Senior Driver/Team Assistant

The Senior Driver/Team Assistant provides reliable and safe driving services for UNIDO staff and authorized persons, including high-ranking officials. The role also includes administrative and logistical support such as mail delivery, workshop organization, and assistance with official travel arrangements.

Responsibilities

• Drive the UNIDO official vehicle(s) to provide transportation of UNIDO office staff and other authorized persons in a timely, safe and courteous manner.
• Meet official personnel at the airport and facilitate immigration and customs formalities.
• Deliver and collect official mail and other documents as required, ensuring timely deliveries and collections.
• Arrange for regular professional service maintenance and repair of the UNIDO vehicle(s), maintaining cleanliness and safety standards.
• Log all official travel, daily mileage, gas consumption, oil changes.
• Immediately report incidents, accidents or safety concerns regarding the vehicle and ensure compliance with applicable rules and regulations.
• Carry out clerical and administrative ad-hoc assignments as requested.
• Maintain accuracy and confidentiality in driving, clerical and logistical support services.
• Provide logistical support for organization of workshops, training and field trips.
• Collect and update staff information monthly ensuring accuracy.
• Draft simple correspondence in English and Urdu when required.
• Assist with photocopying, filing, and other administrative support tasks.
• Maintain and update contact information of officials in government offices, ministries, UN agencies and other partners.
• Assist in maintaining the UCR’s calendars and support daily work.
• Assist with the arrangement of official travel of the UCR.
• Perform other duties to support UCR as required.

Requirements

• Completed secondary education or equivalent is required.
• Training in motor vehicle driving and possession of a valid Pakistani driving licence for motor cars is required.
• A minimum of two (2) years of work experience as a driver is required.
• Candidates holding a relevant first‑level university degree or higher must have at least one (1) year of relevant work experience.
• Knowledge of national traffic laws, rules and regulations and a good safe driving record is required.
• Experience/proficiency in using Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint), internet, is required.
• Experience in driving high-ranking United Nations officials, staff members and/or diplomatic staff is desirable.
• Experience within the UN system or in a multicultural environment is desirable.
• Experience in providing support to managerial/professional staff and using administrative skills is desirable.
• Experience with SAP or similar ERP software is desirable.
• Fluency in written and spoken English and Urdu is required.
• Fluency and/or working knowledge of another official UN language is desirable.

Skills

• Motor Vehicle Driving
• Valid Pakistani Driving Licence
• Knowledge of National Traffic Laws
• Safe Driving
• Microsoft Outlook
• MS Word
• MS Excel
• MS PowerPoint
• Internet usage
• Driving High-Ranking Officials
• Administrative Support
• Logistical Support
• Mail Delivery
• Workshop Organization
• Official Travel Arrangements
• SAP
• ERP Software

Languages

English, Urdu