Vacancy Announcement
for 2 drivers
for Special Initiative for Training and Job Creation (SI Jobs) Programme
The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is a federally owned international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development with worldwide operations. GIZ has worked in Rwanda for over 30 years. The primary objectives between the Government of Rwanda and the Federal Republic of Germany are poverty reduction and the promotion of sustainable development. To achieve these objectives, GIZ Rwanda is active in the sectors of Decentralization and Good Governance, Economic Development and Employment Promotion, Energy and ICT (Information and Communications Technology).
The Special Initiative Training and Job Creation (Invest for Jobs) aims to improve the conditions for sustainable economic and employment growth in Rwanda and to promote investment. The Special Initiative together with the Rwandan partners facilitates interventions in the following fields of action: “The conditions for investments of European or international enterprises in Rwanda are improved; the capacities of Rwandan SMEs in selected sectors/clusters for sustainable, employment-generating growth are improved; the business ecosystem of selected sectors/clusters is improved”. The project provides advisory services and facilitates access to funding schemes and instruments for the development and implementation of business projects.
GIZ would like to recruit two candidates for the position of driver for the Special Initiative for Training and Job Creation (Invest for Jobs) Programme.
Location: Kigali
Fixed Term: 12 months (renewable upon review)
Position: two (2)
The Driver performs the following responsibilities and tasks:
Responsibilities
The driver is responsible for
- safely and responsibly performing all official travel using official vehicles
- field trips with overnight stays on a regular base are part of the duties
- regularly servicing and looking after official vehicles
- taking account of all available information on road conditions, accessible routes, and locations
- running official errands and
- assisting with other office work
The driver performs the following tasks:
- Tasks
- Driving
The driver
- provides passenger transport in an official car for office, project or programme staff, official visitors, and guests
- runs errands for the project, programme, or office, e.g., sending letters and messages, paying bills, and buying smaller quantities of office supplies
- helps with transporting goods
- completes the vehicle log correctly and conscientiously in accordance with GIZ standards
Service
The driver
- cleans the interior and exterior of the vehicle(s) regularly
- checks oil, water, brakes and brake liquid, tyre pressure, battery levels and the entire vehicle, monthly or every 5,000 km (whichever is first), headlights, brakes, bodywork for dents etc.
- is responsible for the project vehicle documents and their good condition, keeping a vehicle log and recording monthly maintenance
- calculates monthly petrol, oil and lubricant consumption for the daily cash fund and for forwarding monthly vouchers to cost accounting
- reports need for service and carries out minor repairs
- immediately reports all involvement of the project or office vehicle in accidents, including minor accidents, damage, loss, or theft of vehicle fittings
Knowledge management
The driver
- uses all available information (including current radio news on traffic conditions) to update daily knowledge of road conditions, current passable routes, and locations, and shares this information with other office drivers
Other duties/additional tasks
The driver
- assists other colleagues as needed in the project, programme, or office if there is no travel pending, carries out other office work on request
Required qualifications, competencies, and experience
Qualifications
- secondary school education
- holds a valid driver’s licence
Professional experience
- at least 1-4 years of work experience as a driver with references
- no major accidents in the past 3 years
Other knowledge, additional competences
- Fluent in English and Kinyarwanda (French would be an asset)
- Discipline and punctuality
- Resilience and patience
- Familiarity with the city, a region in the country
- Willingness to upskill as required by the tasks to be performed – corresponding measures are agreed with management
GIZ is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified candidates. This includes the provision of reasonable accommodation, if needed, in order to participate in the job application and interview process and to perform essential job functions. Please let us know, if you have any particular requirements should you be invited for assessment/interview or that you wish us to take into account when considering your application.
Women are particularly encouraged to apply.
Interested candidates should submit their application (motivation letter, resume not longer than 2 pages and designed towards the requirements of the position, questionnaire, certificates and references) until 9th Septembre 2022 at 4:00 PM, by e-mail to recruitmentrw@giz.de.
The email attachment (max. size 2 MB) should be a PDF file. Please quote the job title in the subject Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for tests and interviews.
GIZ Office Rwanda KN 41 St. / Nr.17, Kiyovu P.O. Box 59, Kigali, Rwanda GIZ Office Rwanda reserves all rights!
