Driver (Kokopo and Mendi)

The Driver will provide effective and efficient day-to-day transport and logistical/administrative support for IOM programmes in Mendi. Responsibilities include driving IOM vehicles safely, maintaining vehicle logs, performing minor repairs, and ensuring compliance with security and transportation procedures.

Responsibilities

• Drive IOM office vehicles in accordance with security and transportation procedures ensuring safe and timely arrival of passengers
• Transport authorized personnel and IOM beneficiaries, and deliver/collect supplies, mail, documents and other items
• Ensure cost-savings through proper use of assigned vehicle and maintain daily vehicle logs
• Perform proper day-to-day maintenance of the assigned vehicle including minor repairs and arranging major repairs
• Keep record of spare parts and conduct monthly inventory
• Maintain vehicle maintenance log and submit regular reports
• Ensure regular service intervals and record vehicle maintenance history
• Create, edit and present information using Microsoft Office tools
• Ensure vehicle is used only for official business
• Maintain confidentiality and discretion in discussions involving IOM
• Take precautions to reduce security threats to IOM officials or property
• Follow organizational and local rules in case of accidents
• Encode and compile data related to vehicle mileage and monitor vehicle use
• Deliver IOM documents, courier, medicine for beneficiaries as required
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor

Requirements

• Completed secondary school diploma or Bachelor degree
• Possess a Class six (6) driver’s license
• Possess knowledge of driving rules and regulations
• At least 3 years of driving experience with good safety driving records familiar of the locality in the area
• Possess skills in minor repair
• Flexible working hours, willingness to work at weekends and to extend if needed
• Knowledge/experience with UN Security (radio checks, defensive driving) an advantage
• Experience with radio equipment operations
• Knowledge of Ms Office programs (Word, Excel etc)
• Fluency Tok Pisin and English languages is required

Skills

• Class six driver's license
• Driving Rules and Regulations
• Safe Driving
• Local Area Knowledge
• Minor Vehicle Repairs
• Radio equipment operation
• UN Security Procedures
• Defensive Driving
• Vehicle log maintenance
• MS Word
• MS Excel

Languages

Tok Pisin, English