Driver

The Driver is responsible to drive Ipas Nepal’s vehicle and ensure that the vehicle is in proper condition. S/he should ensure cleanliness of the vehicle on daily basis and oversee routine maintenance and servicing of the vehicle.

Base Station: Surkhet

Driving Services

• Provide safe and reliable driving services for Ipas staff as and when required.
• Ensure the internal and external cleanliness of vehicles and motorbikes at all times.
• Ensure adequate fuel availability in vehicles for daily operations.
• Use the shortest, safest, and most efficient routes, avoiding unnecessary mileage and time.
• Conduct daily vehicle condition checks, including brakes, lights, indicators, radiator, battery, tire pressure, engine oil (mobil), fuel level, and overall roadworthiness.
• Provide pick-up and drop-off services for staff, visitors, and guests as requested by the office.
• Coordinate with the security focal point and traffic control prior to starting trips, when required.
• Strictly follow traffic rules, organizational norms, and Ipas values at all times.
• In the event of an accident, follow established procedures, immediately notify the supervisor/office, and provide necessary assistance.
• Ensure the vehicle is equipped with all required safety tools, including a toolbox, safety items, and a fully stocked first-aid kit.
• Follow up on regular servicing of vehicles and motorbikes at reputable service outlets, including timely replacement of parts such as air filters, engine oil, and other required components.
• Maintain accurate records of fuel refueling, repairs, maintenance, and parts replacement in the vehicle logbook.
• Complete and submit Ipas standard travel logs promptly after each trip.
• Ensure timely renewal of vehicle and motorbike documents, including blue books, pollution checks (green stickers), and other regulatory requirements.
• Follow up on provincial motorbike blue book renewals in compliance with applicable legislation.
• Monitor and calculate fuel consumption and mileage, ensuring proper documentation and comparison through logbooks.

Administrative Support

• Provide support for photocopying, scanning, binding, and replacement of toner/cartridges for photocopiers and printers.
• Offer logistical support for workshops, meetings, trainings, and seminars.
• Handle errands with banks and other relevant institutions for official transactions.
• Deliver and collect official documents, letters, parcels, pouches, and other materials to and from partner organizations, government offices, donors, and vendors.
• Receive incoming phone calls and relay messages in the absence of the receptionist.
• Support store operations, including physical verification of items, preparation, packing, and timely placement of materials as required.

• Provide logistic support in workshops, meetings, and seminar.
• Run inter organizational, governmental, partners, donors and vendors' offices for delivery of official documents, letters, parcels, pouches etc.
• Receive phone calls and relay/take messages on the absence of receptionist.
• Support in store on physical verification, make preparation of materials packing and placing in required time.

Understand and comply with the organization policies and ethics

• Understand and comply with the Human Resources, Procurement, Travel, Finance Policy, and other policies of the organization.
• Commitment and adherence to the Ipas code of business ethics and conduct and safeguarding policy.
• Ensure Ipas representatives (including consultants, interns, volunteers, independent contractors, suppliers/vendors, board members, sub-awardees) and government officials directly working with Ipas and its partners understand and practice the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse policy while in partnership and implement program with Ipas.
• Contribute to safe working environment where every team member is treated equally and respectfully.
• Live up to the Ipas core values driven, principled, bold, interdependent.
• Ensure all work activities comply with the organization rules and regulations
• Ensure proper documentation of memo’s, decisions, reports and any official documents for record keeping hardcopy/OneDrive/Luna as appropriate.

PSEA compliance

• As an Ipas Nepal employee read, understand, and sign the acknowledgement to comply with all aspects of the PSEA as defined by the PSEA policy.
• Contribute to safe working environment where every team member is treated equally and respectfully.
• Ensure Ipas representatives (including consultants, interns, volunteers, independent contractors, suppliers/vendors, board members, sub-awardees) and government officials directly working with Ipas and its partners understand and practice the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse policy while in partnership and implement program with Ipas.

Other responsibilities

• Engage in a learning culture and participate and enrol learning courses of Ipas University.
• Willing to be back up for staff and vacant positions and perform other related duties as required.

• Completion of Basic Level Examination-Grade 8, and candidate with SLC (SEE) completed certificate will be preferred.

Qualifications, Experience, Knowledge and Skills

• Must have a valid driving license.
• A minimum of 3-4 years of driving experience.
• Previous experience of working in I/NGO will be preferred.
• Must have skills and knowledge in vehicle maintenance; ability to do simple general maintenance as required on the vehicle.
• Must be conversant with all traffic regulations and the Highway rules.
• Extensive field travel to be expected inside Karnali province
• Proven employment record in similar position.

Ipas se compromete firmemente a proporcionar un entorno de trabajo que esté libre de todas las formas de acoso, discriminación e inequidad. Contratamos, empleamos, capacitamos, promovemos y compensamos a nuestro personal sin distinción de raza, edad, sexo, religión, nacionalidad, color, religión, ascendencia, ciudadanía, casta, origen étnico, identidad regional, identidad tribal, estado civil, condición de veterano, servicio militar, discapacidad, información genética, identidad de género, expresión de género, condición de transgénero, orientación sexual o cualquier otra característica personal protegida por la ley o detallada en la política de Ipas. Ipas reconoce que estas características personales pueden ser distintas en diferentes contextos.