Truck Driver and Crane Operator (Senior Driver)

Transport
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
June 12, 2025
Full time - Open ended contract
Urgent
Application ends: June 18, 2025
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Job Description

Together, we build the future UNOPS – an operational arm of the United Nations – supports the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by successfully implementing its partners’ peace building, humanitarian, and development projects around the world. Our mission is to help people build better lives and countries achieve peace and sustainable development. We are proud of our people. The UNOPS family brings together approximately 160 nationalities, represented by over 5,000 UNOPS personnel as well as some 7,800 personnel recruited on behalf of our partners. Spread across 80 countries, our workforce is rich in diversity and culture – with inclusion at its core. We understand the importance of balancing professional and personal demands and offer several flexible working options. Explore what we offer: https://bit.ly/3fpqivR

Duty station: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia with frequent travel to the fields, Ethiopia.

Functional Responsibilities

Driving Functions

  • Ensures provision of reliable and secure driving services by a) driving the trucks for the transport of authorized personnel and delivery and collection of materials and equipment to site and b) drives safely enough to ensure the safe delivery of equipment and cargo to implementation sites and c) safe and correct use of the truck crane ensuring complete adherence to crane HSSE operation requirements.
  • Ensures cost-savings through proper use of trucks through accurate maintenance of daily vehicle logs, provision of inputs for the 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, crane hydraulic system etc.
  • Ensures availability of all the required documents/supplies including vehicle insurance, vehicle logs, office directory, 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.
  • Carries out daily routine checks on the truck and follows up on scheduled maintenance of the truck.
  • Ensures there is sufficient fuel in the fuel container and checks on the level of oil and water and does refilling as needed for any other minor maintenance.
  • Reports dents, cracks, bruises, or bumps of any magnitude on the body of the truck on time.
  • Keeps tools, accessories, spare tires, and first aid kit on the truck, and makes them readily available for use and inspection/ inventory.
  • Follows up the operating condition of the truck, timely reports repair/ maintenance needs and checks the repair of the truck before departure of the next proposed destination.
  • Ensures availability of all the required documents/supplies including insurance, registration, log sheet, checklist, fuel, first aid, road fund, and 3rd party certificates

Education/Experience/Language experience

Education

  • Completion of secondary education is required.
  • A valid truck driver’s license with a minimum of 2nd grade level is required, please attach to the application.
  • A technical diploma in automotive mechanics is an added advantage.
  • A technical certificate in crane operation is considered an asset.

Experience

  • A minimum of five (5) years of experience as a driver/crane operator of heavy-duty trucks or vehicles, with a safe driving record, is required.
  • Knowledge of driving rules and regulations, along with skills in minor vehicle repairs, is an added advantage.
  • Experience working with UNOPS is considered an asset.

Language

  • Fluency in written, spoken and written English is required.
  • Knowledge of local languages in conflict affected areas is an advantage.

Contract type, level and duration

  • Contract type: Local Individual Contractual Agreement
  • Contract level: LICA-5 (ICS5)
  • Contract duration: Ongoing Open-ended, subject to organizational requirements, availability of funds and satisfactory performance.’

For more details about the ICA contractual modality, please follow this link:

https://www.unops.org/english/Opportunities/job-opportunities/what-we-offer/Pages/Individual-Contractor-Agreements.aspx

Application period: 05-Jun-2025 to 18-Jun-2025.