Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Residence and Support Staff)
Driver / Messenger
Main purpose of job:
To fill in for High Commissioner’s driver who is going on long service leave for 6 months.
Reporting to the Post Security Manager, the successful applicant will be responsible for driving the High Commissioner/Deputy High Commissioner to and from the office and to appointments during the day. The High Commission operate a duty roster for out of hours work in the evening and at weekends for which a duty allowance is paid. In addition there will be other driving duties including driving other British High Commission staff to appointments, ad-hoc procurement, bank runs and the transportation of official visitors. The applicant will also be responsible to oversee the maintenance of the High Commission vehicle fleet. Additional duties will be to support the Corporate Services team and with general office administration.
Roles and responsibilities / what will the jobholder be expected to achieve?:
- Daily driving duties
- Maintain and clean vehicle
- Arrange refuelling, servicing, registration and maintain accurate records and documentation
- Act as duty driver for out of hours work every other week
- Manage the vehicle security escort system
- Liaise with the security provider regarding security and traffic updates
- Plan routes and liaise with security when travelling in and and of the city in particular when travelling to security “hot spot” areas
- As part of the Corporate Services Team, work proactively to support the Corporate Services Manager in a variety of administrative tasks such as purchasing, chasing invoices, covering switchboard and cleaning duties
Learning and development opportunities (and any specific training courses to be completed):
- Potentially anti-car jacking training
Working patterns:
- If the job is suitable for flexible working patterns, please provide details: Employment Type: Temporary 6 month contract
Any other information (or specific local Post requirements):
- A residential unit will be provided for the duration of the contract.
- Fluent in English
- Valid driver’s license and strong communication skills.
- Experience in Office Administration
- Previous armoured vehicle training is desired but not essential
Seeing the Big Picture, Leading and Communicating, Collaborating and Partnering, Delivering at Pace
11 July 2021
S1
Fixed Term, Temporary
38.75 (with overtime when on duty week)
6 months
Asia Pacific
Papua New Guinea
Port Moresby
British High Commission
1
K1,185.81 (Fortnightly) K250.00 (Fixed overtime allowance – fortnightly)
27 January 2020
- Annual Leave Entitlement of 20 days per year
- Superannuation contributions
- Worker’s Compensation Insurance
- Medical insurance
- Access to extensive learning and development opportunities
The successful candidate must have or be able to obtain Work Authorisation for Papua New Guinea and valid Police Clearance Certificate.
Please note that the deadline for applications is 23:55 on the day mentioned in the above field “Application deadline”.
We advise you to allow enough time to complete and submit your full application, since only applications completed and submitted before the deadline will be considered.
Please be aware that the deadline for submitting applications is considered to be the time zone for the country where the vacancy has arisen.
The start date mentioned in the job advert is a tentative start date and the successful candidate will be required to undergo security vetting procedures. Any offer of employment will be subject to the candidate achieving suitable clearances.
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