British High Commission Driver Jobs Kenya (80K)

British High Commission Driver Jobs Kenya (80K)

S1 High Commission Driver Jobs at British High Commission, Kenya

A vacancy has arisen at the British High Commission for a Driver. The BHC consists of 360 employees with a wide variety of experience and job roles, representing 10 government departments working within Kenya and Somalia.

The aim of the BHC is to help “build a more stable and prosperous Kenya”, and support British nationals who visit or live in Kenya. The position is graded at S1 for which the current salary starts at Ksh. 80,485.00 per month before deduction of tax.

Where the successful candidate is not liable to Kenyan tax, the salary will be abated under HM Treasury regulations to Ksh. 62,732 per month to take account of the tax they would have paid.
Driver Job Role

• This is an exciting opportunity to work in one of Nairobi’s biggest missions, providing all round logistics support to a growing mission. The successful applicant must have a BCE, clean driving Licence. The applicant also requires good working knowledge of the city, its environs and other areas of the country.
• The individual will need to be extremely efficient in managing their time in an environment which is dynamic and liable to be change at very short notice.
• The individual should have the ability to think ahead to choose the best route for the journey, demonstrate initiative, be extremely discreet and polite in all dealings with both internal and external contacts as a representative of the Mission.
• S/he should also demonstrate skills in working well with others

Key Responsibilities

The main duties include:-

• Daily maintenance checks on BHC vehicles. Ensuring all vehicles are roadworthy before starting on their journey.
• Driving BHC staff to meetings and functions in and around Nairobi.
• Chauffeuring Officers / Visitors to various ministerial and other organisations within Nairobi and upcountry.
• Driving the BHC’s Armoured Vehicles.
• Meeting and escorting BHC officials to and from the airports Domestic and International terminals respectively.
• Completing accurate journey record sheets for all journeys in official vehicles.
• Ensuring vehicles are serviced at the stated mileage and all details documented in the Logbook.
• Making pickups and deliveries and are required to work on a on a shift system.
• Delivering water to properties
• Ensuring that any vehicle driven is clean and has adequate fuel and oil to carry out any driving duties assigned by doing a daily inspection and submitting all purchase receipts and any mechanical problems to the Transport Manager.
• Ensuring passengers’ safety by requesting them to belt-up before proceeding for a journey.
• Having a well documented journey plan when proceeding on long safaris.
• Rotating as per duty rota, as an overnight, weekend duty and water bowser driver at the High Commission as required.
• Driving the truck as required to deliver supplies / furniture to properties or the airport.
• Keeping in touch with the office by using the existing radio / communication system.
• Providing cover for colleagues on leave and working at the reception switchboard when called upon to assist.
• Keeping a high degree of confidentially and discretion in discussions and travels, which involve BHC officials.
• Driving authorized personnel as directed, ensuring strict adherence to traffic rules and regulations including speed limits.
• Any other duties as assigned by the Transport Planner or Transport Manager.
• Ensuring the safety and security of the vehicle and passengers in your care

Required Skills:-

• Able to communicate effectively in English, in person, on the phone and in writing
• Possess a clean police record and a full clean valid driving licence
• Minimum of a secondary school education KCSE certificate
• 3 to 5 years experience as Driver within a government or NGO or Corporate/Office environment
• Good knowledge of local city roads, locations of government offices and main roads to other parts of the country
• Physically fit with excellent eyesight
• Good driver customer service protocols and proactive organisational skills

Key Competencies:
The candidate should be able to demonstrate the following civil service competencies:

• Changing and Improving – Being open to change and suggesting ideas for improvements to the way things are done in own work.
• Communicating – Communicating well and with enthusiasm, being mutually fair and respectful, using appropriate language and actions and contributing to team.
• Collaborating and Partnering – Working collaboratively, sharing information and building supportive, responsive relationships with co-workers and teams.
• Building Capacity for All – Being open to learning; developing skills, experience and knowledge by learning from mistakes and wanting to improve performance.
• Making Effective Decisions – The ability to know when to ask for advice and make decisions about your own work using previous experience of similar situations. .
• Managing a Quality Service – Delivering excellent customer service through improving the quality of service, taking account of customer needs and requirements in the work area. Able to organise own time and activities to deliver a high quality and efficient service.

Application:

All applicants should submit a short (1 page maximum) covering letter stating why they are a suitable candidate, a completed Application form, along with a copy of their CV in English, by email to: Recruitment.Africa@fco.gov.uk

Only electronic applications will be accepted.

External Application Form – S1 Driver (MS Word Document, 84KB)
Internal applicants should also submit the above, with a copy of their most recent (last 24 months) appraisals to the same email address.

Internal candidates, and spouses of diplomatic officers: Please quote in the subject line, of your email, the Vacancy Notice No: 10/11 NR and position you are applying for, and also indicate that you are an internal candidate, or spouse of a diplomatic officer.

All candidates: Please quote in the subject line, of your email, the Vacancy Notice No: 10/15 NR and position you are applying for. Applicants must have the right to live and work in Kenya.

The closing date is 12 June 2015 latest 1.00pm and no further applications will be accepted after this date. Only short-listed applicants will be contacted for interview.

The British High Commission has not appointed any agents to process job applications or arrange interviews for this position and expects no fees to be paid to anyone.

The British High Commission is an equal opportunities employer. Recruitment and staff management is conducted without regard to gender, race, ethnicity, religion or disability provided candidates are able to meet the requirements of the position advertised.