One of the best paying employers of drivers in Kenya is the United Nations (UN). It is therefore no wonder that a question that comes up
often, especially in ‘bases’ where people seeking driver jobs exchange notes,
is the one on how to get UN driver jobs in Kenya. Besides paying its drivers
very well, the United Nations gives them excellent benefits, with rather
attractive work terms to boot. And needless to say, the UN is a very prestigious place to work.
According to people who are in the know, there are 2 main
ways in which you can get UN driver jobs in Kenya.
The first way in which you can get a UN driver job in Kenya
is by applying. From time to time, UN (and its various agencies) will put up an
ad in the newspapers, inviting people who are interested in becoming drivers to
apply. So if you are a person who has an ambition to eventually work for the UN
in Kenya as a driver, you need to be on the lookout for such media ads. Then,
when you come across them, you should move with haste and make your
application, which may then lead to you being called for an interview, ultimately
culminating in you getting one of the Kenya UN driver positions.
The
second way in which you may get a UN driver job in Kenya is by way of
networking. This is particularly useful when it comes to UN long distance truck
driver jobs in Kenya. You have to understand that, for the most part, the long
distance driver jobs at UN Kenya (and indeed elsewhere) are usually given to
people who are ‘known’. So you may have to join the truckers network, get
yourself to be well known, before you can be recommended for a job. How do you
go about networking for Kenya UN driver jobs? Well, that is the same as posing
the question on how to apply for a Kenyan passport online. Or it is
akin to posing the question on how to apply for a helb loan in Kenya.
The simple answer is that "it is a process". Networking is a process that entails
getting yourself acquainted to the professional network, befriending the people
in the network, and eventually working towards a relationship where you can
exchange professional notes and recommend one another for jobs. It helps a
great deal if you are introduced to the members of the professional network
(truckers club in this case) by someone who is already well known and well
regarded within the network. Once you are well known as a person of high integrity, you may eventually get hired as a UN driver in Kenya.
