About this role
What we do
Since 1863, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has worked to preserve human dignity and relieve suffering caused by war and armed violence.
In collaboration with our Red Cross and Red Crescent partners around the world, we do everything we can to deliver life-saving aid, reconnect families and locate missing people – helping those who need it most, regardless of who they are and what side of the front line they are on.
We engage with authorities and armed forces on all sides, often confidentially, pressing for access to detainees to improve their living conditions and urging compliance with international humanitarian law to protect non-combatants, including from digital threats.
Purpose
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.
Accountabilities & functional responsibilities
- Drives light vehicles and transports people and/or material as per instructions.
- Loads and unloads vehicles as necessary and ensures that the goods are loaded safely.
- Properly delivers cargo as requested and to obtains transport documents for all cargo transported.
- Ensures that passengers and cargo on board have all the necessary authorizations and documents available.
- Controls attributed vehicle and avoided misuse.
- Follows all internal ICRC and legal security and safety rules and regulations.
- Establishes and communicates through VHF/HF Radio systems as and when required.
- Is sensitive to security and road safety situation and reports any danger or incident to the Team Leader during field trips, and to his supervisor back at the delegation.
- Respects the local traffic law and is presenting the institution on the Road in a proper manner.
- Avoids driving on hazardous roads or tracks.
- Carries out the daily vehicle condition checks and inventory of equipment and accessories of the assigned vehicle as per instructions.
- Maintains the vehicle equipment and reports immediately any need for replacement.
- Ensures permanent cleanliness of the vehicles.
- Carries out daily maintenance and minor repair as and when required
- Checks on a daily basis the general working and body conditions of the vehicle and its accessories.
- Maintains and carries out basic service of the vehicle during field trips.
- Performs field trip checks as per checklist and ensures timely preparation of vehicle as per standards.
- Drives in such a way that the fuel consumption is minimized (select proper gear etc.)
- Checks vehicle condition (ensure clean Air & Fuel-filter etc.) to minimize pollution.
- Ensures refueling of vehicle without spilling fuel or oil on the ground
Our values
- At the ICRC, we value impact, collaboration, respect, and compassion. We seek candidates who demonstrate behaviors based on these shared values. For more information on the ICRC values, please visit this page. (https://careers.icrc.org/content/Our-Values/?locale=en_GB)
Reports to (role)
- Dispatcher 1
People management responsibilities
No
Scope & impact
- Geographical remit: local to regional, depending on the type of work or assignment.
Relationships
- Internally, interacts mainly with logistics staff and other ICRC employees.
- Externally, interacts with people related to their work, e.g. traffic police, weapon bearers at checkpoints, fuel-station personnel, etc. May interact with beneficiaries.
Certifications / Education required
- Secondary School Certificate or Equivalent (G.C.S.E or Standard Grade Exam) or equivalent. Some college coursework completed.
- Additional vocational training in mechanics or other relevant field
- Good conversational in English and Arabic. Knowledge of the other local languages is an asset.
- Intermediate level in computer skills an asset
Professional experience required
- Automobile maintenance experience (oil checks, changing tyres, etc.).
- Minimum 3 years of experience as a Light vehicle (Land cruiser) driver or in a similar position
- Heavy vehicle driving licence for at least 5 years, succeeded in ICRC driving test
- Very good knowledge of the geographically assigned environment
- Masters 4x4 driving and VHF Radio system use
- Basic knowledge of mechanics.