View Vacancy - Transport Manager AO (27/22 ACC)

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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Operations and Corporate Services)
Corporate Services Support

Main purpose of job:

BHC Accra is a large post, charged with delivering high impact and complex policy, programmes and campaigns on the full breadth of the Africa Strategy.  All staff embody the new Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office’s approach to cross-departmental ways of working and the High Commission aims to be a highly-inclusive place to work, celebrating a workforce with both diversity of thought and background.

The Jobholder is responsible for managing the Transport Team.

Roles and responsibilities / what will the jobholder be expected to achieve?:

  • Manage transport requests and daily transport schedules
  • Manage the Transport Budget for the Financial year with accurate forecasting
  • Ensure that all vehicles are well maintained, serviced and kept in good working order
  • Arrange Insurance covers for all vehicles
  • Contract Manager for Transport Services
  • Maintain transport records and all journey books
  • Check and monitor overtime for drivers on a monthly basis 
  • Monitor daily and monthly fuel supplies for official vehicles
  • Requisitioning and receipting POs for the Transport team
  • Vehicle Registration – for Official vehicles, UKB Officers’ Vehicles and Change of ownership of vehicles at the DVLA 
  • Create and Coordinate Transport Plans for Ministerial and other High-profile visits. 

Resources managed (staff and expenditure):

  • A Team of drivers 
  • Fleet of Vehicles and Motorcycles
  • Transport Budget
  • Bachelors in Logistics Management or any related field.
  • Experience of working in a logistics-related role
  • Dealing with logistics, Administration and Budgets.
  • Excellent Communication Skills, fluent in written and spoken English.
  • Excellent IT skills (including working knowledge of MS office packages -Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.).
  • The ability to respond flexibly to competing demands, often at short notice.
  • Strong Organisational skills and good attention to details
  • Good Manager with strong Customer Service Skills
  • Good Interpersonal relations
  • Ability to plan ahead, anticipate problems/clashes and proactively manage issues
  • Able to work under minimal supervision and deliver
  • Experience in managing budgets
  • Working and delivering in a fast-paced environment

Changing and Improving, Communicating and Influencing, Making Effective Decisions, Managing a Quality Service
7 September 2022
Administrative Officer (AO)
Permanent
35
Africa
Ghana
Accra
British High Commission
1
GHS equivalent to USD 664.42
1 November 2022

Learning and development opportunities:

The British High Commission in Ghana takes learning and development seriously. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to develop many core and transferable skills through both formal and informal learning and development opportunities. Members of staff are encouraged to make use of the learning and development opportunities that the office has to offer and many then benefit from internal promotion opportunities.

Specifically the Jobholder has the opportunity to gain professional certification in related professional institutions such as the International Facility Management Association – IFMA, Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors – RICS, Ghana Institution of Surveyors – GhIS, Occupational Safety and Health Association – OSHA.

Working patterns:

Flexible working will be required, working around the demands of the office.

  • All applicants must be legally able to work in Ghana with the correct visa/status or work permit.
  • The successful applicant will demonstrate that they meet the requirements under Ghanaian law to work in Ghana.
  • The British High Commission in Accra is an equal opportunities employer, dedicated to inclusivity, a diverse workforce and valuing difference.
  • Staff recruited locally by the British High Commission in Accra are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local Ghanaian employment law.
  • Employees who are not liable to pay local income tax on their Mission salary may have their salaries reduced by the equivalent local income tax amount.
  • Information about the Civil Service Success Profiles can be found on this link:

    https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/success-profiles

  • Please note:  AA=A1, AO=A2, EO=B3, HEO=C4, SEO=C5.
  • Reference checking and security clearances will be conducted.
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This opportunity is closed to applications.