3 Drivers – Handicap International
Job Title: Driver (3 Job Vacancies)
Organisation: Handicap International
Duty Station: Kampala (1 Position) and Arua (2 Positions), Uganda
Starting Salary: UGX 915,149 monthly gross
About US:
Handicap International is an independent and impartial aid and development organisation working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. We work alongside disabled and vulnerable people to help meet their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights. Handicap International is outraged by the injustice faced by people with disabilities and vulnerable populations, we aspire to a world of solidarity and inclusion, enriched by our differences, where everyone can live in dignity.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Ensures provision of reliable and secure driving services
- Ensure the respect of the Ugandan traffic law while driving HI vehicles.
- Follow the Line Manager’s planning and instructions.
- Carry out banking/financial and other office out-door messenger related duties.
- Keep all personal documents as well as those of the vehicle with you and check that they are valid (driving licence, insurance paper, HI ID card, HI Waiver of liability form…)
- Fill in the Log book every day according to HI procedures.
- Respect HI security rules.
Ensure the maintenance of the vehicle with respect to HI vehicle management
- Carry out daily checks before starting up the vehicle (oil level; water level; pressure of the tires etc.…)
- Wash the car when needed and upon request from line manager.
- Make sure that the security tool box and first aid kit are complete and on board.
- Inform the line manager when service is necessary.
- Solve minor technical problems.
- Inform the logistics department of any major repairs to be carried out.
- Follow the car rental supplier during his maintenance visit
- Record all the maintenance done in the log book of each vehicle
Ensure the respect of the departure and arrival time of your movement.
- Inspect and prepare the vehicle the day before departure so as to be on time.
- Prepare additional equipment to be brought along according to the needs (fuel, stickers, flags, tools, medical kit).
- Guarantee the good loading and unloading of the car and goods in an appropriate way.
- Know the area map, especially HI staff houses, INGOs offices and relevant partners’ offices.
- Ensure that non HI staff sign a Waiver of Liability form.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicants for Handicap International Driver job should hold a valid Driving permit with DL class
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Good communication skills
- Good command of the English language
Length of contract: 1 year (Kampala) and 7 months (Arua)
Starting Date: 1st March 2019
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates who wish to join Handicap International are encouraged to send their updated CVs (3 pages max, including three professional references) with cover letters to HR Coordinator at job.uganda@handicap-international-ug.org with the subject: Application for Driver. Applicants must specify their preferred duty station in the cover letter
NB: Any efforts to influence the recruitment process will lead to automatic disqualification.
Deadline: 15th February 2019 by 5:00pm
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