. It is important for applicants to note that this is not a regular nor continuing post and no fixed monthly salary or overtime pay can be expected. Duties and Responsibilities: - Provide reliable, courteous, timely, safe and secure driving services to UNDP officials, staff, consultants and guests, on an on-call basis, within or outside of the metropolis;
- Ensure proper and judicious use of vehicles, with the end-in-view of maintaining the good operational quality, while prolonging the economic life of the vehicles;
Good knowledge of administrative tasks, i.e., filing of transport records, computer literate for transport reports, etc. Demonstrate excellent knowledge of protocol and security matters (for drivers) Demonstrates ability to quickly shift from one task to another to meet multiple transport needs. - Conduct periodic check-up of vehicles, minor repairs, emergency engine trouble-shooting and tune-up, where needed;
- Assist in the registration of diplomatic and official vehicles, as they come due;
- Ensure accurate and timely accomplishment of trip tickets on a daily basis, aimed at supporting the monthly billing/charges for the driving services to various colleagues;
- Perform other duties as exigency of service may require.
Duration of Work One (1) year. Corporate competences - Commitment to UNDP’s mission, vision and values;
- Sensitivity to cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age differences.
Functional competences - Experience in working in the private sector, or in an outreach position relating with the government and private sector;
- Past experience and effective communication skills for dialoguing with senior level private sector executives;
- Strong initiative and desire to succeed, accountable and willingness to be pro-active in identifying suitable companies for BCtA membership and engaging in appropriate business opportunities;
- Experience and knowledge of the international development sector, e.g. through working at the UN in the private sector engagement and/or development field;
- Existing work experience in the Philippines and with the Philippines-based private sector organizations/companies, donor partners and UN agencies;
- Possess strong intellectual interest in economic development and the role of the private sector in driving poverty reduction; knowledge of private sector – development impact assessment;
- Past international work experience preferred;
- Demonstrated ability to function in a team environment & to deal with complex multi-stakeholder environment.
Minimum Qualifications: - At least secondary education / high school graduate
- Has valid driver’s license issued by the local authorities
- Passed the medical and physical examination (good hearing; clear vision; with normal blood pressure)
- At least 5 years work experience as driver
- With safe driving record
- Knowledgeable on driving and traffic rules and regulations within and outside of Metro Manila, and well-versed in the ins-and-outs of the metropolis
- Skilled in auto mechanics and troubleshooting minor vehicle repair
- Knowledgeable on the use of Windows-based systems (MS Office, etc.) definitely an advantage
- Must have his/her own medical/health insurance coverage
All CVs and financial proposal offers should be addressed to the Procurement Unit and submitted on or before 06 September 2017. Applications may be emailed to procurement.ph@undp.org or personally delivered to 30F Yuchengco Tower RCBC Plaza 6819 Ayala Avenue cor Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City In view of the volume of applications UNDP receives, only shortlisted offerors will be notified. |
