Job Description

(Job Ref: SOS/30/5/24)


Position title: ​ ​Driver

Working location: ​​Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

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Context of the position
Established in 1949, SOS Children's Villages International (CVI) is a dynamic, international social development organization working globally to meet the needs and protect the interests and rights of children without parental care and those who are at the risk of losing it.

SOS Children's Villages Association of Zimbabwe is a member of SOS International - a worldwide children's social welfare organisation, providing vulnerable children without homes with a family home and educational opportunities as well as strengthening families to reduce poverty

Mission of the position:
The Driver will provide efficient and safe transportation of authorized personnel and/or commodities in a clean and well-maintained vehicle as well as act as office messenger helping with basic office work and other logistical arrangement

Duties and Responsibilities

Key performance areas and main responsibilities:
• Takes responsibilities of all the transport needs including official errands in the project as authorized by the supervisor;
• Delivers all official communications/ Materials to their respective destination;
• Advises the supervisor and National Office Transport Supervisor when the vehicle is due for service;
• Ensure all the project vehicles are maintained is a state of cleanliness and well serviced;
• Conduct vehicle handover checks at all times when vehicles are exchanged and report any noted issues promptly.
• Transport co-workers and visitors as and when required to do so.
• Checks all Location vehicle records and logbooks daily, monthly, quarterly
• Carry out banking duties as assigned
• Provide on call and standby services off working hours or over weekends to attend to work emergencies
• Advise all co-workers on procedures to follow if involved in a vehicle accident
• Check and documents vehicles status periodically to ensure that all vehicles are in good working order and report any defects; Makes fuel requests for all project vehicles
• Ensure that in the event of an accident, the SOS Vehicle Use Policies and Procedures and the Road Traffic Act guidelines are followed.

Qualifications and Experience

Requirements

• Five Ordinary level education including Maths and English
• Clean Class 1 (One) drivers’ license with a valid Defensive Driving Certificate
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Good driving manner; High degree of confidentiality
• Presentable and organized; Mature candidate
• Good time management skills ; Able and experience working with children;
• Ability to communicate in the local languages
• At least 10 years driving experience in a NGO or similar;
• Willing to reside and be based in Bulawayo and willing to travel out of work location.

SOS Children’s Villages Zimbabwe holds strict child safeguarding principles and a zero-tolerance policy for conducts of sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse in the workplace and other places where the organization’s activities are rendered. Parallel to technical competence, recruitment, selection and hiring decisions will give due emphasize to assessing candidates value congruence and thorough background checks, police clearance reference check processes.

How to Apply

How to Apply

If you believe you are the right candidate for any of the above position, please send your detailed curriculum vitae (CV), and photocopies of academic certificates.
Applications should be submitted electronically indicating the position you are applying for in the subject line and send to the address given. All applications should be submitted not later than 7 June 2024.
Applications that are late do not have a CV or certificates attached will be disqualified. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. E-mail applications should bear the job reference number of the position in the subject line of the email.
Applications including at least three traceable referees should be sent to:
[email protected]