Purpose of Position

• Provides transportation to project staff and consultants to and from the office, meetings, airport and other activities to implement the project.
• The vehicle would be provided by Palladium.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Drive responsibly at all times.
• Provide transfers to local staff traveling on project business and to project expatriate staff and consultants from and to the airport.
• Ensure that the vehicle use is in accordance with the project’s vehicle use policy.
• Ensure all car documents, registrations, insurance are correct and up to date.
• Record vehicle movement and purchases of fuel and lubricants accurately in the vehicle logbook.
• Maintain the vehicle in a clean, secure, and good condition.
• Ensure that the vehicle is equipped with adequate fuel and supplies at all times.
• Monitor the need for servicing of, and repairs to the vehicle.
• Avoid fines for improper parking or other motoring offenses.
• Keep driving license current and unblemished.
• Make the necessary arrangements with the authorities and corresponding reports in the event of an accident.
• Provide timely transportation.
• Coordinate with the administrative assistant to follow up and execute driver planning and scheduling using Outlook Calendar or other means of scheduling as assigned, keep a logbook of all vehicle use and travel, and register transportation requests with the operations manager in the relevant location as assigned;
• Assist the Finance team to deliver purchase orders, payment transfers to the bank and/or suppliers, conduct petty cash purchases for minor office expenditure.
• Support the administrative assistant in planning meetings and proactively assist the team across all projects.
• Run project errands related to courier, picking up office supplies, and other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
• Other duties as assigned.

Position Requirements

• Valid driver’s license
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience driving vehicles for public, private entities or international organizations.
• Working with international organizations highly desirable.
• Good knowledge of road networks.
• Knowledge and skills in preventive vehicle maintenance.
• Ability to drive safely under difficult conditions.
• Knowledge of protection and diplomatic security preferred.
• Good English language skills and local languages.