Driver

At the World Bank, a member of the World Bank Group (WBG), you’ll join a diverse, global community working across cultures, disciplines, and borders to address the world’s most pressing development challenges. With 1.2 billion young people reaching working age in the decade ahead, the challenge of job creation has never been greater. Through partnerships across 145 countries and more than 182 offices worldwide, we work with governments, private sectors, development partners and other stakeholders to invest in people, strengthen markets, and deliver scalable, data-driven solutions that generate more and better jobs and improve lives. For more information, visit https://www.worldbank.org/en/who-we-are/ibrd VPU Context: The Country Management Unit (CMU) for Africa East Central East Countries 2 (AECE2), includes Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, and Somalia. The AECE2 CMU Office is in Nairobi, Kenya, and covers the Kenya and Somalia, Offices. Kenya Country Context: The World Bank’s program in Kenya comprises a large and active portfolio of operations, including projects and programs financed through credits and grants from the International Development Association (IDA), IBRD and Trust Funds (TFs), as well as knowledge products and technical assistance. The Kenya Country Office is seeking to recruit a dynamic and highly organized professional to serve as an Driver (level GA) based in Nairobi, Kenya. Duties and accountabilities: The successful candidate will work under the overall leadership of the Operations Manager, with day to day supervision from the Senior Administrative Officer. The selected candidate will be responsible for provision of proper maintenance of the office vehicles, safe delivery of staff to their respective destinations and timely delivery and collection of office documents as directed The Driver duties and accountabilities include, but are not limited to, the following: • Be able to effectively understand and carry out rules and instructions. • Plan and provide transport services for official activities in line with the stipulated transport request procedures, including field trips for staff and mission teams • Liaise with appointed garages for the repair and maintenance of vehicles • Maintain a record of each of the World Bank vehicles with the relevant information including maintenance dates, insurances, plate number, and fuel consumption • Maintain mileage recording for all World Bank vehicles and ensure each trip is registered accordingly • Organize transport for high level staff/VIP staff on mission in Kenya • Ensure the vehicle is always clean • Assist with other administrative tasks as needed from time to time Essential Specialized Skills/Knowledge/Competencies • Good decision-making skills, demonstrated initiative and resourcefulness and effective time management skills • Committed team player with demonstrated inter-personal skills and ability to work effectively in a multi-cultural environment • Ability to follow through on team priorities in the absence of the team leader and respond to requests for information • Familiarity with Nairobi roads and environs, as well as the road network in Kenya in general • Must be familiar with traffic rules and highway code • Must have a valid driving license, certificates in defensive driving and first aid