The Position:

The driver of the Armored vehicle will provide reliable and safe driving services to UNFPA staff and the mission, ensuring the highest standards of discretion and integrity, a sense of responsibility, and awareness of diplomatic protocols and prevailing security conditions. 

You will report directly to the International Operations Manager.

How you can make a difference:

UNFPA is the lead United Nations agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is intended, every childbirth is safe, and every young person's potential is fulfilled. The UNFPA Strategic Plan for 2026-2029 articulates the organization’s response to a complex global environment, providing a roadmap for resilience and renewal. It is designed to accelerate the implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. This mandate is pursued through a focus on four interconnected outcomes: ending the unmet need for family planning; ending preventable maternal deaths; ending gender-based violence and harmful practices; and adapting to demographic change through evidence and rights-based policies.

In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction.

UNFPA is seeking candidates who transform, inspire, and deliver high-impact and sustained results and ensure effective external relations, communications, and partnership-building and resource mobilization in a rapidly changing development and funding landscape. We need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them, and who commit to delivering excellence in programme results.
 

Job Purpose:

You will be responsible for driving UNFPA vehicles to transport staff and missions, as well as the collection of official documents and goods when required. You will need to demonstrate a client-oriented approach, a high sense of responsibility, courtesy, tact, and the ability to work with people from different backgrounds and nationalities.

You would be responsible for:

1. Ensure provision of reliable and safe driving services by:

• Driving office vehicles for the transport of UNFPA staff, experts on missions, and other official visitors.
• Meeting officials and visitors at the airport and assisting in visa and customs formalities when required 
• Ensuring that all passengers wear their seat belts at all times in the vehicle, and that all other security regulations as per MOSS policy are being followed;
• Keeps abreast of traffic, road, and safety awareness to enable safe and on-time arrival for meetings and events.

2. Safe and proper use of the vehicle

• Ensures cost-savings through proper use of the vehicle, accurately maintaining the daily vehicle logbook, and timely suggestions about the maintenance/repair needs of the vehicle.
• Ensures compliance with vehicle maintenance plans and assists in preparing vehicle history reports.

3.  Day-to-day maintenance of the assigned vehicle

• Ensures proper day-to-day maintenance of the assigned vehicle through timely minor repairs, arrangements for major repairs, timely changes of oil, check of tires, brakes, and water levels, car washing, etc so that the vehicle is kept clean and in good running condition at all times.
• Availability of documents/ supplies
• Ensures availability and access to all required documents/supplies, including vehicle insurance, vehicle registration, vehicle logs, office directory, and map of the city/country, first aid kit, and necessary spare parts in the assigned vehicle.
• Ensures that the required steps by UNFPA rules and regulations are taken in case of involvement in an accident.
• Performs other tasks as assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications and Experience: 

Education:  

• Secondary Education; a valid driving license issued by the competent Government authority, knowledge of local driving rules, and the area

  
  
  

Knowledge and Experience: 

• Minimum of 2 years of work experience as a driver in an international organization, embassy, or UN system with a safe driving record.
• Knowledge of driving rules and regulations, chauffeur protocol and courtesies, local roads and conditions, and defensive driving skills.
• Skills in minor vehicle repairs.
• A training certificate in Armored Vehicle driving is desirable.

Languages: 

• Fluency in Arabic and working knowledge of English

Required Competencies: 

Values:

• Exemplifying integrity, 
• Demonstrating commitment to UNFPA and the UN system, 
• Embracing cultural diversity, 
• Embracing change
   

Core Competencies: 

• Achieving results,
• Being accountable,
• Developing and applying professional expertise/business acumen,
• Thinking analytically and strategically,
• Working in teams/managing ourselves and our relationships,

Functional Competencies:

• Demonstrates excellent knowledge of driving rules and regulations and skills in minor vehicle repair
• Demonstrates excellent knowledge of protocol
• Demonstrates excellent knowledge of security issues   
• Focuses on the result for the client.
• Professional appearance and punctuality;
• Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude;
• Remains calm, in control, and good humored even under pressure;
• Responds positively to critical feedback and differing points of view;Good people skills

Compensation and Benefits:

This position offers an attractive remuneration package including a competitive net salary plus health insurance and other benefits as applicable.

UNFPA Work Environment:

UNFPA provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender equality, diversity, integrity and healthy work-life balance. We are committed to ensuring gender parity in the organization and therefore encourage women to apply. Individuals from the LGBTQIA+ community, minority ethnic groups, indigenous populations, persons with disabilities, and other underrepresented groups are highly encouraged to apply. Reasonable accommodation may be provided to applicants with disabilities upon request, to support their participation in the recruitment process. UNFPA promotes equal opportunities in terms of appointment, training, compensation and selection for all regardless of personal characteristics and dimensions of diversity. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is at the heart of UNFPA's workforce - click here to learn more.

Disclaimer:

Selection and appointment may be subject to background and reference checks, medical clearance, visa issuance and other administrative requirements. 

UNFPA does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process and does not concern itself with information on applicants' bank accounts. 

Applicants for positions in the international Professional and higher categories, who hold permanent resident status in a country other than their country of nationality, may be required to renounce such status upon their appointment.