RECRUITING a DRIVER-LOGISTICIAN
APEFE is a Belgian organization that mobilizes its resources and expertise to serve the countries of the South for strengthening their capacities to implement their development policy in the sectors of education, agriculture and environment, health, governance, and the private sector.
In Rwanda, APEFE is implementing its five-year program (2022-2026) financed by the Belgian Directorate General for Development Cooperation (DGD), with the objective of ” to increase the capacities of Rwandan young women and men to access or create decent jobs in selected TVET trades in 6 districts’’. The program is being implemented in a partnership with the Ministry of Public Service and Labour (MIFOTRA).
Institution: APEFE Rwanda
Title of the program: Workplace Learning and Youth Decent Employment Support Program
Donor: The Directorate-General for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid (Belgium)
APEFE is recruiting one (1) Driver Logistician (F-M) / Ref: DL-06.2024
- Place of assignment: Kigali, with regular missions in provinces
- End of contract: 31st December 2026
- Salary: APEFE local salary scale (Base salary for 5years of experience: 425,246RWF)
- Career level: at least 5 years of useful experience
- Minimum level of study: National Advanced Certificate of Professional or Technical Secondary Education (A2) or 12 year-basic education
- Full-time
Tasks and responsibilities
1- Vehicle management:
- Follow-up on deadlines (deadline of car insurance, tax sticker, renewal of IT-plates, etc.)
- Ensure the cleanliness and maintenance of vehicles, repair of breakdowns, maintenance of logbooks, timely reporting to Insurance in case of accident or theft
- Report all mechanical defects to his supervisor
2- Tasks related to transportation and courier’s distribution:
- Distribute and collect correspondence from or to partners
- Deliver and collect couriers at the Belgian Embassy
- Ensure the safe transport for APEFE staff and staff of partner institutions
- Drive and control of the vehicle to avoid accidents
- Respect of traffic rules and other road regulations
- Assure the follow-up of cars maintenance of vehicle and keep the logbook up to date
- Check the condition of the vehicle before departure, its tools and documents
3- Logistics Service:
- Collect proforma invoices
- Distribute and collect correspondences between APEFE and its suppliers
- Transport and distribute materials on the field during the workshops; trainings; meetings
- Photocopy and bind office documents when requested
Requested profile
- Experience of at least 5 years as a driver in an international organization, or public institution, or highly recognized government project
- Minimum A2 level education
- Valid driving license Category B
- Certificate in vehicle mechanics is a plus
- Have basic logistic skills
- Be physically fit and able to work for long hours
- Ability to work in a team, able to collaborate with colleagues from different backgrounds
- Sense of responsibility and initiative
- Know geographically & practically Rwanda (provinces and districts of the country)
- Fluently speak Kinyarwanda and be able to communicate in French and English
Curriculum vitae, motivation letter, past and current service certificates (unproven experience will not be considered during the shortlisting), copies of diplomas and certificates, and names of 3 references contacts and emails (former direct supervisors) indicating the reference DL-06.2024, must be sent, not later than 28 June 2024, 5 pm, to bureau.kigali@apefe.org
Only short-listed candidates whose background and experience meet the criteria above will be contacted.
Done in Kigali, 21 June 2024,
Eric HUBY
Program Administrator
