Senior Driver

The Senior Driver provides reliable and secure driving services for the WHO country office, including transport of personnel, field visits, and delivery of items. The role also involves vehicle maintenance, reporting incidents, and providing clerical and general office assistance.

Responsibilities

• Provide reliable and secure driving services including driving office vehicles for transport of the Head of the WHO country office, authorized personnel, field visits, and delivery and collection of mail, documents and other items.
• Meet official personnel and visitors at the airport and facilitate immigration and customs formalities as required.
• Check availability of all required documents/supplies for the assigned vehicle including vehicle insurance, vehicle logs, office directory, first aid kit, and necessary spare parts.
• Complete the monthly vehicle data form at the end of the month.
• Manage day-to-day maintenance of the assigned vehicle through timely minor repairs, oil changes, checking tyres and brakes, car washing, and arranging major repairs.
• Report any incidents/accidents as per the rules and regulations.
• Provide clerical and general office assistance to office staff.

Requirements

• Completion of secondary education or equivalence training and valid driving license.
• Basic mechanics' certificate and first aid training (desirable).
• Minimum two years of work experience as a driver with a safe driving record.
• Experience in driving within WHO or another United Nations agency (desirable).
• In-depth knowledge of local traffic regulations and topography of the country.
• Proficient in protocol and organizational security standards for drivers.
• Proven mechanical knowledge and skills in operating and maintaining different types of vehicles.
• Proven ability to interact positively and tactfully with diverse clients.
• Ability to write concise official reports of incidents, read and understand instructions in the working language.
• Intermediate knowledge of English.
• Expert knowledge of Arabic.

Skills

• Valid driving license
• Safe Driving
• Vehicle Maintenance
• Basic mechanics
• First Aid Training
• Local Traffic Regulations
• Topography Knowledge
• Protocol Compliance
• Organizational Security Standards
• Incident Reporting
• Draft Report Writing
• Client Interaction
• English Language Proficiency
• Language Proficiency in Arabic

Languages

English, Arabic