L’OIT recrute un Chauffeur, Nairobi, Kenya

Introduction

Disclaimer: This position will be effective subject to the donor’s final approval of the Project.

The position will be located in the ILO Country Office in Abuja. The main objectives of the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Africa are to promote rights at work, encourage decent employment opportunities, enhance social protection and strengthen dialogue on work-related issues.

The project is centrally managed by the ILO Regional Office in Africa. The ROAF has overall political and management responsibilities for the promotion of ILO principles, policies and decent work priorities in the region as well as provides strategic guidance and support to all country offices and Decent Work Technical Support Teams (DWTs) in Africa. Furthermore, the ROAF is responsible for promoting collaboration on decent work issues with continental institutions like the African Union, African Development Bank and United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. The main objectives of the ILO in Africa are to promote rights at work, encourage decent employment opportunities, enhance social protection and strengthen dialogue on work-related issues.

Africa’s population is rising the fastest. The pressure to provide decent work opportunities for new labour market entrants will be particularly acute in Africa. The ILO in the region has given priority to promoting employment in the rural and informal economies, and underscored the need for action to tackle youth unemployment. Building the capacity of its constituents to contribute more effectively to the achievement of equitable and inclusive growth is a major urgency.

The Driver will work on the 2nd phase of the “Accelerating action for the elimination of child labour in Africa” project. This project has the overarching goal to accelerate the elimination of child labour in Africa, through targeted actions in selected supply chains in Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria and Uganda. It will address child labour in a multi-country and multi-sectoral approach, enhancing synergies and developing innovative and evidence-based solutions in contexts where more than one prominent driver of child labour coexist. The outcome of the project will go beyond the targeted countries, thus benefiting the whole region through the promotion of partnerships and knowledge sharing.

Reporting Lines: 

Under the overall responsibility of the Director of the ILO Country Office for the United Republic of Tanzania, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda, the driver will report directly to the National Project Coordinator and, will undertake the following tasks within the Project:

Description of Duties

• Drive office vehicles for official purposes.
• Meet official personnel at the airport and facilitate immigration and customs formalities.
• Collect and deliver mail, pouch, documents and other items.
• Responsible for the day-to-day maintenance of the assigned vehicle, check oil, water, battery, brakes, tires, etc., performing minor repairs and arranging for other repairs, and ensuring that the vehicle is kept clean.
• Keep records of use of vehicle, daily mileage, gas consumption, oil changes, greasing and other     services.
• Ensure that the steps required by rules and regulations are taken in case of involvement in accident.
• Perform miscellaneous office support functions such as messenger   services and making photocopies.
• Provide inter-office collection and delivery of mail, correspondence, files, documents and other material.
• Collect and deliver mail from the Post Office, pouch from the airport, documents and other items as and when required.
• Pack material received for dispatch, affix labels, insert material in envelopes and stamp outgoing mail.
• Provide logistical support with project workshops, seminars or training when required.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Required qualifications

Education

Primary education, valid driver’s licence, knowledge of driving rules and regulations and skills in minor vehicle repairs.

Experience

Experience – Two years’ work experience as a driver, plus safe driving record.

Languages

Languages – Good knowledge of the local language and knowledge of English.

Competencies

• Valid driver’s licence.
• Proven ability to keep accurate records of the use of vehicle.
• Proven ability to drive safely in local traffic conditions.
• Ability to follow instructions.
• Ability to undertake minor repair.
• Ability to lift and carry heavy mail bags and boxes.
• Ability to work in a polite, courteous and cooperative manner.
• Ability to travel to various districts’ field project sites if necessary
• Ability to work in a multicultural environment and to demonstrate gender-sensitive and non-discriminatory behaviour and attitudes