Foreign & Commonwealth Office Hiring for Driver, Grade-S1, New Delhi at New Delhi, Delhi Full Time

Note: All applicants are required to mandatorily fill the complete online application form including the employment and educational details, experience-based segment and the behaviours and technical/ professional skills-based questions. We will be thoroughly reviewing the application forms only for all the required details. Forms that are incomplete in any respect will not be considered while shortlisting for the next stage.’

Main purpose of job:
To drive Regional Affairs Political Vehicle in accordance with the policies and guidance of the Organisation.

Roles and responsibilities / what will the jobholder be expected to achieve?:

All driving duties.

Routine checks of vehicle in accordance with current policy and procedures

Maintaining accurate vehicle logs and journey records

Keeping the vehicle clean and serviceable

Reporting any defects

Maintain the passengers’ safety by providing safety briefs and ensuring use of seat belts.

Maintaining the integrity and security of vehicles in your care.

What we want from you:
To remain courteous to passengers.

Follow all rules of the road (unless reacting to an emergency) including:

Maintaining sufficient manoeuvring space between you and the vehicle in front.

Observe national speed limits.

Maintain lane discipline – stay within road markings

To ensure vehicle is kept in a road worthy condition, including refuelling, lubricants checks, washer fluid checks, tyre checks, passenger compartment equipment serviceability checks (e.g. seat-belts, radio).

Complete all associated logs, documents and reports in an accurate and timely manner.

Report any defect immediately to the Transport Manager.

Escort the vehicle at the dealer as necessary during servicing / repair.

Wear the officially provided uniform.

Essential qualifications, skills and experience

Formal qualification is not a requirement, however, good English speaking and understanding skill is expected.

To be formally qualified to drive, and in possession of a vailed Indian commercial driving licence for the vehicles they will be required to operate

To have at least four years’ experience of driving a wide range of cars

Language requirements:
Language: English and Hindi

Level of language required: Good spoken English and should be able to understand English.

Written – Basic

Desirable qualifications, skills and experience

Any working experience in multinational / multi-cultural companies, diplomatic missions.

Required behaviours

Making Effective Decisions, Managing a Quality Service, Delivering at Pace

Application deadline Application deadline – day Application deadline – month Application deadline – year

2 July 2023

Grade

S1

Type of Position

Full-time, Permanent

Working hours per week

40

Region

South Asia & Afghanistan

Country/Territory

India

Location (City)

New Delhi

Type of Post

British High Commission

Number of vacancies

1

Salary Currency

INR

Salary

INR 25,266 per month plus 12% provident fund and 6% Superannuation Fund

Start Date Start Date – day Start Date – month Start Date – year

16 August 2023

Other benefits and conditions of employment

For British High Commission candidates, the Country Based Staff BHC Terms & Conditions will apply.

For other than BHC candidates, salary will be all-inclusive of INR 25,266 per month together with a 12% provident fund and 6% Superannuation Fund

Additionally, the BHC offers a great benefits package that includes annual domiciliary medical cover, plus a Group Hospitalisation Scheme with INR 500,000 floater cover for your immediate family.

No relocation or any other related costs or assistance will be provided.

Please note – BHC does not deduct tax at source and employees are required to ensure that any requirements of local income-tax law are complied with in full. Employees who are not liable to pay local income tax on their Mission salary, e.g., some non-local national staff and some spouses or partners of UK diplomatic staff, will have their salaries abated by an equivalent amount.

The BHC is recognised as a good employer, with a robust, fair and transparent performance management & appraisal system linked to increments and staff bonuses. We have a 5-day working week, plus annual leave, public holidays, maternity leave provision, special leave, paid sick leave provision; ample development opportunities, travel opportunities, a good organisational culture, and excellent work/life balance.

Around half of our work forces are women. We treat people with respect and equality and have a policy of zero tolerance for any form of discrimination, bullying, or harassment.

This is a good opportunity to be part of a strong, diverse team, working in the biggest network that FCO has anywhere across the globe. We are aiming to make it the best.

Additional information

Note: All applicants are required to mandatorily fill the complete online application form including the employment and educational details, experience segment and the behaviour-based questions. We will be thoroughly reviewing the application forms only for all the required details. Forms that are incomplete in any respect will not be considered while shortlisting for the next stage.

To Apply:
Please note applications without (a) and (b) will not be considered.

Complete the Online Application Form

Complete the Experience, Professional Skills and Behaviour based Segments in the Online Application Form

Internal candidates applying for this position need to inform their current line managers, else the applications will not be considered.

We will accept only online applications by 02nd July 2023 (latest by 23:55 hours IST).

Please note that all the applicants will be required to strictly adhere to the security guidelines for British High Commission

Employees who are not liable to pay local income tax on their Mission salary may have their salaries reduced by the equivalent local income tax amount.

Please note – Provident Fund Transfer in and out from EPFO is not possible as BHC PF is managed by a private PF trust governed by Indian Income Tax Act, 1961. The staff still has the option to transfer out and in from a privately held PF trust which are not governed by EPFO.

Applicants who do not have the required qualification & experience should kindly abstain from applying, as their applications will not be considered.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted, and no telephone enquires will be dealt with. Basis the scores, the candidate/s who did not score as highly as the successful candidate, might be placed on the reserve list. If during the reserve period of 6 months, the same or largely similar role becomes available, the role may be offered to the second or subsequent appointable candidates.

The appointment will be subject to Police Verification and other checks including references, medical, educational and professional.

We welcome all applications irrespective of age, race, colour, gender, disability, sexual orientation, religion, belief or creed. We are also open to applications from people who want to work flexibly.

Please be aware that you will only be able to apply to vacancies for Country Based Staff roles with the British Government through this official tal.net site (operated by Oleeo). Jobs may be advertised on third party websites, however our adverts will always link back to the official tal.net site. If you complete and send an application through any other site, we will not receive it.