Key Responsibilities
Purpose
- Ensure the comfort and safety of IRRI Staff, VIPs, visitors, properties and documents by providing quality transport services through strict and proper adherence to traffic rules and regulations.
- Abide to and monitor occupational health and safety requirements and dutifully check roadworthiness and safety check-up of assigned IRRI vehicle before each and every trip
Engagement
- Proactively respond to requests from internal and external stakeholders to maintain high-level service delivery
- Provide basic office, administrative and logistical support to ensure smooth operations in the IRRI Kenya Office
Delivery
- Submit duly accomplished and updated reports, monitoring sheets and log books to ensure that the vehicle documents (i.e. registration and fitness) and licenses are up-to-date and that all damages and other unusual vehicular conditions are addressed
- Ensure that overtime sheet is approved by supervisor regularly.
- Ensure that the vehicles are clean and presentable, and all necessary tools are on-board.
- Provide routine maintenance and repairs to IRRI vehicles.
Requirements
- Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE)
- Minimum 5 years of Professional driving experience of light and heavy vehicles
- Must have a clean and valid Kenya Driver’s license
- Must have a valid certificate of good conduct
- Knowledge of defensive driving is an added advantage
- Good knowledge of spoken and written English and Kiswahili languages
- Good interpersonal skills and ability to relate well with diverse culture
- Reliable and ability to work effectively and respectfully
