UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, safety

Under the general guidance of Administrative Assistant, the driver provides reliable and safe driving services, demonstrating the highest standards of professionalism, discretion, integrity, sense of responsibility, excellent knowledge of protocol whilst ensuring compliance with local driving rules and regulations. The Driver demonstrates a client-oriented approach, high sense of responsibility, courtesy, tact, and the ability to work with people of different national and cultural backgrounds. The duration is 4 months under Temporary Appointment. 

How can you make a difference?

Key Functions & Accountabilities:

1. Provide reliable and safe driving services for staff and officials.

2. Maintenance of assigned vehicle.

3. Documentation of vehicle-related information.

4. Provide timely and effective transportation support services to UNICEF staff and other authorized personnel.

– Drives office vehicle for the transport of the UNICEF Jakarta authorized personnel and delivery and collection of mail, documents, and other items as required.

– Responsible for the day-to-day management of office fleet of vehicles.

– Arranges minor repairs on office vehicles when required to keep vehicles in good running condition. Ensure that vehicles are kept clean. Reports to supervisor on major defects and arrange repairs. Collect price quotation of vehicle repair from workshop. Reports on satisfactory repairs.

– Compiles and maintains monthly reports on fuel consumption and routinely submit them to supervisor to reconcile with kilometres driven. Logs official trips, daily mileage, gas consumption, oil changes, greasing, etc.

– Meets official personnel at airport and facilitates immigration and custom facilities.

– Ensures that the steps required by rules and regulations are taken, in case of involvement in accident.

– Maintains daily transportation schedule.

– Assists in the processing and delivery of documents in relation to vehicle registration for duty and non-duty vehicles.

5. Professional image projected through in-person interaction. Discretion exercised with programme information and sensitive materials.

– Delivery and submission of administrative documents to various government ministries and related follow up.

– Facilitates airport protocol and formalities for VIP visits as required.

– Establishes follow-up system of actions taken and report to supervisor.

6. Performs additional administrative duties e.g., data entry, filling, basic correspondence as required by the supervisor.

7. Performs any additional assignment as requested by supervisor.

Please refer to Term of Reference attached for detail breakdowns of the above key functions.

 TOR TA GS2 Driver – TMS.pdf

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

– Completion of a secondary education is required, along with possessing a valid driver’s license. Good knowledge of the city, local roads, and conditions where the office is located.

– A minimum of two years of work experience as a driver in an international organization, embassy or UN system with a safe driving record is required. Previous working experience in the UN is preferable.

– Knowledge of driving rules and regulations, chauffeur protocol and courtesies.

– Skills in minor vehicle repairs.

– Ability to deal patiently and tactfully with visitors.

– Fluency in English and Bahasa Indonesia are required.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

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

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.

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.

Remarks:

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station, which will be facilitated by UNICEF, is required for IP positions. Appointments are also subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Should you be selected for a position with UNICEF, you either must be inoculated as required or receive a medical exemption from the relevant department of the UN. Otherwise, the selection will be cancelled.

All selected candidates will 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.

Government employees that are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. This vacancy is open for Indonesians only.