Driver and Logistics _ UDPNL Tripoli

Driver and Logistics - Local Development Programme for Deprived Urban Areas in North Lebanon (UDP-NL)
Job Profile
Working place: Tripoli
Place of action: Lebanon with focus on North Lebanon

A. Required qualifications, competences and experience
Formal Qualification:
 Bachelor, academic studies – diploma level or secondary school education
 first aid training courses certificate is a plus
 holds a valid Lebanese driver’s licence still valid for at least 4 years
 profound knowledge of Lebanese road traffic regulations

Professional experience:
 at least 7 years’ work experience as a driver with references (min. 2 years in Lebanon)
 very good knowledge of North Lebanon region
 no major accidents in the past 7 years

Other knowledge, additional competences:
 very good knowledge of the English and Arabic language (spoken and written)
 good communication and cooperation skills
 appropriate appearance and attire (friendly manner with all passengers and contacts)
 discipline and punctuality
 resilience and patience
 willingness to work irregular hours if needed
 dedication/commitment, reliable
 ability to cope with dynamic situations
 experience and ability to act thoughtful while dealing with unexpected challenges
 team player/ability to cooperate with others
 self-initiative
 independent execution of assigned duties

B. Major Responsibilities
1. Driving services
 provides passenger transport within the different sites of implementation of the programme in an official car for the project/program staff, official visitors and guests closely cooperating with GIZ security management
 taking account of all available information on road conditions, accessible routes and locations in continuous exchange with GIZ security management
 transports equipment, goods and luggage and keeps them safe at all times
 record keeping of all vehicle movements and daily maintaining a diver’s logbook for vehicle log correctly and conscientiously (fuel, maintenance, oil change, spare parts, etc.) as per GIZ regulations
 ensuring the efficient and appropriate transport and establishment of equipment for the implementation of events outside the office
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2. Vehicle Management and car maintenance
 self-initiative and independent execution of regularly servicing and looking after official GIZ vehicles as per service plan and requirement
 being responsible at all time for holding available all relevant and required security and first aid equipment in the official GIZ vehicles as per national standards and GIZ regulations in close cooperation with GIZ security management
 facilitating regular update of car license, renewal and car insurance status
 ensures unrestricted availability of vehicles at all times and reports restrictions immediately
 keeps the interior and exterior of the vehicle(s) clean
 checks oil, water, brakes and brake liquid, tyre pressure, battery levels and the entire vehicle, headlights, brakes, bodywork for dents etc. regularly
 responsible for the project vehicle documents and their good condition, keeping and monitoring of the vehicle logbooks for the vehicles of programmes and recording monthly maintenance
 reports need for service and carries out minor repairs
 immediately reports all involvement of the program vehicle in accidents, including minor accidents, damage, loss or theft of vehicle fittings

3. Other duties/additional tasks:
 Supports with all necessary logistics related to events outside the office
 carries out minor repairs to office equipment
 assisting with other office work of the projects
 Reports any incident whilst off duty that may affect his/her driving licence entitlement, as well as any newly known health problems that may affect his/her ability to drive.

Description of the project:
The overall objective of the Local Development Programme for Deprived Urban Areas in North Lebanon (UDP-NL) is to contribute to political stability in the region through addressing critical issues to stability and conflict prevention, more inclusive economic development and social cohesion. The main target groups are vulnerable youth and woman.
The programme is focusing on the following three results:
1. Increased livelihoods of the youth and the woman of the targeted communities.
2. Improved urban environment.
3. Greater openness of the youth and children of the various communities to each other.
The results are reflected in the three organisational modules of the programme:
 Module 1 is to promote the income generation capacities of youth woman and other vulnerable groups by providing assistance to the development of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, strengthening the local economic development supporting skills development and providing access to short term income opportunities.
 Module 2 is to implement the interventions targeting the improvement of the urban environment through investments in the construction and rehabilitation of urban infrastructure.
 Module 3 targets social cohesion by promoting inter-community relations between the youth of the different communities.