Location : ICPAC, Nairobi, Kenya
Job Title : Driver
Grade : Project staff
Accountable to : Official AMESD Counterpart
Duration : 3 Years contract (36 months)
Salary : 600.00 Euro per month
Background
The objective of the African Monitoring of the Environment for Sustainable Development (AMESD) Project (funded by the European Development Fund) is to enhance monitoring for sustainable management of the environment thereby contributing to poverty alleviation. Within the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) region, the activities are focusing on the assessment and monitoring of land degradation and natural habitats for sustainable land management. The Regional Implementation Centre, the IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC), a specialized institution providing climate information, prediction and early warning for applications in support of environmental management, is responsible for the overall management of the Thema and for developing the Natural Habitat Conservation (NHC) service.
Duties and Responsibilities
Under the general supervision of the AMESD counterpart and the AMESD TA-TE, the driver will be responsible for the following duties and responsibilities:
- To drive the Project Staff and ensure the safe custody, timely and efficient collections and deliveries as instructed.
- Drive the Project Staff and other authorized passengers as assigned.
- Deliver and collect goods, parcels etc as required.
- Facilitate occasional airport transfers of staff.
- Pay utility bills and licenses.
- Maintain the vehicle log book indicating mileage, task accomplished, departure and arrival times, fuel taken etc.
- Carry out routine maintenance checks daily and report any observed faults to the supervisor.
- Ensure that the vehicle is maintained in a serviceable condition and report any faults to the supervisor.
- Ensure that all vehicles licences are up to date and renewed in good time.
- Clean assigned vehicle daily.
- And any other duties as may be assigned by the Official AMESD Counterpart.
Education
O’ Level
Work experience
Five (5) years driving experience with a recognised Institution
Valid Driving License up to grade E
Certificate of good conduct
Competencies
- Excellent driving skills
- Basic vehicle maintenance skills
- Defensive driving skills
- Effective communication skills
- Effective interpersonal skills
Languages
Fluency in oral and written English is required.
Qualified and interested persons should send their applications to the ICPAC AMESD manager, IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC), P.O. Box 10304 00100 Nairobi, Kenya; E-mail: amesd@icpac.net, copy to director@icpac.net and AMESD TA-TE igad_thema@amesd.org by Monday 14th of June 2010, 8:00 AM, enclosing a cover letter and an updated curriculum vitae containing details of their qualifications, experience, contact telephone, e-mail address as well as names and addresses of three referees.