Driver/Messenger: Admin Support Services - Nelson Mandela Bay Region

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**Overview** The Eastern Cape Department of Human Settlements is seeking a Driver/Messenger for Admin Support Services in the Nelson Mandela Bay Region. This role involves providing essential transport, administrative, and messenger support services to ensure efficient departmental operations. The remuneration for this position is R201 093.00 per annum, at salary Level 4. **What you will do** * Render transport and driving services, including ferrying employees to various destinations and transporting material and equipment, while applying road safety and precautionary measures. * Complete logbooks and trip sheets, conduct basic vehicle checks, and report faults. * Provide transport administrative services, which includes closing daily and weekly kilometre readings, facilitating their recording, completing vehicle logbook and trip authorisations, and consolidating monthly vehicle returns. * Load and offload goods/equipment and submit accident reports. * Maintain motor vehicles by inspecting them, reporting defects, and logging calls to Government Motor Financial Services (GFMS) for service, repairs, and maintenance. * Clean and lubricate machinery equipment, and book vehicles for washing and cleaning. * Perform clerical support and messenger duties, such as sorting, arranging, collecting, distributing, and circulating correspondence. * Record and control correspondence, ensuring recipients sign delivery books/registers. * Be responsible for the safekeeping of logbooks, petrol cards, and trip authorisations. * Deliver documents between the head office, sister departments, and other institutions. * Ensure parcels and files are properly sealed and addressed, maintain confidentiality of government information, and prevent damage, loss, or unauthorised access during transportation. * Possess knowledge of Road Traffic Laws and Regulations, government transport policies and procedures, geographical knowledge, vehicle maintenance and safety, and document handling and records management. * Demonstrate good communication skills, confidentiality, ethical conduct, physical fitness, alertness, customer service, and time management. **Requirements (from the original advert)** * NQF level 2 as recognised by SAQA with no experience. * Valid driver’s licence with PDP (Professional Driving Permit). **Who should apply** An individual with a valid driver's licence and PDP, holding an NQF level 2 qualification (as recognised by SAQA), who possesses knowledge of road traffic laws, government transport policies, and geographical areas. The ideal candidate should be physically fit, alert, customer service-oriented, and demonstrate good communication skills, ethical conduct, and time management abilities, with a strong commitment to confidentiality in handling government information. **Deadline** Not specified **Reference** Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/driver-messenger-admin-support-services-nelson-mandela-bay-region-eastern-cape-department-of-human-settlements Source: myjobmag

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