Fresher Driver NGO Jobs – Oxfam
Job Title: Driver
Organization: Oxfam International
Duty Station: Uganda
About US:
Oxfam is a worldwide organisation that employs works in more than 90 countries. We seek to overcome poverty and suffering. Oxfam’s global strategic goals include contributing to achieving more profound and lasting change in the lives of people living with poverty and injustice. We’re creating a worldwide influencing network to unite the power of local organizations, who share a common vision for change. Adequately resourced, local organizations are best-positioned to influence and actively participate in the fight against the injustice of poverty.
Job Summary: The Driver will be responsible for providing secure and timely driving services to support passengers and/or official goods and any other tasks as required by the field logistics coordinator. The job holder must have a clean driving record and drivers licence.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Drive project staff and other authorized persons to and from various points
- Observe and adhere to the safety precautions before and during driving
- Maintain proper vehicle mileage and usage records as per requirements
- Conduct daily condition checks to ensure that the vehicle is in good running order
- Keep the vehicle in a clean condition in order to uphold the image of the organization
- The jobholder will deliver and collect mails and other documents to and from various offices as required
- Pick and deliver OXFAM visitors and any other staff who is authorized to travel in the organization vehicle
- Maintain punctuality and courtesy and adhere to traffic laws and regulations
- Maintain confidentially of OXFAM information at all times while executing duties
- Perform any other duties as assigned by supervisor
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the Oxfam Driver job must hold a class driving permit
- Ability to perform routine checks and maintenance e of office pool cars
- Willingness to be a part of and closely work with a wider Oxfam team
- Prepare regular checks programme identification implementation monitoring and evaluation
- Strategic and people management skills supporting mentoring the team in their professional and personal growth
- Ability to build professional technical and implementational unison and alliance arrangement around the project and inspire followership
- Comprehensive knowledge and experience in driving across all terrains
- Good knowledge of the country’s regulations
- Strong organisational and personal management skills, with ability to prioritise work issues to meet deadlines with minimal supervision and adjust to constantly changing situations while maintaining focus on delivery and follow through
- Excellent personal communication skills, high level of self-awareness initiative sound judgement personal energy and flexibility
- Excellent inter personal communication skills, in written and verbal English, with high impact influencing and persuasive skills
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to send their updated CVs and cover letters ONLY to oxfamuganda-jobs@oxfam.org indicating the position name in the email subject line. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Deadline: 9th March, 2018.
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