Chauffeur, Policy Review Staff

Open To:
All Interested Candidates / All Sources

Position Title:
Chauffeur, Policy Review Staff (PRS)

Reference:
16/87

Opening Date:
October 05, 2016

Closing Date:
October 19, 2016

Work Hours:
Full-time, 40 hours/week

Salary:
£26,247 gross starting salary per annum, (consisting of: basic salary £22,290, London weighting £2,100 and bonus £1,857).

Benefits:
Performance Related Pay System
Pension Scheme
BUPA Membership
Season Ticket Loan
Generous Annual Leave & Sick Leave
Paid Public Holidays (U.K. & U.S.)

Are you a strong team player? Are you known for your outstanding customer service skills? As Chauffeur to the Policy Review Staff (PRS) office, you will be responsible for managing and maintaining a vehicle fleet of five official vehicles to include licensing, registration, permits, insurance and all routine and emergency maintenance.

In the course of your duties, you will interact with a wide range of personnel, transporting VIPs and USG officials to various destinations to include the Embassy and UK airports. As such, we are in search of a new team member who is at ease greeting customers with confidence and has a strong knowledge of London, the local area and the airports.

Interested? Then apply now!

The following qualifications are also required. It is very important that you address each selection criterion detailed below with specific and comprehensive information supporting each item in your application and resume/CV. This will help you in our short listing process.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED

Applicants must address each required qualification listed below with specific and comprehensive information supporting each item.  Failure to do so may result in a determination that the applicant is not qualified.

EDUCATION:Completion of secondary school education is required.

EXPERIENCE:
Experience as a professional driver and administrative office experience is required.

LANGUAGE:Level III good working knowledge of written and spoken English is required.

JOB KNOWLEDGE:Good working knowledge of London streets and UK Government locations is required. Knowledge in using GPs, UK motor regulations is required. Basic knowledge of vehicle safety is required. Working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel is required.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:Excellent driving skills are required. Good oral communication, interpersonal and customer care skills are required. Ability to work as part of a team is required. Good problem solving skills in driving role are required. Ability to maintain accurate administrative records is required. Must be able to work a flexible schedule to include mornings, evenings and weekends. A current full (manual) UK/EU/EEA driver’s license is required. Must be successful in obtaining a security clearance. The successful candidate must be in possession of a credit card on appointment to the position.

INTERESTED CANDIDATES FOR THIS VACANCY MUST SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THEIR APPLICATION:

• The London DS0-174 Application Form (PDF): – This is our preferred form of application, as it aims to focus the candidate on the essential criteria of an advertised vacancy.

OR

• Universal Application for Employment UAE/DS-174 (PDF)

Please reference our instructions on how to complete the UAE/DS-0174 form (PDF, 150Kb)/

You must ALSO include the following information in your application for employment:

• Your current curriculum vitae/resume.

• Evidence of your legal right to work in the UK such as a copy of your passport biographical page, work visa page and, or, birth certificate. Please do not send originals by mail. Copies are acceptable. Short-listed applicants will be asked to provide, prior to interview, original documentation in support of their legal right to work in the UK.

• Evidence of Appointment Eligible Family Member Preference (such as copy of your sponsor’s orders) or U.S. Veteran Preference (DD214 – Member 2 or Member 4), if applicable. Please do not send originals by mail. Copies are acceptable.

PLEASE NOTE, IF YOUR APPLICATION PACKAGE IS INCOMPLETE, YOU WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FURTHER FOR THIS VACANCY.

Submitting your Application

As an environmentally aware employer, our preference is for you to submit your application by email toLNDRecruit@state.gov

Please ensure documents are in Microsoft Word and/or Adobe Acrobat PDFformat.

JPEG, TIFF, SkyDrive or files other than in the 2 formats specified above will not be accepted and your application will be determined invalid.

Similarly, if your application exceeds 5Mb, your application will be determined invalid.

Alternatively, your application can be mailed to:

Recruitment
The HRD Office
American Embassy
24 Grosvenor Square
London
W1K 6AH