Light Vehicles Driver (Herat, Afghanistan)

The Light Vehicles Driver transports people and goods in a safe and timely manner, in accordance with ICRC rules and regulations and national traffic laws.

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is a neutral, impartial and independent organization. Its exclusive humanitarian mission is to protect the lives and dignity of victims of war and internal violence and to provide them with assistance. The ICRC endeavours to alleviate suffering by promoting and strengthening humanitarian law and universal humanitarian principles.

Job requirement:
Certificate / Education required:
• Secondary school diploma.
• Driving license B (BE, B1) held for at least five years.
• Knowledge (spoken and written) of English.
• Knowledge of the local language(s).
Professional Experience required:
 • Experience in a similar position an asset.
• Automobile maintenance experience (oil checks, changing tyres, etc.).
• Basic knowledge of mechanics. 
• Good knowledge of the area of assignment.

Main Responsibilities:
Functional Responsibilities:
 Drives light vehicles to transport people and/or material in strict adherence to internal security rules and national traffic laws.
 Constantly monitors security conditions on the road.
 Ensures that goods are stored inside the vehicle according to local, international and ICRC safety standards (attachment and distribution of goods, etc.).
 Checks their assigned vehicle(s)’ equipment, general functioning and body condition and ensures that it is kept fuelled and clean inside and out.
 Checks that trips have been authorized where necessary.
 Immediately reports accidents, defects and/or missing equipment to management.
 Can act as head of convoy as needed (in charge of the driver(s), application of security rules and time-frame for the convoy).
 

Submission Guideline:

Interested qualified afghan national Male/female candidates are requested to submit their CVs and cover letter to her_hr_services@icrc.org no later than 10.02.2021.
Clearly indicate vacancy number (Vacancy Announcement HER-2021-02) in the email subject line, CVs not mentioning the vacancy number in subject line, will not be considered
Only shortlisted candidates will be invited for written test and interview.

Submission Email
her_hr_services@icrc.org