Summary of Duties

Under the direct supervision of the Driver Dispatcher and general supervision of the Deputy Management Consular Officer (DMCO), the driver/messenger provides transportation for the Canadian Embassy authorized passengers, performs delivery and collection of materials, provides messenger services, ensures the proper maintenance of assigned vehicle, and support services to the mission following established mission and departmental policies. The majority of the driving will take place in and around Addis Ababa, but occasional multi-day trips will also take place to other regions in Ethiopia. Note that willingness and ability to work frequent overtime and to work late at night is necessary for this position.

Job Requirement

Education:

• Ethiopian General Secondary Education Certificate

Language:

• Fluency in English (spoken)
• Fluency in Amharic (written and spoken)

“Fluency” is defined as meeting the reference level descriptions of level C1 in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), which can be accessed at https://www.coe.int/en/web/common-european-framework-reference-languages/table-1-cefr-3.3-common-reference-levels-global-scale.

Experience:

• Minimum of 2 years of recent experience working as a driver in a diplomatic mission, or in an international or non-governmental organization
• Experience maintaining detailed driver logs
• Experience in picking-up and dropping-off visitors at an airport
• Experience in picking-up and dropping-off children

*recent is defined as within the last 7 years

Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Salary range: 399,760 ETB per annum

How to Apply

Closing date: October 15, 2021 at 23:59 UTC/GMT

Applications will only be considered when received through our portal. Link for this job poster

NB: Candidates who are unable to submit their application due to technical difficulties must report these to: LES-E-Recruitment-BRLIN@international.gc.ca prior to the closing date. Failure to so will result in the application being rejected. Candidates are required to upload a cover letter and CV in English or French. Applications which do not include the requested documents or information in the CV or cover letter will be rejected. Any additional information must be included as part of these two attachments. Please do NOT include personal data in these documents (cover letter and CV) such as; age, date of birth, gender, marital status, family status, religion, a picture. Please only include information relevant to the vacancy as requested in the job poster.