Position Title: Project Driver
Employer: SOS Childrens Villages
Employment: Full-Time | Contract
Place of Work: Addis Abeba - Ethiopia
Posted date: 3 weeks ago
Deadline: Submission date is over
Job Description
We are looking for a dedicated Project Driver to join our Young Care Leavers(DANIDA) Project. As Project Driver, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the safe and timely transportation of project personnel, equipment, and materials to various project sites. This position requires excellent driving skills, a strong sense of responsibility, and the ability to work well under pressure.
What do we provide?
An amazing work environment that promotes personal growth through providing professional space to grow and advance your career!
Your role?
As a Project Driver, you will be in charge of the following:
- Carries out the driving requirements of the Project/program as directed by the Manager HR &Operations.
- Keeps the car clean and checks regularly light, indicators, brakes, tyre pressure, oil, battery and radiator. Reports any defects to HR OP, Manager
- Drives safely at all times and observes traffic rules, keeping records of trips in a logbook.
- Reports immediately any car accident to the police and the Manager, HR and OP.
- If the vehicle is to be repaired, follows-up the repair work and Programs general check-ups of cars.
- Ensures the annual car inspection is fulfilled on time before the Road Transport Authority’s deadline.
- Keeps proper vehicle documents.
- Performs other similar duties as assigned.
Child Safeguarding:
- Responsible for taking part in awareness-raising sessions and capacity building trainings in relation to Child Safeguarding to prevent and protect children and young people from all forms of abuse, abandonment, exploitation, violence and discrimination
- Support children and young people to make them understand the CS risks and protection mechanisms
- Responsible for reporting any CS suspicion, concern, allegation, or incident immediately, following Child Safeguarding reporting procedures. CS reports should be made to the CS team at programme level and/or to the respective line manager.
Job Requirements
Must Criteria
- Education: Certificate of technical training or at least grade 10 complete
- Training: Driving License (grade 3-5)
- Experience: 4 years
Competencies – Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
- Flexible and open to learn.
- Can undertake work under pressure.
- Very good Interpersonal skill at all levels of staff and a high level of integrity.
- Working at NGOs as well as international organizations is an advantage.
- Good knowledge of logistics and minor vehicle repair.
Core competency
- Kindness: Act with empathy towards everyone he/she works with.
- Continuous Learning: Make an effort to learn, understand, and grow as a person, admitting your own mistakes
- Inclusiveness: In any actions, show respect and care for others.
- Initiative: Speak up when things are not right, do not hesitate to act, and adapt to change when necessary
- Results Orientation: Prioritize safeguarding, look for solutions and focus on desired results
