Driver/ Messenger‍

The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa Federation of National Associations of Women in Business (COMFWB) is a COMESA institution based in Lilongwe, Malawi. COMFWB was established by the COMESA Heads of States and Government in 1993 in pursuant of articles 154 and 155 of the COMESA Treaty, which recognize the role that women play in the economic and social transformation efforts of the region. The Treaty also recognizes the role of women in business especially their participation in Agriculture, Industry and Trade.

COMFWB is implementing its 2021-2025 Medium Term Strategic Plan (MTSP) which aims to achieve the following strategic goals: To Strengthen the Institutional Capacity; To Strengthen the Resource Mobilization Capacity; To Strengthen Development Programs for Women in Business; and to Enhance the Advocacy, Public Image, and Branding of COMFWB.

In order to actualize the set-out development objectives, COMFWB intends to recruit for the following positions and hereby requests applications for the position from suitable candidates. Applications are invited from suitably qualified citizens of COMESA Member States residing in Malawi to fill the following vacant position in the Regular Established Structure of COMFWB Secretariat.

‍THE COMESA FEDERATION OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS OF WOMEN IN BUSINESS (COMFWB) CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITION

JOB TITLE: Driver/ Messenger‍
GRADE: General Services, Level 5 (GS5)
SALARY SCALE: COM$5,576 – COM$8,083 per annum
DIVISION: Finance and Administration
TENURE: A fixed term of Five (5) years. Extension of contract is subject to the
performance of the contract holder and meeting the conditions of the
Staff Rules and Regulations.
DUTY STATION: Lilongwe
REPORTING TO: Senior Finance and Administrative Assistant

A-MAIN DUTIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Provides transportation planning, logistical support, and travel planning to staff as needed, including security considerations and coordination;
• Drives COMFWB vehicle as assigned by the Executive Director and;
• Drives assigned means of transport for the transport of authorized Clients, visitors, goods, messages, mail, etc.
• Ensure insurance cover of assigned vehicle is valid;
• Ensure timely servicing of the vehicle, as and when necessary;
• Collects and delivers mail, documents, and other items from and to the Post Office/COMFWB/Else offices to various destinations as advised;
• Receive and take visitors to and from the airport; assisting with immigration formalities and taking them to and fro their places of residence;
• Takes care of the day-to-day maintenance of the COMFWB vehicles, i.e. checks oil, water, battery, brakes, tires, etc.; performs minor repairs and arranges for other
  repairs and ensures that the vehicle is kept clean;
• Logs official trips, daily mileage, gas consumption, oil changes, greasing, etc;
• Reads and understands specific vehicle/vessel operating manual to ensure the safe and appropriate operations of the vehicle;
• Obeys traffic rules and road signs, liaises, and coordinates with local authorities to facilitate smooth running of vehicle/vessel movements;
• Ensures that the steps required by rules and regulations are taken in case of involvement in an accident;
• Produces weekly records of mileage traveled;
• Identifies any apparent problems and reports them to the appropriate personnel.

B-MINIMUM ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) preferably supplemented by technical knowledge in driving

C-PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
At least 5 years’ experience as a driver for an international Organization

D-COMPETENCES AND SKILLS

• Valid driving license and Certificate of good conduct.
• Good knowledge of driving rules and regulations and skills in minor vehicle repair.
• Excellent communication in English is required and good knowledge of the local language of the duty station is desirable.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure.

WORKING LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT for the POSITION
Applicants must be fluent in English and/or French and/or Arabic (speaking and writing). A combination of any two (2) or all these languages will be an added advantage.

ELIGIBILITY FOR APPLICATION for the POSITION
Applicants must be citizens of a COMESA Member country and aged below fifty-five (55) years at the time of submitting the application.

MODE OF APPLICATION for the POSITION

All applications MUST be submitted to the COMFWB Secretariat on the prescribed APPLICATION FORM which can be accessed at the following COMESA website:

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All Applications must be sent electronically to jmasanche@comesa.int with the position being applied for in email subject line. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

‍COMFWB is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified women, with the requisite experience, are strongly encouraged to apply.

All applications must reach COMFWB Secretariat electronically by 18:00 hours on Monday 3rd February, 2025 and addressed to following:

The Chief Executive Officer
COMFWB Secretariat
OAK House 2nd Floor
P.O Box 1499
Lilongwe
Malawi
Email : jmasanche@comesa.int