Responsibilities
The driver is responsible for
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safely and responsibly performing all official travel using official vehicles
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regularly servicing and looking after official vehicles
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taking account of all available information on road conditions, accessible routes and locations and regularly liaises with the RMO officer in Suleymania
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running official errands and
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assisting with other office work
Tasks
Driving
The driver
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provides passenger transport in an official car for office, project or programme staff, official visitors and guests
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runs errands for the project, programme or office, e.g. sending letters and messages, paying bills and buying smaller quantities of office supplies
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helps with transporting goods
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completes the vehicle log correctly and conscientiously in accordance with GIZ standards
Service
The driver
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▪ cleans the interior and exterior of the vehicle(s) regularly
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▪ checks oil, water, brakes and brake liquid, tyre pressure, battery levels and the entire
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vehicle, monthly or every 5,000 km (whichever is first), headlights, brakes, bodywork
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for dents etc.
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▪ is responsible for the project vehicle documents and their good condition, keeping a
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vehicle log and recording monthly maintenance
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▪ calculates monthly petrol, oil and lubricant consumption for the daily cash fund and
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for forwarding monthly vouchers to cost accounting
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▪ reports need for service and carries out minor repairs
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▪ immediately reports all involvement of the project or office vehicle in accidents,
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including minor accidents, damage, loss or theft of vehicle fittings
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Knowledge management
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The driver
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▪ uses all available information (including RMO, radio news on traffic conditions) to
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update daily knowledge of road conditions, current passable routes and locations,
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and shares this information with other office drivers
Other duties/additional tasks
The driver
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assists other colleagues as needed in the project, programme or office if there is no travel pending, carries out other office work on request
Required qualifications, competences and experience
Qualifications
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secondary school education
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holds a valid driver’s licence
Professional experience
▪ at least 1-3 years’ work experience as a driver with references
▪ previous work experience with GIZ
▪ no major accidents in the past 3 years
Other knowledge, additional competences
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good knowledge of the European language widely used in the country, ideally a knowledge of German
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discipline and punctuality
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resilience and patience
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familiarity with Suleymania and Halabja Governorates, both urban and rural
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appropriate appearance and attire (friendly manner with all passengers)
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ensures unrestricted availability of vehicles at all times and reports restrictions immediately
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willingness to upskill as required by the tasks to be performed – corresponding measures are agreed with management