Driver/Facilitator
GIZ- Internal/External Vacancy Announcement #49/2017
GIZ-BMM Office
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. GIZ promotes complex reforms and change processes.
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 Better Migration Management (BMM) project aims to respond to an overall objective to improve migration management in the region, and in particular to curb the trafficking of human beings and the smuggling of migrants within, though, and from the Horn of Africa. The BMM project is implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH in partnership with European and International agencies, such as IOM and Expertise France.
The BMM project is an example of cooperation between the European Commission and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).To facilitate the implementation of the BMM project, GIZ is recruiting one or more Female interns to be based in Addis Ababa under the supervision of the BMM Country Coordinator to assist in BMM implementation in Ethiopia and Djibouti.
Place of Work: Addis Ababa
Required Candidate: One
Application deadline: May 30, 2017
Remuneration: As per GIZ scale
Responsibilities
The Driver/Facilitator is responsible for
· Safely and responsibly performing all official GIZ BMM travel within Addis Ababa and Surround areas using GIZ vehicles;
· Regularly Maintaining ,servicing and looking after GIZ BMM vehicles;
· Taking account of all available information on road conditions, accessible routes, and locations;
· Running errands, delivering documents, and assisting with administrative processes to further the GIZ BMM programme; and
· Assisting with other BMM work as directed.
The Driver/Facilitator performs the following tasks:
Tasks
Driving
· Provides passenger transport in an BMM car for office, project ,or programme staff, official visitors ,and guests;
· Helps with transporting goods; and
· Completes the vehicle log correctly and conscientiously in accordance with GIZ standards.
Vehicle Service
· Cleans the interior and exterior of the BMM vehicle(s) regularly;
· Checks oil, water, brakes and brake liquid, tyre pressure, battery levels and the entire vehicle on a regular basis and when a problem is identified;
· Monitors the vehicle on a monthly basis or every 5,000 km driven (whichever is first)-,for issues with the headlights, brakes, bodywork for dents, etc;
· Is responsible for the BMM vehicle registration and other official documents and keeping them in a good and valid condition, as well as keeping a regularly-updated vehicle log; and recording monthly maintenance per GIZ rules;
· Calculates monthly petrol(benzene/diesel), oil ,and lubricant consumption for the BMM Vehicle(s) for the daily cash fund and for monthly vouchers ;
· Reports the need for service and carries out minor repairs; and
· Immediately reports any involvement of the project or office vehicle in road or other accidents, including minor accidents, including any damage, loss or theft of the vehicle or its fittings.
Facilitating Administrative Processes
· Runs errands for the BMM, programme and/or office, including but not limited to sending letters and messages, paying bills, and buying smaller quantities of office supplies;
· Makes minor purchases and assists in purchasing processes with the BMM programme office and the GIZ Country Office;
· Assists in customs clearing, document exchange with authorities and institutions and other administrative, bureaucratic ,and logistics procedures; and
· Assists in and/or carries out other office activities and tasks as assigned by the Finance and Admin officer and/or the regional coordinator.
Other duties/additional tasks
· Assists other colleagues as needed in the BMM, programme or office and;
· Carries out other office work on request, if there is no ground travel pending
Required qualifications, competences and experience
Qualifications
· Secondary school education
· Holds a valid driver’s licence
Professional experience
· At least 3 years’ work experience as a driver with verifiable references
· No major Vehicular accidents in the past 3 years
Additional competences
· Good knowledge of the English Language
· Fluency in Amharic, knowledge of other local languages would be a plus
· Discipline and punctuality
· Resilience and patience
· Familiarity with all areas of Addis Ababa
· Appropriate appearance and attire
· Friendly manner
· Willingness to upskill as required by the tasks to be performed
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