Project Driver PREP
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Job Description
Job Title: Project Driver
Project: Plastics Recycling Program in Southern Nigeria (PReP)
Location: Anambra State
About TechnoServe:
Everyone deserves the opportunity to build a better future. This simple idea has been at the heart of TechnoServes work around the world for over 50 years. TechnoServe is a pioneer in leveraging the power of business and markets to create sustainable pathways out of poverty.
The low-income communities in which we work are full of enterprising people. Their small-scale farms and businesses are the keys to economic development. But they face many challenges: low literacy lack of access to jobs and markets unpredictable political dynamics and increasingly the effects of climate change. For many women and young people the challenges are even more daunting. Working with TechnoServe staff people around the world are lifting themselves out of poverty. The results are incomes increase and living conditions for families get better they are able to access health care and education previously out of reach. Communities and even whole countries are better off.
Job Summary:
The Driver will demonstrate a client-oriented approach a high sense of responsibility courtesy tact and the ability to work with people of different national and cultural backgrounds. His/her support to the project will be centered around reliable and safe driving services to the project team members TechnoServe employees visitors and administrative services as required ensuring high accuracy of work.
Primary Functions & Responsibilities:
- Ensures provision of reliable and secure driving services by driving office vehicles for the transport of authorized personnel and delivery and collection of mail documents and other items and
meeting official personnel and visitors at various locations.
- Maintain and contribute to policy information on fleet management.
- Work within cost-saving methods through proper use of vehicles accurate maintenance of daily vehicle logs provision of inputs to preparation of the vehicle maintenance plans and reports.
- 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 etc.
- Logs fuel consumption maintenance etc.
- Work toward availability of required documents/supplies including vehicle insurance vehicle logs office directory map of the city/country first aid kit and necessary spare parts. Maintain updated records at all times.
- With good knowledge of defensive driving apply rules and regulations internal and external policies.
- Provides physical labor services in relocation of offices and staff moves and provides support for meetings and conferences.
- Ensures steps required by rules regulations and best practice are adhered to in case of accident.
- Applies good judgment in the context of assignments given.
- Steady compliance with the policy in all conduct of activities.
- Provide basic security management support in applying innovative techniques to assess and mitigate risk especially within the location of work.
- Provide other project related support assistance as may be assigned Supervisor.
Basic Qualifications:
- Minimum relevant qualification from secondary academic institution National diploma or higher National Diploma in any Art or social science field.
- Valid Drivers license.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Previous experience in conducting liaison work with government international agencies or NGOs with minimum 2 years work experience as a driver in Anambra.
- Safe driving record.
- Knowledge of driving rules and regulations and skills in minor vehicle repair.
Required Languages: Familiarity with the local language and English Language
Travel: At least 50% of the time
Knowledge Skills and Competencies:
- Defense driving skills & knowledge.
- Familiarity with local terrain is desirable
- Duties require professional verbal and written communication skills and the ability to type.
- The task requires staff to be cordial and respectful to clients visitors and colleagues.
- The task requires staff to tactfully and effectively deal with officials and visitors.
- Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office and telephone protocol.
- Knowledge of road and fire safety programs /systems and ability to assess risks and identify mitigation measures
- Ability to interpret travel policy and procedures the Staff Rules administrative circulars financial regulations and rules on travel related matters.
Supervisory Responsibilities None
Closing Statements
We encourage all qualified individuals who share TechnoServesvision of improving the lives of others through proven business solutions to apply.
With our commitment to diversity we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer andaffirmative action employerand do not discriminate on the basis of gender race color ethnicity religion sexual orientation gender identity age HIV/AIDS status protected veteran status disability and all other protected classes.
We are also proud of our commitment to protecting staff partners and beneficiaries from abuse and exploitation and thoroughly vet all final candidates through rigorous background and reference checks.
If you have a disability that affects your ability to use our online system to apply for a position at TechnoServe please contact the Human Resources ator call 1 .
Employment Type
Full-Time
