View Vacancy – Driver – National Crime Agency, Grade S1, New Delhi

The British Government is an inclusive and diversity-friendly employer.  We value difference, promote equality and challenge discrimination, enhancing our organisational capability. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law. We promote family-friendly flexible working opportunities, where operational and security needs allow.

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Policy & Political roles)

NCA (National Crime Agency)

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 National Crime Agency vehicle in accordance with the policies and guidance of the Agency

We reserve the right to review, revise or amend the roles and responsibilities from time to time reflecting the changing needs of business.

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.
  • An ability to read and comprehend work/office related emails (as and when needed).

What we want from you:

1. To remain courteous to passengers.
2. 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 National Crime Agency.
  • Escort the vehicle at the dealer as necessary during servicing / repair.
  • Wear any officially provided uniform.
  • Read and understand work related emails linked to the role

Learning and development opportunities (and any specific training courses to be completed):
First Aid training when available

Working patterns:
Flexibility to work long hours and on weekends /holidays if required.

Essential on arrival:

  • 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 valid 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. Basic knowledge on written English

Desirable:

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

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

9 May 2024

S1

Full-time, Permanent

40

South Asia & Afghanistan

India

New Delhi

British High Commission

1

INR

INR 27,793 per month plus 12% provident fund and 6% Superannuation Fund.

10 June 2024

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 27,793 per month plus 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 which includes self, spouse/partner and children up to an age of 23years and irrespective of age, only if with, physical or mental disability.

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 FCDO has anywhere across the globe.  We are aiming to make it the best.

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.

Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card holders will need have, or be able to obtain, a valid special work permit issued from Government of India (GOI) to work in the British High Commission (BHC). BHC will not be able to sponsor work visas or obtain/ assist with the special work permit from GOI. Offers of employment made to OCI card holders will be conditional upon candidates obtaining a special work permit.

Note: For requisite special permission to take up employment in any foreign Diplomatic Missions in India, OCI Cardholder must visit https://ociservices.gov.in

Please note – successful applicants will be offered employment on Country Based Staff (CBS) terms and conditions. This is not a permanent UK Civil Service position and does not attract diplomatic immunities and privileges (other than what an individual may already hold if they are a recognised partner/family member of a serving diplomat).

To Apply:

Please note applications without (1) and (2) will not be considered. Point (3) to be adhere strictly.

  1. Complete the Online Application Form.
  2. Complete the Experience, Behaviours, Technical/Professional skills-based segment in the Online Application Form.
  3. Applicants need to answer the questions based on their professional experience. Kindly refrain from use of AI based tools to avoid application from getting rejected/disqualified.

To ensure a successful application it is important that you explain how you demonstrate behaviours and technical / professional skills, basis your experience. You are strongly advised to read the Success Profiles Civil Service Behaviours Framework, which provides a detailed guidance on how these behaviours are defined for each position. Applicants are encouraged to use the STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Result) technique to prepare specific examples of when and how you have demonstrated these behaviours in your application, by evidencing a structured response, including your skills and experiences. You briefly describe the situation in which you demonstrated the behaviour, and then explain your task in addressing the situation, what action you took and the result of this.

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 09th May 2024 (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.

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