EXTERNAL VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Light Vehicle Driver

CARE is an international NGO with local staff and community partners in more than 90 countries. We create local solutions to poverty and inequality and we seek dignity for everyone every day and during times of crisis. These solutions have a broad range, from clean water to access to education; from microfinance to ensuring that everyone has nutritious food; from agriculture and climate change to disaster response. CARE puts women and girls at the center of everything we do because they have proven to be the best hope for creating lasting change in the world. Our staff live where they work, which makes us effective at understanding the challenges they face. We’ve been doing this for over 70 years, since World War II. It started with the world’s first CARE Package® of food for the post-war hungry in Europe. Our work today is as important as ever, we believe that poverty and inequality are historic injustices that we can end within a generation, for good. If you share our core beliefs: poverty is an injustice; poverty is solvable; and together, we have the power to end it, join us.

Date:    August 27, 2021

Vacancy No:    147/21

No of Positions; (One)  

Type of Employment- Definite until October 31, 2023

Duty base and Position:  Mettu

Dead Line:  September 6, 2021

JOB SUMMARY:

The purpose of the Light Vehicle Driver position is to provide driving services to authorized passengers and goods for FUTURE project related works. She/he takes care of the passengers, the property in his/her custody and ensures that the vehicle is insured and properly maintained. She/he also reports accidents immediately to the supervisor.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS: 

Job Responsibility #1: Provide Transport Services:

• Provide transport service to CARE staff, FUTURE project implementing partners staff and other authorized government staff in the operation areas as instructed during working hours or out of working hours as may be required;
• Transports CARE staff, FUTURE project partner staff and guests to and from the field and in Addis Ababa as assigned.
• Transport project inputs such as training materials, health service inputs, COVIDE-19 PPEs --- for project work

% of Time: 65%       

Job Responsibility #2: Support Services:

• Meets and assists visitors/staff on arrival and departure as required;
• Assists in the distribution of mails to and from the Project when assigned;
• Assists in collecting mails to and from the post office, DHL, etc.

% of Time: 5%

Job Responsibility #2: Vehicle management, Care and Safety:

• Drives the vehicle assigned to her/ him safely, with strict observance of traffic rules and regulations and the organization's internal policy;
• Ensures that the vehicle is utilized for the sole purpose of the organization's work;
• Checks and ensures the timely filling and rational use of fuel and oil supplies to the organization's vehicles;
• Ascertains that the necessary appliances (spare tyre, fire extinguisher, tools, etc.) are readily available in the vehicle;
• Conducts standard checks of the vehicle every day before operating and ensures that regular maintenance work is carried out at recommended Km reading.
• Takes responsibility for the safety of the vehicle assigned, tools and accessories;
• Ensures that the vehicle is kept clean and usable at all times;
• Checks oil, fuel, water, tires, brakes and other electrical systems before starting driving the car;
• Follows up maintenance need of the vehicle and promptly reports back to immediate supervisor;
• Makes sure that he/she drives with in the speed limits set by CARE and according to traffic regulations;
• Makes sure to wear seat belt and always asks and make sure that his/her passengers wear seat belt;
• Ensures validity of his/her driving license.      

% of Time: 20%              

Job Responsibility #4: Reporting:

§ Reports accidents timely to his/her supervisor; 

§ Maintains the daily vehicle log by legibly recording in English at all trip times, mileage and destinations 

% of Time: 5%

Job Responsibility #5: Perform other duties as assigned:

% of Time: 5%

GENDER EQUALITY AND PREVENTION OF SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND ABUSESHEA

• Contribute to an environment within CARE's workplaces, programming, and communities where CARE works that is free from sexual harassment, exploitation, and abuse. 
• Understanding and demonstrated commitment to the importance of gender, youth and social inclusion issues.
• Demonstrated commitment to principles of Gender Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and PSEAH (safeguarding), as evidenced in previous positions / programming.

Job Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS (KNOW HOW)

EDUCATION/TRAINING

Required:

• Completion of 10th Grade and 3rd grade driving license.

Desired:

• Completion of 12th Grade and 3rd grade driving license.

EXPERIENCE

Required:

• 3 – 5 years’ experience in passengers driving.

Desired:

• Defensive driving and auto mechanic background.

CTECHNICAL SKILLS

Required:

• Good spoken English and Oromiffa
• Trustworthy and reliable
• Valid driving license and good driving record
• Physical fitness and willingness to work under pressure, possible long working hours and frequent field travel
• Basic mechanical skill to be able to do small repairs if necessary
• Firm belief in teamwork, gender equality and sensitivity to HIV/AIDS

Desired:

• Skill in Off-road driving skills.

 COMPETENCIES

Respect, accountability, courage, excellence, customer focus, stress tolerance, interpersonal skill, collaboration, information monitoring.

CARE Ethiopia is committed to preventing all unwanted behavior at work. This includes sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, and child abuse. We expect everyone who works for us to share this commitment by understanding and working within the CARE Safeguarding Policy and related framework. CARE Ethiopia has a zero-tolerance approach to any harm to, or exploitation of, a vulnerable adult or child by any of our staff, representatives or partners.

CARE Ethiopia reserves the right to seek information from job applicants’ current and/or previous employers about incidents of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment the applicant may have been found guilty to have committed or about which an investigation was in the process of being carried out at the time of the termination of the applicant’s employment with that employer.

By submitting the application, the job applicant confirms that s/he has no objection to CARE Ethiopia requesting the information specified above. All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks.

How to Apply

If you are interested to be part of our dynamic team, exciting work environment and contribute to CARE Ethiopia’s mission and vision, please send your CV (not more than 3 pages) and cover letter (not more than one page) through ethiojobs.net or you can directly submit the hard copy to our satellite office at Mettu, in front of Karl Hospital

At Mettu, you can also contact the project manager  at 0917 386129.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Passionate and dedicated candidates who meet the requirement are strongly encouraged to apply, especially women!

CARE seeks to improve the lives of the most marginalized, particularly women and girls. Our diversity is our strength. We encourage people from all backgrounds and experiences to apply.