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Role description

Position: Driver

Location: Dollo-Ado Somali Region

Position Status: Full-time

Salary Level: 2

Risk Level: 2

About Mercy Corps

Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40 countries around the world, we partner to put bold solutions into action helping people triumph over adversity and build stronger communities from within now, and for the future.

Mercy Corps has been operating in Ethiopia since 2004, working in rural, peri-urban, and urban areas in five regional states - Somali, Oromia, Afar, Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples, Amhara - and the capital city of Addis Ababa. We engage in both development and humanitarian work, and seek to integrate approaches, programs, and geographies as much as possible. Our partners include government, academic institutions, development and private sector actors, civil societies, and communities.

The Program / Department / Team (Program / Department Summary)

The DREAMS program aims to improve the well-being of 100,000 women, children, and men over five years for refugees and host communities in the Somali region of Ethiopia. Working with refugees and host communities in the Somali region of Ethiopia. The program will integrate two proven models – poverty graduation and Market Systems Development – layering these approaches in a new way that will ensure that the poorest households can improve their income and well-being significantly and maintain Mercy Corps will lead the Market Systems component of the program and will be responsible for developing market access pathways to ensure those businesses can be successful and supporting the operating environment for businesses and communities to thrive.

The Position (Driver)

The Project Driver is responsible for the safe operation of project vehicles, ensuring timely transportation of staff, prompt delivery of supplies and official documents, and conducting routine checks to maintain vehicle readiness and reliability.

Essential Responsibilities

Driver

  • Safely operate project vehicles to transport staff, consultants, and materials.
  • Ensure timely delivery of project supplies and documents to field sites.
  • Support logistical arrangements for workshops, meetings, and field visits.
  • Conduct routine checks (fuel, oil, brakes, tires) before and after trips.
  • Report mechanical issues promptly and coordinate repairs.
  • Keep vehicles clean, roadworthy, and compliant with safety standards.
  • Maintain accurate mileage logs, fuel consumption records, and trip reports.
  • Ensure adherence to organizational transport policies and traffic regulations.
  • Support compliance with donor or project-specific vehicle use guidelines.
  • Prioritize passenger safety and follow defensive driving practices.
  • Stay updated on local road conditions and security advisories.
  • Assist in emergency situations, including first aid or evacuation support.

FINANCE & COMPLIANCE MANAGEMENT

  • Ensure adherence to systems for ensuring effective and transparent use of financial resources for timely and informative reporting in line with donor and Mercy Corps policies and procedures.
  • Ensure compliance with donor and Mercy Corps regulations related to the programming.

INFLUENCE & REPRESENTATION

  • Identify, build, and manage collaborative partnerships with consortium partners, sub-grantees, donors, local governments, and other stakeholders.
  • Comply with Mercy Corps approach at key government and advocacy platforms.
  • Represent Mercy Corps at all relevant coordination meetings..

Represent Mercy Corps programs when needed.

  • Demonstrate flexibility, resilience, and ability to maintain positive relationships and composure.
  • Maintain high ethical standards and treat people with respect and dignity.

Organizational Learning

  • As part of our commitment to organizational learning and in support of our understanding that learning organizations are more effective, efficient, and relevant to the communities they serve, we expect all team members to commit 5% of their time to learning activities that benefit Mercy Corps as well as themselves.

Accountability to Project participants

Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically to our project participants and to international standards guiding international relief and development work, while actively engaging project participating communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring, and evaluation of our field projects

SAFEGUARDING RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Actively learns about safeguarding and integrates it into their work, including safeguarding risks and mitigations related to their area of work.
  • Practices the values of Mercy Corps including respecting the dignity and well-being of participants and fellow team members.
  • Encourages openness and communication in their team; encourages team members to submit reports if they have any concerns using reporting mechanisms e.g., Integrity Hotline and other options.

Supervisory Responsibility

Accountability

Reports Directly To: Field operation coordinator ..

Works Directly With: all program teams and consortium partners

Accountability to Participants and Stakeholders

Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically to our program participants, community partners, other stakeholders, and to international standards guiding international relief and development work. We are committed to actively engaging communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects.

Minimum Qualification & Transferable Skills
  • 5 years driving experience .
  • Valid license
  • Experience or working in the Somali region with strong contextual knowledge of local cultures and ways of working.
  • Ability and experience (a plus) working in refugee and host communities in Dollo Ado,
  • Knowledge of the Somali language must
Success Factors
  • Fluent in local context language
  • He /She will be a tolerant and flexible individual able to work in difficult and stressful environments and follow procedures
Ongoing LearningIn support of our belief that learning organizations are more effective, efficient and relevant to the communities we serve, we empower all team members to dedicate 5% of their time to learning activities that further their personal and/or professional growth and developmentEqual Employment OpportunityMercy Corps is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristics protected under applicable law.Safeguarding & EthicsMercy Corps is committed to ensuring that all individuals we come into contact with through our work, whether team members, community members, program participants or others, are treated with respect and dignity. We are committed to the core principles regarding prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse laid out by the UN Secretary General and IASC and have signed on to the Interagency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. We will not tolerate child abuse, sexual exploitation, abuse, or harassment by or of our team members. As part of our commitment to a safe and inclusive work environment, team members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner, respect local laws and customs, and to adhere to Mercy Corps Code of Conduct Policies and values at all times. Team members are required to complete mandatory Code of Conduct elearning courses upon hire and on an annual basis.As an applicant, if you witness or experience any form of sexual misconduct during the recruitment process, please report this to Mercy Corps Integrity Hotline (integrityhotline@mercycorps.org).
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