Driver / Messenger

📝 About the role

The Department of Land Reform and Rural Development is hiring a Driver/Messenger in Cape Town. You would deliver and collect documents and drive officials. Only Grade 10 or ABET and a driver's licence are required.

✅ Key duties

• Drive light and medium vehicles to transport passengers and deliver other items (mail, documents, office equipment)
• Collect, distribute and control movement of documents
• Do routine maintenance on the allocated vehicle and report defects timely
• Perform daily pre and post trip vehicle inspection to ensure that the vehicle is always in the best condition
• Complete all the required and prescribed records and logbooks with regard to the vehicle and the goods handled
• Maintain accurate and up to date schedule trip sheets i.e. log official trips, daily mileage

🎓 Requirements

• Minimum requirements: Applicants must be in possession of a Grade 10 Certificate / Adult Basic Education and Training (ABET) qualification or related equivalent qualification and a valid driver’s licence
• Job related knowledge: Knowledge of the city in which the function will be performed
• Job related skills: Organising, Good communication (written and verbal), Interpersonal relations and Basic literacy
• A reliable and creative individual who is prepared to work under pressure and as part of a team

🎁 Benefits

• Public service benefits (medical aid, housing allowance, pension) where applicable