Driver at British Council

Role Purpose

The post holder will support in the provision of secure transportation of personnel and resources for British Council operations and programmes in accordance with the organisation’s policies and standards.

Main accountabilities but not limited to the following:

The appointed candidate will have the following accountabilities, responsibilities and main duties:

• Carries out driving and transportation duties in line with travel bookings for various activities, exams and event managements.
• Responds promptly and professionally to emergency transport requests.
• Ensures proactive checks/updates are made to schedules and passenger itineraries are accurate
• Provides excellent customer service at all times and especially as the first point of contact to British Council visitors and UK colleagues at the airport
• Operates the vehicle in a safe and courteous manner
• Ensures passengers use seat belts and do not unnecessarily distract the driver or MOPOL guards; report refusals, breaches or exceptions to the Facilities Officer/Manager
• Be vigilant to the possibility of robbery from the vehicle at all times; lock doors while driving
• Regular Defensive Driver Training courses to be arranged by the British Council 

As with any business that experiences peaks and troughs of activity, there is likely to be a need to work outside office hours from time to time.

Role specific knowledge and experience:

The successful candidate will need to possess the following requirements:

• Valid Nigeria driver’s licence
• FCLC passed
• In depth knowledge of designated locations in the city and thorough knowledge of road signs
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a similar role within the corporate or NGO sector

Desirable

• SSCE passed
• Experience in a similar role in an international organisation