Company Profile

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is a not-for-profit institution that generates agricultural innovations to meet Africa’s most pressing challenges of hunger, malnutrition, poverty, and natural resource degradation. Working with various partners across sub-Saharan Africa, we improve livelihoods, enhance food and nutrition security, increase employment, and preserve natural resource integrity. IITA is a member of CGIAR, a global agriculture research partnership for a food secure future. Please visit www.iita.org for more information on IITA.

Job Description

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) seeks to recruit a DRIVER under the Black Soldier Fly (BSF) Project.

The Position

The Driver will provide support to project staff in implementation activities across the country.

Primary Responsibilities

• Drive vehicles within and outside Ghana to convey project staff, collaborators and visitors.
• Drive researchers to the field on research trips
• Help with field activities including administration of questionnaire and on-farm data collection
• Record trip details in the vehicle logbook.
• Liaise with administration to ensure that vehicle documents (local and international) are valid and up to date.
• Carry out routine vehicle maintenance checks
• Carry out vehicle cleaning and ensure adequate kitting (tools, medical box, and accessories)
• Liaise with administration to ensure prompt servicing of vehicle as at when due.
• Ensure courteous and prompt attention to passengers’ needs while being conveyed.
• Ensure safety of vehicle and passengers’ property
• Assist with office administration duties while not on official trip
• Carry out any other duties assigned by supervisor

Duty Station:   Accra, with field work travels to project sites across Ghana

Required Skills or Experience

Education:

• Minimum of SSCE/WASSCE or equivalent with valid professional drivers’ license (Class ‘C’). Technical knowledge in Auto mechanics /electricals will be an added advantage.

Experience: 

• At least five (5) years corporate driving in a similar institution

Skills:

• Be conversant with Ghanaian roads
• Ability to drive long distance with good vision
• Be mentally alert and physically fit
• Be able to work under pressure and be ready to work on weekends where necessary.
• Demonstrate ability to speak more than one Ghanaian language
• Must be able to assist in the collection of field data with little supervision