About Palladium
Palladium is a global company working to design, develop and deliver positive impact on the lives and livelihoods of people around the globe; broaden access to health, water, power, and infrastructure; build enduring, sustainable, and transformative institutions and market systems to address global challenges; and conserve the natural world. We operate in over 90 countries and have a workforce of 3,000 talented, motivated, and diverse staff of all religions, races, languages, and gender identities.
Project Overview
The goal of the USAID Uzbekistan Market Systems Transformed (UMST) Activity is to enhance sustainable and inclusive economic growth by strengthening businesses and the business-enabling environment in targeted sectors, while addressing the barriers faced by women, youth, and underrepresented groups. This Activity has the following specific objectives:
- Objective 1: Reduced barriers to private sector growth in the ICT, tourism, and textiles sectors and green economy sub-sectors.
- Objective 2: Increased private sector investment and access to finance in the ICT, tourism, and textiles sectors and green economy sub-sectors.
Purpose of Position
Palladium seeks a Driver to provide transportation to project staff, consultants, and Home Office staff to and from the office, meetings, the airport, and other activities to implement the UMST Activity.
Duration
The USAID UMST Activity is projected for 5 years (September 30, 2023 to September 29, 2028).
Location
This position is located in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Reporting and Supervision
This position will report to the Director of Finance and Operations.
Responsibilities
- Drive responsibly at all times.
- Ensure that vehicle use is in accordance with the project’s vehicle use policy.
- Ensure all vehicle documents, registrations, insurance are correct and up to date.
- Record vehicle movement and purchases of fuel and lubricants accurately in the vehicle logbook.
- Maintain the vehicle in a clean, secure, and good condition.
- Ensure that the vehicle is equipped with adequate fuel and supplies at all times.
- Monitor the need for servicing of and repairs to the vehicle.
- Avoid fines for improper parking or other motoring offenses.
- Keep driving license current and unblemished.
- Provide transfers to and from the airport for project expatriate staff and consultants, and for local staff traveling on project business.
- Make the necessary arrangements with the authorities and corresponding reports in the event of an accident.
- Provide timely transportation.
- Run project errands related to courier, picking up office supplies, and other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
Key Competencies Required
- Valid driver’s license.
- Ability to provide own vehicle in safe working condition with all proper documentation and registration in place, as required by local law.
- Knowledge and skills in preventive vehicle maintenance.
- Ability to drive safely under difficult conditions.
Competencies Preferred
- 5 years’ experience driving a vehicle for public or private entities or international cooperation organizations.
- Knowledge of protection and diplomatic security.
Application Deadline
This application will close on November 9, 2023.
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion – Palladium is committed to embedding equity, diversity, and inclusion into everything we do. We welcome applications from all sections of society and actively encourage diversity to drive innovation, creativity, success and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce; and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment regardless of their background or personal characteristics. These include: (but are not limited to) socio-economic background, age, race, gender identity and expression, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, veteran, marital or Indigenous status.
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