Job Description

The Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) wants to recruit employees in the following vacant positions the details of which are mentioned bellow.

About the Ethiopian Red Cross Society

The Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) was established in 1935 and is one of the oldest and largest humanitarian organizations in Ethiopia. ERCS provides services to communities affected by natural and manmade disasters through the provision of emergency responses, ambulance and first aid, family reunification, essential drugs, water and sanitation, and other humanitarian services. ERCS also runs disaster risk reduction programs with the aim of creating resilience households and communities. Currently the ERCS has a structure consisting of 11 Regional Offices, 33 Zonal Branches and 131 District/Woreda Branches, 599 Woreda Red Cross Committee and 5871 Kebele Red Cross committees.

Reporting to:- Service Delivery Manager

Terms of employment: Contract for one year

Grade:-   VI    

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Checks the vehicle for oil gauges, tires, fuel and water and ensures that the vehicle is in a proper functioning order;
• Drives passenger and light vehicles to provide transport service to staff members and guests and to transport packages and other light loads as instructed;
• Keeps the motor vehicle in good running order and carries out minor breakdown maintenances and repairs;
• Keeps a record of departure, arrival, mileage covered and fuel consumed and other pertinent data records as per the internal control policy and procedure in place;
• Dusts, washes and cleans the vehicle he/she is entrusted with;
• Ensures at all times that there is enough fuel in the tank and checks on the level of oil and water and does refilling as needed;
• Ascertains that all tools and other accessories for the vehicle are handy and functional;
• Complies with traffic regulations and time schedules;
• Replaces flat tires, spare parts and gets them repaired;
• Makes sure that the carloads are within permissible limit;
• Gets the motor vehicle washed, lubricated, inspected and maintained regularly;
• Gets his/her driving license renewed as per regulations;
• Reports malfunctions or defects beyond his/her ability on the motor vehicle to superior for corrective actions;
• Assists in inspecting whether vehicles are properly repaired;
• Gets the vehicle inspected annually;
• Performs other job related duties and responsibilities of the job as assigned by the Logistics Officer

Job Requirements

Qualification:

• Level II TVET complete in Passenger Vehicles Driving (≤ 12 seats) and 0 year Or
• 12th grade complete or 10th grade complete in the new education policy, 3rd grade driving license & 2 years driving work experience Or
• 8th grade complete, 3rd grade driving license & 4 years driving work experience 

How to Apply

We invite candidates meeting the required qualifications to send their updated CV and copy of valid driving license to Human Resources Administration Division, P. o. Box 195 before the closing date of this announcement on November 5, 2020.