Driver

Information

Common information

Biodiversity conservation and poverty reduction through community-based management of walnut forests and pastures

Qualification requirements

• secondary school education;
• holds a valid driver’s licence;
• at least 3 years’ work experience as a driver with references;
• no major accidents in the past 3 years;
• good knowledge of Russian, ideally a knowledge of Kyrgyz and English;
• discipline and punctuality;
• resilience and patience;
• familiarity with Jalal-Abad and readiness for frequent business trips to the regions of Kyrgyzstan (particularly, Bazar Korgon and Aksy rayons);
• appropriate appearance and attire (friendly manner with all passengers);
• willingness to upskill as required by the tasks to be performed – corresponding measures are agreed with management.

Duties

The driver is responsible for

• safely and responsibly performing all official travel using official vehicles;
• regularly servicing and looking after official vehicles;
• taking account of all available information on road conditions, accessible routes and locations;
• running official errands;
• assisting with office work being responsible for office stationery, timely water provision and other logistical tasks within the project upon request of project staff.  

A.      Tasks

1.       Driving

The driver

• provides passenger transport in an official car for office, project staff, official visitors and guests;
• runs errands for the project, e.g. sending letters and messages, paying bills and buying office supplies;
• helps with transporting goods;
• completes the vehicle log correctly and conscientiously in accordance with GIZ standards.

2.       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;
• ensures unrestricted availability of vehicles at all times and reports restrictions immediately;
• immediately reports all involvement of the project or office vehicle in accidents, including minor accidents, damage, loss or theft of vehicle fittings.

3.       Knowledge management

The driver

• uses all available information (including current radio/internet news on traffic conditions) to update daily knowledge of road conditions, current passable routes and locations, and shares this information with other office drivers.

4.       Other duties/additional tasks

The driver

• assists other colleagues as needed in the project, if there is no travel pending, carries out other office work on request.

Conditions

If you are interested in this vacancy, please apply by sending your CV (please fill out the template below), letter of motivation (one A4 page) and references marked «Driver» to the email  vacancy-nr@giz.kg 17:00 on 29.01.2021.

All the application documents that have been received, will be used only for the selection process of the suitable candidate for the announced position. The documents will not be disclosed to third parties.

Handicapped candidates are encouraged to apply.

 Only short-listed candidates will be invited for an interview.