Role Purpose

To provide driving, administrative, and logistical related support to the Civil Society Support Program Phase 2 (CSSP2) team of the British Council. The post holder will also expect to provide routine logistics and administrative support to the CSSP2 team, in the areas of facilities management, procurement and wider logistics

Main accountabilities but not limited to the following:

• The appointed candidate will have the following accountabilities, responsibilities and main duties:

• Provision of safe and secure transport services to staff and visitors (national and international consultants), including meeting and greeting at the airport.

• Delivery and collection of documents and other items from organizations in Addis Ababa and other locations in Ethiopia

• Assistance in managing protocols for document clearance (customs, for example)

• Maintaining vehicle logs and ensuring vehicles are fully equipped with required documents and supplies, including first aid kits, fire extinguishers and vehicle maintenance and repair equipment

• Ensuring timely and accurate hand over of vehicles (checklists completed, etc.)

• Immediately reports all involvements of project vehicles in accidents, including minor accidents, damage, loss and theft of vehicle fittings.

• Proactive follow-up on protocol issues with the central and regional offices and other partners and government agencies

• Maintain general office cleaning and manage designated logistics stocks

• Manage simple administrative and accounting activities with support of other program staff such as finance, grants and hub teams.

• Support the supply and maintenance of communications (postal services, telephone and internet services)

• Support to accommodation and logistical bookings for staff, ad hoc guests, workshops and other events

• As with any business that experiences peaks and troughs of activity, there is likely to be a need to work outside office hours from time to time.

Click the link below to refer the role profile of office assistant:

Role_Profile_Office_Assistant_Driver-CSSP2.docx

Location: Dire Dawa and Dessie, Sub Saharan Africa, ET

Pay band: 2/J

Contract type: Fixed term Fixed term till 31 July 2023

Duty Station: Dire Dawa and Dessie

Department: BSS

Closing Date: 4 November 2022 applications will close 23:59 South Africa Time

Essential Requirements: Role holder must have existing rights to live and work in the country the role is based

Job Requirements

Role specific knowledge and experience:

• The successful candidate will need to possess the following requirements:

• Basic English and fluent Amharic.

• Valid Grade 3 driving license.

• Diploma in Management/Administration/Logistics related field

• Secondary education (completion of 12th grade).

• A minimum of 5 years work experience as a driver of 4-wheel drive vehicles.

Desirable

• Experience of working as part of a large project team

• First Aid Trained

• Certified defensive driving skills

How to Apply

Register using the following LINK For further information contact email: askhr@britishcouncil.org

Please note: Applications to this role can only be considered when made through the Apply section of our careers website. Our ‘ASK HR’ email is only to be used in case of a technical issue encountered when applying through the careers website. Emails with supporting statements and CV/Resumes sent to this email address will not be reviewed