Vacancy title:
Temporary Driver

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO, Category: Transportation & Logistics]

Jobs at:
Concern Worldwide Rwanda

Deadline of this Job:
Monday, June 30 2025

Duty Station:
kigali | Kigali | Rwanda

Summary
Date Posted: Friday, June 20 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Concern Worldwide is an Irish-based non-governmental, international, humanitarian organization dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working towards the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in the world’s poorest countries.

Our programs in Rwanda employ innovative techniques and models, such as linking agriculture and nutrition and applying the graduation model, to help transform the extreme poor's lives. Our team in Rwanda is implementing the graduation program to help our beneficiaries in the Gisagara and Nyaruguru Districts graduate from extreme poverty.

Vacancy announcement/Temporary Driver

Job Description

Title: Temporary Driver

Grade: N/A

Supervisor: Operations Officer

Supervisees: N/A

Location: Huye

Contract: Temporary

Duration : 6 months

Position Summary

Concern Worldwide seeking a reliable and experienced Temporary Driver to support our team with transportation needs. The selected candidate will be responsible for safely transporting staff and materials, ensuring vehicle maintenance, and adhering to all traffic and organizational regulations. The person will be based in Huye.

The temporary driver will report directly to the Operations Officer .The contract is for 6 months with possibilities of extension

General Duties and Responsibilities

All responsibilities must be carried out in accordance with Concern Worldwide policies and procedures as well as the national law of Rwanda.

In particular: Logistics Manual, Human Resources Manual and Transport Manual

Specifically, the temporary driver will be in charge of:

• Operate Concern Worldwide Rwanda vehicles safely and with respect for persons and property (including other vehicles);
• Drive Concern Worldwide Rwanda vehicles in accordance with Line Manager’s instructions, work plan.
• Check daily, fuel and fluid (brake, clutch, oil etc) levels and report any problems immediately to the Line Manager;
• Perform the check of all essential vehicle parts and equipment kept in vehicles, and report any problem immediately to the Line Manager, as outlined in the Transport Manual.
• Maintain accurate records of fuel usage and trip logs.
• Ensure that the Concern Worldwide Rwanda vehicles are clean and presentable all the time;
• Report any incidents to the Line Manager immediately.
• Understand and follow Concern Worldwide Rwanda fleet policies and procedures (as outlined in the Transport Manual), including enforcing compliance by passengers
• Driving Concern staff to the field in its operating areas

Qualifications and experience required

• Rwanda national
• Possesses a valid national driving permit of category, B, D
• Must be physically fit
• Able to work long hours
• At least secondary education
• Proficient in English language
• At least 5 years of driving experience in an International NGO
• Strong sense of responsibility, professionalism, and punctuality

Special Skills, Aptitude or Personality Requirements

• Knowledge of French can be an added value
• Ability to maintain the utmost discretion and confidentiality
• Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to
• Honest, encourages openness and transparency

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: high school

Job application procedure
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• We encourage all eligible candidates, irrespective of gender, ethnicity and origin, disability, political beliefs, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, or socio-economic status to apply to become a part of the organization. Concern is against all forms of discrimination and unequal power relations and is committed to promoting equality. 
• If this role sounds right for you, please apply with your CV , copy of your driving license.
• All applications should be submitted through  before July 20th 2025.
• Please indicate the position you are applying in the subject line of the email
• Important information:
• Concern has an organizational Code of Conduct (CCoC) with three Associated Policies; the Programme Participant Protection Policy (P4), the Child Safeguarding Policy and the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Policy accessible here.
• These have been developed to ensure the maximum protection of programme participants from exploitation, and to clarify the responsibilities of Concern staff, consultants, visitors to the programme and partner organization, and the standards of behavior expected of them.
• n this context, staff have a responsibility to the organization to strive for, and maintain, the highest standards in the day-to-day conduct in their workplace in accordance with Concern’s core values and mission.
• Any candidate offered a job with Concern Worldwide will be expected to sign the Concern Staff Code of Conduct and Associated Policies as an appendix to their contract of employment. By signing the Concern Code of Conduct, candidates acknowledge that they have understood the content of both the Concern Code of Conduct and the Associated Policies and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these policies.
• Additionally, Concern is committed to the safeguarding and protection of vulnerable adults and children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work or volunteer with vulnerable adults and children are recruited by us for such roles.
• Subsequently, working or volunteering with Concern is subject to a range of vetting checks, including criminal background checking. 
• During this job application, you will provide Concern with your personal data. Concern takes its responsibilities towards this personal data very seriously and is committed to complying with all relevant data protection legislation. You have certain rights under data protection legislation. For more information on how to exercise those rights please visit www.concern.net/about/privacy 

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