UNDP Moldova

Driver to provide ad-hoc driving services to UN Women Moldova Country Office.

Vacancy Number: Of15/00809

Location:	Chisinau, Moldova
Application Deadline:	20 Feb 2015, 23:59 (GMT+2:00)
Starting date:	10 Mar 2015
Reference to the project:	UN Women
Expected Duration of Assignment:	until mid December 2015
Supporting Documents: Terms of Reference Individiula Consultant Procurement Notice Personal History Form (P11) UN Women UN Women Conditions of Service Consultants

Background

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.

In Moldova UN Women is operational since 2010 on the basis projects presence, which were laid and active in the country from 2007. It extended continuous support to the Government of Moldova, to key stakeholders from national and local levels, through various programmes and activities aimed at creating an enabling environment for gender equality, recognized as a prerequisite for sustainable development with a strong and active policy on gender equality.

Staring with 2014, UN Women Country office has been established in the Republic of Moldova to provide continuous support for the Government, UN and Civil Society to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment based on the four key strategic areas in Moldova: (i) Women lead and participate in decision-making at all levels, (ii) Women, especially the poorest and most excluded, are economically empowered and benefit from development, (iii) Women and girls live a life free of violence and (iv) Governance and national planning fully reflect accountability for GE commitments and priorities.

Currently, UN Women is implementing the following major projects: “Joint Integrated Local Development Programme” (JILDP), Project on Enhancing Women’s Political Representation (WiP),Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB) as part of a regional project, and Women Labor Migrant project, as part of a global project. The first two projects are joint projects with UNDP.

With the overall aim to ensure effective country strategy implementation, UN Women Moldova plans to hire a temporary driver to provide safe driving services on an as-needed basis to UN Women Country Office.

Scope of work

The objective of this assignment is to provide reliable and safe driving services to UN Women Country Office and high-ranking UN officials and visitors ensuring highest standards of discretion and integrity, sense of responsibility, excellent knowledge of protocol and security issues.

For detailed information, please refer to Annex 1 - Terms of Reference.

Requirements for experience

Education:

Relevant education; Valid driver’s license (B,C categories)

Experience

Minimum 5 years of work experience as a driver; safe driving record; knowledge of driving rules and regulations and skills in minor vehicle repair;
Minimum 2 year experience of undertaking clerical work;
Experience of work for UN or other international organisation is an asset;
Knowledge of MS Office applications is an advantage.

Language Requirements:

Fluency in Romanian. Working knowledge of Russian. Basic knowledge of English will be an asset.

Documents to be included

Interested candidates must submit via online submission system the following documents/ information to demonstrate their qualification:

Brief description of why the individual considers him/herself as the most suitable for the assignment;
Duly filled Personal History Form (P11) and / or personal CV, including records on past experience in similar assignments as well as the contact details (email and telephone number) of at least three (3) professional references;
Financial proposal (in MDL) - specifying a daily all-inclusive fee as per template provided.