Driver

Organizational Setting

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), under the Green Climate Fund (GCF) project titled “Transforming the Indus Basin with Climate Resilient Agriculture and Water Management,” is committed to enhancing the resilience of agricultural practices in Pakistan's Indus River Basin. This initiative, which is the first FAO-led GCF project in Asia, is designed to address the impacts of climate change on agriculture, water management, and food security, with a particular focus on empowering women and youth through economic opportunities and innovation.

The project seeks to recruit Drivers (SB-1/ SC1) who will assist the whole project and its activities as support.

Reporting Lines

Under overall supervision of the FAO Representative in Pakistan (FAOR), and in close coordination with Head of Office, the incumbent will report to Travel & Logistics Associate in close collaboration with project field team in performance of the following tasks and duties

Technical Focus

Driving of assigned official vehicle within duty station and outstation missions.
Maintain vehicle logbook to keep record of vehicle usage.

Tasks and responsibilities

• Driving of assigned official vehicle within duty station and outstation missions.
• Cleaning the official vehicle on daily basis.
• Daily and weekly checks of official vehicles and keep track of maintenance records.
• Update about maintenance due to fleet supervisor.
• Keep official vehicle to workshop and get the repair and maintenance work done.
• Safe driving during the travel and safety of vehicle and traveller.
• Safe parking of official vehicle in office and during the mission.
• Maintain vehicle logbook to keep record of vehicle usage.
• Loading and unloading of official stuff to vehicle during the field and mission.
• Providing support in local duties like bank duty, delivering of letters and material to other offices.
• To follow and implement guidelines stipulated under driver’s responsibilities in maintenance logbook.

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

Minimum Requirements    

• Minimum qualification middle.
• Valid driving licence to drive 04-wheel vehicles in Pakistan.
• At least 05 years of driving experience in INGO/ well reputed office.
• Working knowledge of English and Urdu with knowledge of regional languages.
• National of Pakistan or resident of the country with valid work permit

FAO Core Competencies

• Results Focus
• Teamwork
• Communication
• Building Effective Relationships
• Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement

Technical/Functional Skills

• Have good knowledge of routine routes and alternate routes of program implementation area and main big cities.
• Knowledge of use of google maps during travel to new areas.
• Knowledge of use of safety tools and First Aid Kit in vehicle.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION