Driver at GIZ Rwanda

Vacancy Announcement

Driver for  Skills Development for Economic Transformation (SD4T) Program

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is a federally owned international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development with worldwide operations. The GIZ Office in Kigali covers GIZ’s portfolio in Rwanda and Burundi. GIZ Rwanda/Burundi implements projects on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, the European Union and other commissioning authorities in the following priority areas: Sustainable Economic Development; Good Governance; Climate, Energy and Sustainable Urban Development; Digitalization and Digital Economy; and regional projects in the Great Lakes Region.

Rwanda’s economic growth has been remarkable, annual growth rates averaged at eight per cent over the past two decades. Yet, unemployment (21.1 %) and underemployment (58.9 %) remain high. The majority of the population works in the agriculture sector, where incomes are low. Moreover, the number of young people entering the labour market is increasing. A large proportion of local companies are unregistered micro-enterprises which are not very competitive and cannot harness the long-term potential for growth. Most of them are only creating a handful of jobs at present. Domestic value creation, specifically in the light industrial sector is low and meets international standards only to a limited extent. At the same time, the professional skills of many job seekers do not match the requirements of the labour market.

With strategies like the National Strategy for Transformation (NST 1) and Made in Rwanda Policy, the Government of Rwanda is promoting skills development, the creation of off-farm jobs and domestic value creation. To contribute to the Rwandan Government’s strategy, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) commissioned GIZ to implement the programme “Skills development for economic transformation (SD4T)” from 2023 to 2026, as part of the priority area “Sustainable Economic Development” of the Rwandan-German Development Cooperation. The programme is co-funded by the European Union (EU). The programme’s main political partners are the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MINICOM) and the Ministry of Education (MINEDUC). As a specific focus, SD4T supports the Government of Rwanda in stepping up its efforts for local inclusion and graduation of refugees out of humanitarian aid, which is reflected in the Joint Strategy on Economic Inclusion of Refugees and Host Communities in Rwanda (2021-2024) by MINEMA and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

The programme aims to create jobs and strengthen the competitiveness of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and cooperatives in the light manufacturing industry (e.g. furniture production, metal processing etc.) according to the principles of inclusivity, productivity and environmental sustainability. This will be achieved by following an integrated approach to employment promotion, consisting of 1) the promotion of technical and vocational education and training to enhance the quality of labour supply, 2) private sector development to raise labour demand, and 3) economic policy advice to improve the matching of labour supply and demand. A specific focus is placed on the economic empowerment of women, refugees and host communities.

GIZ would like to recruit the candidate for the position of Driver for the Skills Development for Economic Transformation (SD4T) Program.

Location: Kirehe

Fixed Term: 01.09.2024- 31.08.2026 

Position: 1

The Driver will perform the following responsibilities and tasks:

A. Responsibilities

The driver is responsible for 

• Safely and responsibly performing all official travel using official vehicles, field trips with overnight stays, if needed 
• Regularly servicing and looking after official vehicles 
• Taking account of all available information on road conditions, accessible routes, and locations 
• Running official errands and assisting with other office work
• Supporting with administrative tasks needed to Kirehe office team 

B. Tasks 

The driver performs the following tasks: 

1. Driving 

• Provides passenger transport in an official car for office, program staff, official visitors, and guests
• Runs errands for the program and/or office, e.g., sending letters and messages, paying bills, and buying smaller quantities of office supplies, helps with transporting goods
• Completes the vehicle log correctly and conscientiously in accordance with GIZ standards

2. Service 

• Cleans the interior and exterior of the vehicle(s) regularly 
• Checks oil, water, brakes and brake liquid, tyre pressure, battery levels and the entire vehicle, monthly or every 5,000 km (whichever is first), headlights, brakes, bodywork for dents etc. 
• Is responsible for the project vehicle documents and their good condition, keeping a vehicle log and recording monthly maintenance 
• Calculates monthly petrol, oil and lubricant consumption for the daily cash fund and for forwarding monthly vouchers to cost accounting 
• Reports need for service and carries out minor repairs 
• Immediately reports all involvement of the project or office vehicle in accidents, including minor accidents, damage, loss, or theft of vehicle fittings 

3. Knowledge management

• Uses all available information (including current radio news on traffic conditions) to update daily knowledge of road conditions, current passable routes, and locations, and shares this information with other drivers 
• Uses of computer (skills in Word, Excel and other computers skills) 

4. Other duties/additional tasks 

• Assists colleagues as needed in the project, program, or office if there is no travel pending, carries out other office work on request 
• Supports with the organisation of administrative and logistical aspects of program activities (meetings, workshops, etc.)
• Assists with the filing of documents in line with GIZ’s filing rules 

C. Required Qualifications, Competences and Experience

Qualifications and professional experience

• Minimum secondary school education
• Holds a valid driver’s licence in Rwanda
• At least 3-4 years’ work experience as a driver with references 
• No major accidents in the past 3 years

Other knowledge and additional competences

• Good knowledge of language widely used in the country (English, Kinyarwanda, French will an asset)
• Discipline and punctuality
• Resilience and patience
• Familiarity with city, region in the country
• Willingness to upskill as required by the tasks to be performed – corresponding measures are agreed with management 

Interested candidates should submit their application (motivation letter, updated CV, certificates and references) via our electronic job portal by using the button “apply”; until 11^th August 2024 at 4:00 PM. All attachments should be put together in one PDF file not larger than 2 MB.

GIZ is a signatory of the Diversity Charter. Recognition, appreciation and inclusion of diversity in the company are important to us. All employees shall be valued - regardless of gender and gender identity, nationality, ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, social background, age or sexual orientation. We support equal opportunities and welcome applications from people with disabilities.

This includes the provision of reasonable accommodation, if needed, in order to participate in the job application and interview process and to perform essential job functions. Please let us know, if you have any particular requirements should you be invited for assessment/interview or that you wish us to consider, when considering your application. 

Women and persons with disabilities are particularly encouraged to apply.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for test and interview.

GIZ Office Rwanda

KN 41 St. / Nr.17, Kiyovu 

P.O. Box 59, Kigali, 

Rwanda

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