Position: Driver

Employment type: Full Time

Application ends:  Wednesday, 8th November 2023

Vacancy: One (1)

Location: Freetown

Job Description

Are you a competent, team player, careful, and self-motivated individual? Apply to fill the position of driver to support the smooth movement of our team members and logistics to and from our district interventions most often in remote communities across the country. According to our organization’s organogram, In this position, you will be reporting to the Finance/Administrative Officer at the West Africa Network for Peacebuilding Sierra Leone.

The West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP) Sierra Leone was established in 1998 and is registered with the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development in Sierra Leone. WANEP-SL is a well-established national network of peacebuilding civil society organizations including women’s groups, youth groups, and religious institutions committed to encouraging, facilitating, and mobilizing local initiatives for peacebuilding, promotion of gender justice, conflict resolutions, and transformation. WANEP-SL is a membership network with over 100 registered organizations across the country with a shared responsibility and interest to prevent conflict and build peace in Sierra Leone.

We envision a Sierra Leone characterized by just and peaceful communities where the dignity of the human person is paramount and where the people can meet their basic human needs and decide their own direction, we seek to enable and facilitate the development of mechanisms for cooperation among civil society-based peacebuilding practitioners and organizations by promoting cooperative responses to violence and conflict in Sierra Leone.

JOB PURPOSE: 

In line with our continuous engagement and the need to promote safety and security within our organization, we are in the process of recruiting one (1), this will enhance the effective and efficient movement of staff, board members, and logistics providing excellent services to our network members and communities where we work.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITY:

The WANEP-Sierra Leone driver will be assigned a vehicle, you are expected to and adhere to the organization’s fleet management and travel policy, adhere to all safety regulations and procedures provided by the laws of Sierra Leone. To further recognize electrical and mechanical faults and report promptly, keep the vehicle always clean and tidy while maintaining the vehicle logbook to track passengers, location, travel times, and appropriate fuel usage.

SAFEGUARDING RESPONSIBILITIES:

Practice, promote, and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action while on and off duty, promote a safe work environment in all your dealings, and avoid actions, that may cause any form of harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation of team members, beneficiaries, interns, volunteers, and network members to achieve the program’s goals on safeguarding.

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS: 

The candidate must have a BECE result. WASSCE result will be an added advantage.

A valid driving license and driving certificate from any technical institute will be an added advantage.

At least 2 years of driving experience in a reputable organization in Sierra Leone

GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS:

Honest and transparent in all dealings.

Physical fitness, willingness to drive beyond normal working hours.

Excellent interpersonal skill

Ability to read and write clearly.

Willingness and ability to travel within the country and spend time in the field.

HOW TO APPLY:

Interested candidates need to send an application letter, stating the position applied for, attaching an updated CV mentioning academic qualifications, a copy of national ID and/or driver’s license. Application pack should be sent to our secretariat’s email wanep-sierraleone@wanep.org OR hand delivered to our secretariat at 57 Fort Street, Off Circular Road, Freetown. Only completed applications will be accepted and shortlisted candidates will be contacted.