Driver at International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

About the job

The International Water Management Institute (IWMI), a CGIAR Research Center, is looking for a Driver to join its West Africa office in Accra, Ghana.

The position holder will be responsible for providing driver services for staff of the SERVIR West Africa project and visitors to assigned locations.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Drive with utmost care to ensure the comfort, well-being and safety of the passengers.
• Be polite and courteous and assist all staff and visitors to ICRISAT-SERVIR who are duly authorized to use their transport.
• Carry out any instructions pertaining to driving, of any authorized user of an ICRISAT-SERVIR vehicle, efficiently, effectively and courteously.
• Specifically assist with, and ensure the safety and security of, passenger baggage, files, documents, parcels, etc., that may be carried in ICRISAT-SERVIR vehicles.
• Be smartly groomed and attired in driver’s uniform.
• Check the vehicle used to ensure it is in good condition and clean. Checks should include fuel, oils and lubricants, battery water, brake fluid, tire pressure, wipers, etc., and any discrepancies should be attended to prior to driving the vehicle.
• Be considerate to other road users.
• Maintain a vehicle logbook (which is available from the Transport and Maintenance Unit) to record all defects observed in a specific vehicle, with a brief description, duly signed and dated, and the time indicated. Details of such defects in a vehicle should be brought to the attention of the Logistics Officer, immediately after an entry has been made in the logbook.
• Maintain a vehicle logbook to accurately record and maintain information regarding the start and completion times of assignments, destinations as well as the mileage/kilometers covered.
• Ensure that no unauthorized person or baggage/parcel is transported on any ICRISAT-SERVIR vehicle. If in doubt, seek immediate clarification from the Chief of Party, SERVIR WA, before undertaking any such assignment.
• Undertake any other tasks that may be assigned to you.

Requirements

Duties and responsibilities:

• Drive with utmost care to ensure the comfort, well-being and safety of the passengers.
• Be polite and courteous and assist all staff and visitors to ICRISAT-SERVIR who are duly authorized to use their transport.
• Carry out any instructions pertaining to driving, of any authorized user of an ICRISAT-SERVIR vehicle, efficiently, effectively and courteously.
• Specifically assist with, and ensure the safety and security of, passenger baggage, files, documents, parcels, etc., that may be carried in ICRISAT-SERVIR vehicles.
• Be smartly groomed and attired in driver’s uniform.
• Check the vehicle used to ensure it is in good condition and clean. Checks should include fuel, oils and lubricants, battery water, brake fluid, tire pressure, wipers, etc., and any discrepancies should be attended to prior to driving the vehicle.
• Be considerate to other road users.
• Maintain a vehicle logbook (which is available from the Transport and Maintenance Unit) to record all defects observed in a specific vehicle, with a brief description, duly signed and dated, and the time indicated. Details of such defects in a vehicle should be brought to the attention of the Logistics Officer, immediately after an entry has been made in the logbook.
• Maintain a vehicle logbook to accurately record and maintain information regarding the start and completion times of assignments, destinations as well as the mileage/kilometers covered.
• Ensure that no unauthorized person or baggage/parcel is transported on any ICRISAT-SERVIR vehicle. If in doubt, seek immediate clarification from the Chief of Party, SERVIR WA, before undertaking any such assignment.
• Undertake any other tasks that may be assigned to you.

Benefits

This is a nationally recruited position and only candidates who are eligible to work in Ghana will be considered. The duration of the contract will initially be for a period of two years with the possibility of extension.