BACKGROUND:

IUCN is a membership Union uniquely composed of both government and civil society organizations. It provides public, private and non-governmental organizations with the knowledge and tools that enable human progress, economic development and nature conservation to take place together. Created in 1948, IUCN is the world’s largest and most diverse environmental network, harnessing the knowledge, resources and reach of more than 1,400 Member organizations and over 15,000 scientists and experts. It is a leading provider of conservation data, assessments and analysis. Its broad membership enables IUCN to fill the role of incubator and trusted repository of best practices, tools and international standards.
The IUCN Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO) operates in twenty-four countries in the Horn of Africa, east Africa, southern Africa and the Western Indian Ocean. The ESARO region is extremely rich in biodiversity with high number of endemic species and the largest remaining populations of iconic wildlife left on the continent. ESARO’s Programme focuses on biodiversity conservation through a diverse portfolio of projects and programmatic initiatives ranging from activities at the level of individual protected areas to shaping regional policy on biodiversity conservation. ESARO defines and delivers on its programmatic priorities in collaboration with IUCN members, commissions and other strategic partners.
The Coastal and Ocean Resilience (COR) Programme is responsible for marine and coastal issues, including biodiversity conservation, area-based management measures including other effective conservation measures (OECMs) and their networks, regenerative blue economy, ecosystem and fisheries management, High Seas, blue carbon, marine spatial planning, marine pollution, integrated management and governance of coastal areas, adaptation to climate change and disaster risk reduction.
To accelerate and scale up efforts in the region towards coastal and ocean resilience, IUCN has been coordinating efforts, together with countries and partners, in developing the Great Blue Wall initiative. The Great Blue Wall is a Western Indian Ocean (WIO)-born, Africa-driven roadmap to achieve a nature positive world by 2030. It aims at unlocking unprecedented nature-based recovery efforts through the establishment of a transformational movement. Its goal is to dramatically accelerate and upscale ocean conservation actions while enhancing socio-ecological resilience and the development of a regenerative blue economy by catalyzing political leadership and financial support. This will be achieved by spearheading the establishment of a connected network of nature-people positive seascapes (or regenerative seascapes). This network of seascapes will be connected by a living blue wall that will act as a regional ecological corridor formed by conserved and restored critical blue ecosystems such as mangroves, seagrasses and corals. While the Great Blue Wall will act as a wall against climate change impacts and biodiversity loss, it will also shelter coastal communities and create the enabling conditions and necessary mechanisms to empower local stakeholders to become stewards of the ocean while accelerating the development of a regenerative blue economy. The Great Blue Wall is an action-focused and action-driven regional response to 3 interconnected crises, i.e. Biodiversity – Climate – Socioeconomic with three clear objectives to be achieved by 2030: (i) Effectively and equitably conserve at least 30%of the ocean by 2030; (ii) Conserve and restore critical blue ecosystems to achieve net-gain by 2030; and (iii) Unlock the development of a regenerative blue economy that directly benefits coastal communities while also delivering conservation outcomes.
Five flagship seascapes have been earmarked including, Tanga-Pemba in Tanzania, Kilifi – Northern Kenya, Inhambane- Mozambique (Vilanculos), Antsiranana (Diego Suarez) – Madagascar and Moheli – Comoros, to spearhead the overall implementation of the vision. This position (s) will be based in Tanga in Tanzania, and Moheli in Comoros and will work directly with the seascape team under the guidance of Seascape Governance Officers to provide reliable and safe driving services of the seascape team and country office when required.

The Driver will work under direct supervision of Seascape Governance Officer to provide general administrative support and provide reliable and safe driving services to the seascape team, act as a backup for the project administrator in the office, perform occasional handyman jobs inside the Office while ensuring high quality and accuracy of work, highest standards of discretion and integrity and a high sense of responsibility.

SPECIFIC DUTIES:

Transport and logistic support.
Provide driving services for COR country programme, seascape team and others involved with programme implementation as instructed by line manager.
Follow up planning and scheduling using Outlook Calendar and register transportation request.
Deliver payment transfers to the bank and/or the suppliers, conduct cash purchases for PMU office expenditure.
Distribute mail as needed, both incoming and outgoing

Vehicle maintenance management;
Keep records as required and maintain a clear daily record of work done and/or vehicle movement.
Ensure the safety of the vehicle and accessories at all times during the time of use.
Maintenance of accurate vehicle service schedules
Facilitate routine maintenance of office vehicles, including proper and regular completion of vehicle maintenance records.
Keep track of timely car insurance renewals
Ensure compliance with applicable traffic laws, regulations, and/or IUCN rules, standards, and guidelines on vehicle usage.

Act as back up for the Project Administrator in the office;
Assist in planning and participation in field work.
Taking notes during meetings and during field work
Assist in the office operations including photocopying and deliveries.
Act as a backup for the Project Administrator on need basis by answering the phone and taking care of visitors’ registration, incl. maintaining a register of incoming visitors.