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Job Category:   Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Residence and Support Staff)

Job Subcategory:  Driver / Messenger

Job Description (Roles and Responsibilities)    

Main purpose of job:

Driver is responsible to provide transport service to all HMG’s staff and, visitors to and from assigned destinations and gives relevant assistance in line with transport policy and respective safety rules.  

Roles and responsibilities:

• Be familiar with and follow the service standard as set out in the transport policy.

• Provide timely transport service in a safe and lawful manner at all times.

• Adhere to driver and passenger health and safety rules when driving.

• Check and carry out daily inspection to ensure the vehicles are fit and safe to drive, including the weekly radio checks and kit inspection.

• Drive British Embassy official vehicles on all assigned official businesses and fields trips. 

• Ensure clear communication with the stakeholders when on official duty, customers and supervising team. 

• Report to the Line Manager whenever any defect is found on the vehicle.

• Maintain and submit a record of all journeys.

• Make sure you hold a valid driving licence and ensure it remains valid to comply with insurance coverage requirements where needed.

• Keep the vehicle clean, tidy and serviceable.

• Maintain the safety and security of documents and goods.

• Deliver letters and documents to the right place at the right time.

• Follow and implement transport policy and safely rules while driving vehicles.

• Perform other duties given by his supervisor.                           

Essential qualifications, skills and experience    

• Minimum 3 Years on similar position

• 3rd grade Valid driving license

• Language: English  

Desirable qualifications, skills and experience  

• Basic Computer skills

• Mechanic Background  

Required competencies  

Leading and Communicating, Collaborating and Partnering, Managing a Quality Service, Delivering at Pace  

Application deadline:  10 March 2020

Grade:  S1

Type of Position:  Permanent

Working hours per week: 40

Region:  Africa

Country/Territory:  Ethiopia

Location (City):   Addis Ababa

Type of Post: British Embassy

Number of vacancies:  1

Starting monthly salary:  ETB 10757.84

Start Date: 1 May 2020  

Other benefits and conditions of employment    

Working patterns:

Willing to work extended shift from 05:00 AM to 23:00 PM as needed

Additional information  

Locally engaged staff of all grades will be entitled to paid annual leave as follows:
Up to 2 years 22 days
After 2 years services 25 days
After 5 years services 30 days

In addition to annual leave, the British Embassy observes up to a maximum number of 14 Ethiopian, British and Religious public holidays each year. A list of such Embassy holidays will be published each year. Office Staff required to work on these holidays will be granted time off in lieu or overtime where circumstances permit.