Associate Fleet Management Officer
About UNHCR
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is a UN agency mandated to aid and protect refugees, forcibly displaced communities, and stateless people, and to assist in their voluntary repatriation, local integration or resettlement to a third country.
Context
The Office of the UNHCR was established on 14 December 1950 by the UN General Assembly. The agency is mandated to lead and co-ordinate international action to protect refugees and resolve refugee problems worldwide. Its primary purpose is to safeguard the rights and well-being of refugees. It strives to ensure that everyone can exercise the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge in another State, with the option to return home voluntarily, integrate locally or to resettle in a third country (www.unhcr.org). This UNV assignment is subject to proof of vaccination against Covid-19 with WHO approved vaccine, unless the UNHCR Medical Service approves an exemption from this requirement on medical grounds.
Task Description
Coordinate, manage and support all the fleet management activities in the Office. Implement effective fleet management that regularly monitors the fleet pool, saves cost and safeguards the investment of the organisation. Apply UNHCR's fleet management strategy when preparing plans for purchase of important fleet assets. Conduct spend analyses using historical spend data to identify trends that can be used to plan procurement activities and Frame Agreements. Plan for acquisition, maintenance and replacement of fleet assets. Develop local fleet management replacement strategies taking into account UNHCR short and medium term requirements. Coordinate activities of implementing partners and/or contractors performing fleet related activities, and ensure that they understand and adhere to relevant UNHCR rules and procedures. Respond to field requests for information and advice and coordinate responses from a range of HQ units to provide a clear, consistent and timely response to the field. Collect information both in the field and in HQ, to ensure relevant and appropriate information is gathered and shared. Promote an understanding of concerns, objectives and priorities for fleet related issues by providing information or expertise to interested parties.
Infrastructure Support
Provide fleet management reports, customised reports, and gathers information on all fleet assets and provides in-depth reports periodically and when requested. Monitor the quality and accuracy of fleet related data in relevant business systems. Compile and analyse statistical information, identify trends and developments in fleet related matters that will assist in decision making. Disseminate, promote commitment to and monitor compliance with UNHCR's global policies, standards and guidance on fleet management.
Eligibility Criteria
Age
18 - 80
Nationality
Candidate must be a national of a country other than the country of assignment.
Requirements
Required Experience
- 3 years of experience in general logistics, including warehousing, transportation, customs clearance and procurement, and in managing and supporting staff. The following experience is preferred: in other UN organizations, working for a humanitarian aid organization in a developing country and/or working in fleet and transport management within UNHCR.
- Computer literate; proficiency in MS Office applications (Word, Excel, etc); knowledge of publishing software an asset.
- Excellent drafting and reporting skills; good research and analytical skills;
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team;
- Sound security awareness;
- Have affinity with or interest in humanitarian relief, post-conflict situations, volunteerism as a mechanism for durable development, and the UN system;
- Skills on training and developing staff.
Area(s) of Expertise
Communication, Logistics and Inventory, Transport
Driving License
International driver's license Required
Languages
English, Level: Fluent, Required
Required Education Level
Bachelor degree or equivalent in Mechanical trade qualification or Engineering Certificate required; Basic Training Course for delegates or equivalent knowledge preferred.
Competencies and Values
- Professionalism
- Integrity
- Teamwork and respect for diversity
- Commitment to continuous learning
- Planning and organizing
- Communication
- Flexibility
- Genuine commitment towards the principles of voluntary engagement
Other Information
Living Conditions and Remarks
Dar es Salaam is Tanzania's commercial city and contains high concentrations of trade and other services and manufacturing compared to different parts of Tanzania, which has about 80 percent of its population in rural areas. Downtown includes many small businesses, many of which are run by traders and proprietors whose families originated from the Middle East and Indian sub-continent—regions of the world with which the settlements of the Tanzanian coast have had long-standing trading relations. Since 2016, the central government has relocated to Dodoma, the country's political capital city. The UN has a sub-office in Dodoma with a limited number of staff across UN agencies. Gradually, the UN will move to Dodoma in the near future.
Inclusivity Statement
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