The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
through the funding from the United States Agency for International
Development (USAID), is implementing a programme “Supporting the Global
Health Security Agenda to address Zoonotic Disease and Animal Health in
Africa”. The programme has been implemented since 2016 primarily
supporting the Government of Tanzania especially the Ministry of
Livestock and Fisheries for Tanzania Mainland and Ministry of
Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock for Tanzania Zanzibar to enhance
capacities to deal with endemic, emerging and re-emerging zoonotic
diseases along four strategic objectives, which include Zoonotic
Diseases, National Laboratory Systems, Biosafety and Biosecurity
Systems, Antimicrobial Resistant and Workforce Development.
Reporting Lines
ECTAD Programme Driver will work under the overall supervision of FAO
Representative and direct supervision of the ECTAD Team Leader; the
functional and administrative supervision of the Assistant FAO
Representative and ECTAD National Operations Officer.
Technical Focus
As part of the activities of the FAO Emergency Center for Transboundary
Animal Diseases (FAO-ECTAD) in Tanzania, ECTAD Programme Driver will
drive ECTAD Project and representation personnel within duty station and
upcountry mission and support other clerical duties as may be assigned.
Tasks and responsibilities
The ECTAD Programme Driver will undertake the following tasks:
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Drive the country office personnel and their official visitors on
official trips, missions, various meetings, on occasions as necessary
and other locations in the country;
• Meet personnel and official
visitors at the airport, facilitate immigration, customs formalities,
hotel check –in, and other local formalities;
• Maintain log book
Records on official trips, daily mileage, gas consumption,
transportation/vehicle related expenditure, servicing, repairs etc
including collection of invoices and submission to supervisor;
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Ensure day to day maintenance of assigned vehicle, perform minor
repairs and timely arrange for any other repairs necessary to keep the
vehicle safe and technically sound, maintain the vehicle clean condition
at all times, report defects or damages on time;
• Handle local
and organizational formalities when involved in an accident; ensure that
in this case all organizational and local/country rules, regulations
and procedures are followed correctly;
• Collect and deliver
mail, documents, pouches and other communications / items from and to
the country office; go to the post office, airport, government agencies,
other UN agencies, institutions, project sites etc and keeps records as
required;
• Ensuring security of FAO personnel and property while driving, report to radio room as required while on mission;
• Offer Logistical support and perform other clerical duties as may be assigned;
• Performs any other related duties as may be required;
CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING
Minimum Requirements
• Secondary school education;
• Clean Driving License;
• Minimum five years accident free driving experience in an office environment;
• Fluent in English and Kiswahili;
• National of Tanzania.
FAO Core Competencies
• Results focus
• Teamwork
• Communication
• Building effective relationships
• Knowledge sharing and continuous improvement
Technical/Functional Skills
• Motor vehicle Mechanical repair a distinct advantage;
• Working experience with UN agencies is an added advantage.
• Languages: Fluent in both written and spoken English and Kiswahili
• Others: certificate of good conduct.
• Tactics, politeness, courtesy and ability to establish and
maintain good working relationships with people of different national
and cultural background.
• Ability to operate modern PC-based electronic communications systems
• Capacity to interact professionally with a wide variety of stakeholders.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and willingness to work extended hours and respond to strict deadlines.
• Ability to work with multi-disciplinary teams.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- FAO does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing)
- Incomplete applications will not be considered. If you need help please contact: Careers@fao.org
- Applications received after the closing date will not be accepted
- Please note that FAO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU) / United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed at http://www.whed.net/
- For additional employment opportunities visit the FAO employment website: http://www.fao.org/employment/home/en/
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