Driver

Career Opportunities: Saclepea 

 

Duty station: Saclepea, Nimba County, Liberia

 

 

 Vacancy Announcement n° 833663

 

 

 Job Title: Driver (X 2)

 

 

 Job Grade: G2

 

 

Type of Contract: Fixed Term

 

 

Post holder reports to: Administrative Assistant/ Assets & Facilities

 

 

➡️ Unit / Division: Administration

 

 

   Duty Station: Saclepea, Nimba – Liberia

 

 

➡️ Duration: 1 year (Renewable based on funding & Operational need)

 

 

⏰ Closing date: 27 June 2024, midnight (Liberia Time)

 

 

 

About WFP 

 

The United Nations World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide.  The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes. Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.

To learn more about WFP, visit our website and follow us on social media to keep up with our latest news: LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter.

 

Background and Purpose of the Assignment

The current five-year development portfolio of WFP Liberia includes social protection safety nets, such as home-grown school feeding, livelihood and capacity strengthening support through its Food Assistance projects, stimulating local food production and support the Government in enhancing the efficiency of food value chains in Liberia. Including emergency preparedness and response.

 

 

WFP is leveraging school feeding with a solid HGSF component to deliver climate-smart livelihood support activities that provide smallholder farmers, particularly rural women, with reliable and sustainable markets. This includes strengthening vulnerable smallholder farmers’ resilience to climate-related and other recurrent shocks through the creation or regeneration of productive community assets.

 

 

WFP aims to strengthen food and nutrition security through school feeding, and social protection measures and assists in strengthening the national capacity of Liberia to own and implement hunger solutions.

 

To provide efficient and safe transportation to authorized personnel / or commodities.

 

 

What will you do in this position? 

 

• Maintain the vehicle in a suitable state of cleanliness on a daily basis (inside and outside).

 

• Ensure the daily routine control of the vehicle (checking the oil level, water, battery, brakes, etc).

 

• Systematically and without delay report any breakdowns found on the vehicle. Strictly respect the vehicle’s maintenance/maintenance deadlines

 

• Record and log all vehicle movements and fuel supplies each day in the logbook.

 

• Report accidents/incidents affecting the vehicle without delay

 

 

• Carry only duly authorized persons on board the vehicle. • Keep the vehicle’s parts up to date.

 

• Keep track of the tools provided on board the vehicle.

 

• Respect the traffic regulations (speed limits etc.)

 

 

• Test the communication equipment installed on the vehicle and inform the Administration and ICT of any anomalies found.
• Ensure that the vehicle is thoroughly washed, including the underbody, and provide maintenance services (oil changes, etc.) periodically.

 

• Provide pick-up at the airport for WFP staff and official visitors or other points of entry and provide assistance with the usual formalities (visa, customs, check point) if necessary.

 

•  Prepare the vehicle before any field mission.

 

•  Ensure regular refueling of light vehicles and ensure economical driving (no running  the engine, air conditioning and radio when the vehicle is stationary).

 

• Perform other related duties as required

Why work with us? 

 

➡️ Meaningful and impactful careers:

Our day-to-day work makes a difference in the lives of the people we serve

 

➡️ Continuous learning and training:

We provide learning tools for our staff to continually develop their careers

 

➡️ Multicultural and stimulating work environment:

We encourage gender and cultural diversity to make our teams stronger

 

Join us to make a difference in Liberia!!  

 

 

To join us in saving lives, changing lives, you will have for…

Education:

Completion of secondary school education. Formal drivers training with a valid driver’s license/certification to operate assigned vehicle following local rules and regulations. Knowledge of forklift and truck driving are desirable.

 

Experience & Knowledge:

 

• minimum of 2 years’ experience

 

• Ability to work well in a team

 

• Good sense of orientation

 

• Valid driving license

 

Language: Fluency (level C) in English language.

 

Before you apply…

WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles. Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis, and we are committed to promoting an inclusive work environment in which diversity is valued and where no form of discrimination is tolerated. We aim to achieve parity in our teams in Liberia. 

 

Qualified female applicants and individuals with disabilities are especially encouraged to apply.

 

All employment decisions are made on the basis of organizational needs, job requirements, merit, and individual qualifications. WFP is committed to providing an inclusive work environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse, all forms of discrimination, any kind of harassment, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. Therefore, all selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

 

No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), FAO Finance Committee, WFP External Auditor, WFP Audit Committee, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP, both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.