Terms of references for recruiting the Driver

Background

Initiative pour la Promotion de la Famille et du Genre (IPFG) is a women led organization established in 2002 and legally registered by the ministerial Order N0 17/11 of 31 January 2006 which was published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Rwanda O.G N0 10 bis of 15 May 2006. It is based in Gasaka Sector-Nyamagabe District- Southern Province. IPFG has a vision is to aspire a democratic society where both women and men are aware of their problems, complement one another and actively participate in the actions of the entire development. The mission of IPFG is to promote and reinforce complementarity between man and woman as well as their participation in the actions which aim to achieve social and economic development based on fairness. To achieve this mission, IPFG focuses its interventions across 3 main areas: i) agricultural production chains, climate change adaptation and mitigations; ii) youth and women empowerment (economic and leadership); and iii) citizen participation.

Context

From January 2024, IPFG in partnership with Livelihoods funds is starting to implement “The Nyungwe Agroforestry Project”, a 20 years’ project aiming to make a positive impact on 13,000 hectares of farmland, involving 23,000 smallholder farmers across the eastern border of the Nyungwe National Park in Nyamagabe and Nyaruguru Districts. The Nyungwe Agroforestry Project wants to improve the resilience of the farmers through rehabilitation of ecosystem services and increasing their adaptation capacities to climate change. Specifically, the project will help implementing communities:

To grow agroforestry trees for various advantages;
To improve good agricultural practices (GAP);
To improve soil fertility; and
To increase income opportunities within implementing communities
In this regard, IPFG is seeking applications from competent, dynamic and self-motivated individuals for the Driver position.

Task and responsibilities:

Transport project staff, equipment, materials, supplies and documents to project sites out of as needed
Ensure cost saving through proper use of vehicles through accurate maintenance and use
Ensure proper day-to-day maintenance of the assigned vehicle through timely minor reparations, arrangement for major repairs, timely changes of oil, check tire, brakes and water level, car washing etc., so that the vehicles are clean and in good running condition at all time
Ensure proper use of vehicle maintenance plans and assistance in vehicles history report
Ensure availability of all the required documents/supplies of vehicles including and not limited to vehicles’ insurance, vehicle registration, vehicle logs, office directory, first aid kit and necessary spare parts in the assigned vehicle
Keep track of insurance and other tax formalities
Support in transport of materials and other related duties

Minimum Qualifications and experience :

Holding a valid driver’s license, B and A
Having a secondary school education (A2) or/and Mechanical Certificate will be an added value
At least 3 years’ professional experience as a driver with references
No major accidents in the past 3 years
Effective writing , verbal and listening communication skills
Very effective organization and time management skills
Be flexible, honest and trustworthy and with sound work ethics
Have good knowledge of rural roads travelling, as the project implementing part will be more in field activities near Nyungwe National Park (NNP)
Submission of documents
The interested candidates who fullfill the above requirements should submit/send their application documents which must include the following information:

Motivation letter of your interest in the above post
Updated CV/resume
Copy of ID
Copy of Valid Driving license
Certificates or any other documents that proves your experience
Contact information for at least three professional references
Copy of academic documents
Successful candidates will be expected to comply with country labour law and various organizational polices. IPFG is committed to gender equality and suitably qualified women candidates are encouraged to apply.

Interested and qualified candidates should submit above mentioned documents in English to the following email: [email protected] ( the email attachment (max. size 2 MB) should be a PDF file . Please quote the Job title in the subject not later than the 01^st  February 2024, at 5.00 pm.

Note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for exams

Done at Nyamagabe on 19/1/2024

CONFIDENT Therese

Chairperson and Legal Representative /IPFG