Job Description
Driver
Internal/External Vacancy Announcement #124/2019
GIZ- SDR Programme
Background
As an international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development with worldwide operations, the federally owned Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH supports the German Government in achieving its development-policy objectives; and in Ethiopia, GIZ has been working for more than 40 years in bilateral cooperation on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and on commission of the Ethiopian government and international donors.
The Strengthening Drought Resilience (SDR) support Programme of GIZ was initiated in 2013 as a response to the Ethiopian Government’s appeal to end drought emergencies. Thus, SDR Program is closely linked to the Country Programming Paper (CPP) to End Drought Emergencies in the Horn of Africa and anchored in the over-arching Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP). This programme is implemented under the Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Resources (MoALR), the respective decentralised bureaus and the GIZ.
The SDR-Programme of GIZ supports the Ethiopian government’s endeavours to strengthen the drought resilience capacity of pastoralists and agro-pastoralists in selected pilot areas in Afar and Somali regions, by allowing them to adapt their livelihood system to a changing natural and socio-economic environment context in order to get a higher and more secured income.
For its SDR program activities, GIZ is looking, for a Driver as per the detail below:
Position: Driver
Place of Work: Addis Ababa
Required Candidate: One
Application deadline: July 21, 2019
Responsibilities
- Safe and responsible driving of office vehicles
- Routine maintenance and care of office vehicles
- Takes careful note of all available information concerning street conditions, effective routes and locations
- Running of official errands and assisting with other office services
Tasks
- Drives office/project/programme vehicles safely and chauffeur staff, official visitors and guests to official destinations
- Assists in the transport of goods
- Cleans the inside and outside of the office vehicle regularly
- Checks oil, water, brake and clutch fluids daily; tyre pressures, battery water, and overall vehicle condition monthly or after 5000 km whichever comes earlier, tests lights, brakes, bodywork for dents, etc.
- Is responsible for project vehicle documents and its care, keeps vehicle logbook daily and registers each monthly check
- Reports the need for maintenance and undertakes minor repairs
- Immediately reports any involvement of the project/office vehicle in any, even minor accidents, or any damage or theft of equipment from the vehicle
- Reports any incident whilst off duty that may affect his/her driving license entitlement, and as well as any newly known health problems that may affect/her ability to drive.
- Assists in driving employees from other projects and counterparts, when required.
- Assist in and/or carries out any other duty as assigned.
Job Requirements
Required qualifications, competences and experiences
Qualification
- Secondary school or technical school graduate
- 3rd grade driving license
Professional experience
- 5 years of driving experience, including in rural areas, ideally for an international organization, Government institution, NGO or diplomats
Other knowledge, additional competences
- Proven experience of driving in rural areas and off-road areas
- Knowledge about Afar/Somali region is an advantage
- Vocational training of car mechanics is of advantage
- knowledge of auto mechanics is a must
How to Apply
Application procedure:
Interested and qualified candidates shall submit their motivation letter along with their non-returnable recent CV via Email: [email protected]
Note: –
Please make sure you mention the Vacancy Number ‘Driver #124’ in the subject line of your email application. Due to large number of applications we categories applications with the vacancy numbers. Applications without vacancy numbers in subject lines might not be categorized in the appropriate folder and could be disqualified.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Applications from qualified women are encouraged
More Information
- Job City Addis Ababa
