Programme Driver – Mogadishu, Somalia

 

				Internal and External
			Vacancy Announcement
			GIZ Risk management Office in Somalia
	Salary band:	1				Programme Driver
	Choose title of salary band			1X
	Reports to:					Duty Station RMA
	Disciplinary Manager:					Project Manager
	Duty Station					Mogadishu, Somalia

1. Brief introduction

The German Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH RMO Somalia project supports the safe and effective implementation of GIZ projects across Somalia through a state-of-the-art security risk management system in order to minimize the risks faced by GIZ staff members and projects.

GIZ Risk Management Office is seeking to recruit a driver who will be based in Mogadishu

1. Responsibilities
   • Safe and responsible performing all official travel using official vehicles

• Regular servicing and looking after official vehicles

• Taking account of all available information on road conditions, accessible routes and locations
• Running official errands and assisting with other office work

1. The driver performs the following tasks:
2. Driving

• Providing passenger transport in an official car for project staff, official visitors and guests

• Running errands for the project, e.g. sending letters and messages, paying bills and buying smaller quantities of office supplies; helping with transporting goods and completes the vehicle log correctly and conscientiously in accordance with GIZ standards

2. Service
   • Cleaning the interior and exterior of the vehicle(s) regularly

• Checking oil, water, brakes and brake liquid, tyre pressure, battery levels and the entire vehicle, monthly or every 5,000 km (whichever is first), headlights, brakes, bodywork for dents etc.

• Responsibility for the project vehicle documents and their good condition, keeping a vehicle log and recording monthly maintenance; calculates monthly petrol, oil and lubricant consumption and reports need for service and carries out minor repairs

• Immediately reporting all involvement of the project or office vehicle in accidents, including minor accidents, damage, loss or theft of vehicle fittings
• Close coordination with the risk management office, and adherence to risk management guidelines

3. Knowledge management

• Using all available information (including current radio news on traffic conditions) to update daily knowledge of road conditions, current passable routes/ locations, as well as security conditions prior to field trips, and sharing this information with other people in the office and other drivers

4. Other duties/additional tasks
   • Assisting other colleagues as needed in the project, programme or office

1. Required qualifications, competences and experience

• Completed a secondary school education will be an added advantage

• Holds a valid driver’s licence class;

• Advanced and/or Defensive driving certificate will be an advantage

• Driving of armoured vehicles will be an advantage

• VHF Radio communication will be an advantage

Professional experience

• At least 5-8 years’ work experience as a driver with three references one of whom is your immediate supervisor
• No major accidents in the past 3 years

• First Aid & Emergency training

Other knowledge, additional competences

• good knowledge of the English and Somalia language

• discipline and punctuality, resilience and patience; familiarity with all project areas

• appropriate appearance and attire, friendly manner with all passengers

• willingness to upskill as required by the tasks to be performed – corresponding measures are agreed with management

1. Timing and Duration of Assignment

The duration of the assignment will be from 11/2021 – 03/2023 (with the possibility of an extension, as well based on your work-performance)

1. Working Arrangements and Reporting

The Driver will be based in Mogadishu and work under the direct supervision of the National Risk Management Advisor. The successful applicant may also be required to attend meetings, trainings etc. elsewhere in Somalia and Nairobi as required.

 

Reference Number: RMOPD/09/03/2021

Applications should be done through email to: application-gizsom@giz.de

All applications MUST bear the above reference number in the subject of the email.

Deadline:  By Monday 4^th October 2021 16:00 HRS

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

 

 

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