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Under the guidance and supervision of the Logistics Associate, the Driver will provide reliable and safe driving services ensuring to UNDP RR and other high-ranking UN Officials and visitors ensuring highest standards of discretion and integrity, high sense of responsibility, excellent knowledge of protocol and security issues. The Driver will demonstrate a client-oriented approach, courtesy, tact and the ability to work with people of different national and cultural backgrounds. 

Upon request for the supervisor, the driver can also be required to provide driving services to the Operations and Programme staff in the CO, consultants and experts and UN staff on mission.

The Driver will provide reliable and safe driving services ensuring to UNDP RR and other high-ranking UN Officials and visitors ensuring highest standards of discretion and integrity, high sense of responsibility, excellent knowledge of protocol and security issues.

Duties and Responsibilities

Summary of Key Functions:

• Provision of reliable and secure driving services
• Proper use of vehicle
• Day-to-day maintenance of the assigned vehicle
• Availability of documents/ supplies

Ensures provision of reliable and secure driving services by;

• driving office vehicles for the transport of authorized personnel and delivery and collection of mail, documents and other items and 
• meeting official personnel and visitors at the airport, visa and customs formalities arrangement when required.
• Ensures cost-savings through proper use of vehicle through accurate maintenance of daily vehicle logs, provision of inputs to preparation of the vehicle maintenance plans and reports.
• 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, car washing, etc. 
• Ensures availability of all the required documents/supplies including vehicle insurance, vehicle logs, office directory, and map of the city/country, first aid kit, and necessary spare parts.
• Ensures that all immediate actions required by rules and regulations are taken in case of involvement in accidents.
• Support hospitality and orientation support of personnel and other individual, especially of new staff and visitors and guests of the Project Support Unit and the Country Office, as required.
• Support the project team by providing administrative and clerical support as requested, including in preparing, copying, collating, binding, filing and distributing documents, mail and notifications, as requested.
• Provide logistical and administrative support during events and meetings, as required.
• Provide any other clerical support to the office as may be required.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Secondary Education. Valid Driver’s license. 

Experience:

• 3 years’ work experience as a driver;
• Safe driving record; 
• Knowledge of driving rules and regulations and skills in minor vehicle repair.

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Scope of Work:

Under the overall guidance of the Programme Specialist and direct supervision of the Community Engagement Specialist and in close collaboration with the Reintegration and social cohesion team Project Team in the Sub-Office, the Reintegration Analyst will be responsible for the overall implementation, led and coordinate the UNDP-specific RSC project and community engagement activities. The Reintegration Analyst will work closely with the State Government, UN agencies, and CSOs operating in the project areas, and perform the following specific tasks:

Reintegration and Community Engagement:

• Collect and conduct desk review on the relevant data and research documents;
• Conduct stakeholder mapping and multi-sector/perception assessment of the Reintegration dynamics and priority reconciliation and social cohesion needs in the communities; 
• Facilitate focal group discussions with local and displaced populations in the communities;
• Identify and establish community consultation groups, including vulnerable target population (including women, disability, etc.) to design an effective structure of dialogue platform;
• Promote consultations with relevant parties to identify the need gaps and UNDP’s entry points for catalytic effects for the Reintegration and social cohesion unit and Stabilization Facilities and other NE integrated recovery projects.

Project Management:

• Prepare concept notes, Terms of Reference, project briefs/reports;
• Contribute to projects’ formulation and projects’ budgets/finance;
• Design detailed implementation plan of the identified interventions, including potential implementing partners, methodologies, and coordination mechanisms, in accordance with UNDP’s rules and regulations;
• Monitor day-to-day project activities and provide guidance to implementing partners to ensure the project activities are implemented in line with the planned timeline and results;
• Support organization of roundtable discussions, press conferences, briefing sessions, interviews, launches, etc. in the area of community engagement and empowerment.

Reporting, Monitoring and Evaluation:

• Monitor day-to-day project activities and provide guidance to UNVs and local volunteers;
• Prepare reports, information materials, and publications on the project activities;       
• Provide technical support to ensure the project activities are implemented in line with the planned timeline and results;
• Provide technical support to CSO, community groups to strengthen the capacity of community; groups for advocacy, communications, and resource mobilization, including utilization of social media and other innovative communication tools;
• Project annual work plan preparation, draft project report and briefs;
• Document lessons learned throughout the project implementation;
• Collation of project documents, reports for NIM audit, and implementation of audit recommendations;
• Support organization of roundtable discussions, press conferences, briefing sessions, interviews, launches, etc. in the area of community engagement and empowerment.

Requirements:

Minimum education requirements:

• Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in Social/Political Science, International Development, Conflict Resolution, and Peace-building or related field or;
• A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in combination with an additional two (2) years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Minimum years of relevant work experience:

• Up to 2 years (with Master’s degree) or 2 years (with Bachelor’s degree) of relevant professional working experience in social development, community development, or poverty reduction is required.

Required Skills:

• Experience on community mobilization, engagement and social cohesion, addressing issues of community development and/or early recovery;
• Proficiency in usage of computers, office software packages and advance project management software as well as in handling of web-based management system.

Desired skills in addition to the competencies covered in the Competencies section:

• Experience in DDRR, Reconciliation and Conflict resolution is desired;
• Demonstrated experience and good knowledge of community-based reintegration in Northeast Nigeria is desired;
• Experience in social cohesion and peacebuilding is desired;
• Experience in post conflict environment is a strong advantage. Knowledge of socio-economic, culture, and community development issues in the North-East Nigeria and Lake Chad Basin region is an asset;
• Proven experience in result-based reporting, public relations/communication;
• Prior experience on monitoring and evaluation is an asset.