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Job Category : Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Operations and Corporate Services)
Job Subcategory : Driver / Messenger
Main purpose of job:
The main purpose of the job is to provide professional and efficient transport service for the British High Commission. This will primarily involve driving the High Commissioner to and from appointments in Maseru, around Lesotho, and to South Africa as well as driving for other High Commission staff members and visitors as needed. Car maintenance and contributing to the office both administratively and in practical support for the High Commission’s activities.
Roles and responsibilities:
- Drive the High Commissioner to official engagements on time
- Ensure the official vehicles are well maintained and suitably cleaned before each trip
- Reporting any defects and taking vehicles for regular services or repairs
- Provide and confirm journey information with passengers well in advance Perform a pre-visit (Recce) of the route for all official visits
- Ensure vehicles are prepared, fuelled and secured in advance of VIP visits Also ensure that all aspects of each VIP visit are well communicated, co-ordinated and delivered
- Adhere to Lesotho and South African traffic laws and regulations at all times
- Transport Administration duties. These duties include maintaining an accurate record of all bookings, journeys, mileage records and fuel consumption
- Carry out messenger duties as required including, managing the diplomatic bags, delivery of sensitive documents to the bank, Ministries, and other organisations
- Carry out health and safety checks as per the Property Compliance Assessment (PCA) of the High Commission office as well as the residence and record the results
- Lead the relationship with the High Commission’s contracted security provider
- General administration duties such as updating personal leave records, activity recording, responding to email, and reconciling Corporate Credit Cards and Government Procurement Credit Cards within the agreed timelines
- Other assigned tasks as needed
Essential qualifications, skills and experience
- A valid driving license to permit driving in both Lesotho and South Africa
- Demonstrable driving capability
- Strong knowledge of locations and driving routes in Lesotho
- Basic familiarity with computer use
- Fluent Sesotho and very good English
Application deadline : 21 August 2023