Logistics officer at GIZ Rwanda: (Deadline 10 January 2023)

Vacancy Announcement

logistics officer For  

Alliance for Restoration of Forest Landscapes and Ecosystems in Africa (AREECA)

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is a federally owned international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development with worldwide operations. GIZ has worked in Rwanda for over 30 years. The primary objectives of cooperation between the Government of Rwanda and the Federal Republic of Germany are poverty reduction and promotion of sustainable development. To achieve these objectives, GIZ Rwanda is active in the following five areas: Training and Sustainable Growth for Decent Jobs; Peaceful and Inclusive Societies; Responsibility for our Planet – Climate and Energy; Digitalization and Digital Economy; and Regional Programs.

 The Alliance for Restoration of Forest Landscapes and Ecosystems in Africa (AREECA) is financed by the International Climate Initiative (IKI) of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU). AREECA’s objective is to restore the ecological and productive functions of degraded ecosystems in tree-rich landscapes and to increase the resilience of landscapes and communities.

The AREECA programme comprises of a consortium of international partner organizations including AUDA-NEPAD, FAO, IUCN, World Bank, WRI, WWF and GIZ. The GIZ-managed Project Management Unit is based in Kigali and is responsible for the overall programme communication, administration, monitoring and reporting as well as providing immediate contentual (improvement of planting material), logistical (planting activities, workshops, capacity development) and external communication (policy dialogue, coordination with other institutions active in Forest Landscape Restoration, IT presence of the programme) support to IUCN, the AREECA implementation partner institution in Rwanda with a specific focus on selected landscapes in Kirehe and Nyagatare districts, which represent the most degraded provinces of Rwanda and are much threatened by climate change.

The AREECA Programme under GIZ would like to recruit a Logistics Officer responsible for logistical support and driving of the project vehicle.

Location: Kigali

Fixed Term: 12 months (renewable upon review)

Position: one (1)

The logistics officer performs the following responsibilities and tasks:

A.   Responsibilities 

• Safely and responsibly performing all official travel using official vehicles
• Field trips with overnight stays, if needed
• Willingness to travel regionally
• Regularly servicing and looking after the project vehicle
• Taking account of all available information on road conditions, accessible routes, and
• locations
• Providing logistical support for event management and IT support-structure
• Running official errands and assisting with other office work

B. Tasks

1. Logistical support

• Cleans the interior and exterior of the AREECA vehicle regularly
• Checks oil, water, brakes and brake liquid, tire pressure, battery levels and the entire
• vehicle, monthly or every 5,000 km (whichever is first), headlights, brakes, bodywork for dents etc.
• Is responsible for the project vehicle documents and their good condition, keeping a
• vehicle log and recording monthly maintenance
• Calculates monthly petrol, oil and lubricant consumption for the daily cash fund and for forwarding monthly vouchers to cost accounting
• Reports need for service and carries out minor repairs
• Immediately reports all involvement of the project or office vehicle in accidents, including minor accidents, damage, loss, or theft of vehicle fittings
• Provides support in the logistical preparation of events and field activities in the context of the national component of AREECA and on regional level
• Accompanies and supports AREECA guests and partners

2. Driving

• Runs errands for the AREECA programme, e.g., sending letters and messages,
• paying bills, and buying smaller quantities of office supplies
• Provides passenger transport in the AREECA programme car for the AREECA programme and at request also for other GIZ office, project or program staff, official visitors, and guests
• Helps with the accounting and transporting goods
• Completes the vehicle log correctly and conscientiously in accordance with GIZ standards

3. Knowledge management

▪ Uses all available information (including current radio news on traffic conditions) to update

daily knowledge of road conditions, current passable routes, and locations, and shares

this information with other drivers

4. Other duties/additional tasks

▪ Assists other colleagues as needed in the AREECA programme, if there is no travel

pending, carries out other office work with a specific focus on IT on request

C. Required qualifications, competencies, and experience

1.    Qualifications and Professional experience

• Higher IT education
• Secondary school education
• Holds a valid driver’s licence
• At least 3 to 5 years of work experience as a driver with references
• No major accidents in the past 3 years

2.    Other knowledge, additional competences

• Fluent in English and Kinyarwanda (French would be a strong asset)
• Discipline and punctuality
• Resilience and patience
• Diligence in administrative and IT measures
• Familiarity with the city, a region in the country
• Official passport holder
• Willingness to upskill as required by the tasks to be performed – corresponding measures are agreed with management

Interested candidates should submit their application (motivation letter, updated CV, certificates and references) until 10^th January 2023 by e-mail to recruitment-rw@giz.de. All attachments should be put together in one PDF file not larger than 2 MB. Please quote the job title in the subject.

GIZ is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified candidates. This includes the provision of reasonable accommodation, if needed, in order to participate in the job application and interview process and to perform essential job functions. Please let us know, if you have any particular requirements should you be invited for assessment/interview or that you wish us to consider, when considering your application. Women and persons with disabilities are particularly encouraged to apply.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for test and interview.

GIZ Office Rwanda

KN 41 St. / Nr.17, Kiyovu

P.O. Box 59, Kigali,

Rwanda

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