Sightsavers
Title: Driver and Admin Assistant
Location: Ouagdougou, Burkina Faso
Contract: 2 year fixed term contract
Salary: Local Terms and Conditions apply
About the role
As the Driver and Admin Assistant you will drive employees, visitors, and consultants when and where necessary and ensure the maintenance and safety of all office vehicles at all times, and to perform clerical duties in support of the efficient running of the office.
The key duties and accountabilities include:
- Drive safely within the laws of Burkina Faso at all times and with respect for other road users pedestrians
- Act as driver for staff to carry out all official duties
- Drive Sightsavers staff to & from Airport where this service is not outsourced
- Keep vehicles in a clean condition inside and outside.
- Check tyres, log books, tools, etc. and test drive each vehicle once a week.
- Undertake routine maintenance of vehicles, including simple repairs.
- Ensures vehicles are regularly serviced and advise the Administrative Officer when servicing is required and/or when defects/ problems arise.
- Transact business with the banks on foreign currencies for staff related travels.
- Maintain liaison with officials of immigration and embassies for staff entry visa’s and renewal of passports and work permits.
- Assist in picking up invoices for procuring logistics.
- General administrative duties
This is a highly varied and involved role and the above is not an exhaustive list of duties or required professional skills. Please see the Job Description for full details.
About you
As the successful candidate you will possess a basic education certificate (BECE) BEPC, have previous years experience as a Driver, and have written and spoken English and French skillls
Further requirements include;
Essential:
- Admin experience
- Full clean Driving licence
Desirable:
- Experience with working with NGOs.
Closing date: 2 January 2023
Next Steps
We anticipate that interviews will take place from 19 and 20 January and the evaluation process will include a driving test and oral interview on the same day. You will be asked to bring your Driving Licence with you to this.
To apply for this exciting new opportunity, please complete an application via our recruitment portal. We are particularly interested in learning of your motivations for applying.
As an equal opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified people living with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.