Logistics Assistant / Driver USAID Grant Jobs – Uganda Biodiversity Fund (UBF)
Job Title: Logistics Assistant/ Driver
Organisation: Uganda Biodiversity Fund (UBF)
Funding Source: United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Administrative Assistant
About US:
The Uganda Biodiversity Fund (UBF) is an independent Institution, ‘a Trust Fund’ established as a mechanism to provide sustainable financing for the conservation of priority biodiversity and ecosystem services in Uganda. The mission of UBF is: “to serve as a catalyst for mobilizing, managing and channeling financial resources for biodiversity conservation and sustainable use of natural resources in Uganda for the benefit of current and future generations and the intrinsic value of nature”. UBF has been implementing programmatic and management activities and undertaking financial transactions since 2017.
Job Summary: The Logistics Assistant/ Driver performs the operations, maintenance and management of UBF vehicles, including routine maintenance, registration, tagging and tax exemptions, as well as coordinating transportation for the Fund activities for all staff. S/he will also provide logistical support in delivery of welfare services to UBF staff.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Full-time driver and ensures vehicle maintenance in line with the organization’s standards.
- Drive the office vehicle/s to transport authorized personnel and delivery or collect documents and other items to required destination/s.
- Maintain the assigned vehicles, renew all required licenses and vehicle insurances and perform minor repairs.
- Ensure that the vehicle is kept clean in line with UBF standards.
- Maintain trip movement records, logging official trips, daily mileages, fuel consumption, oil changes, greasing, etc. in the log books in line with UBF vehicle usage policy.
- Inspect and report faulty office equipment
- Provide logistics technical assistance as and when requested by the supervisor.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate must hold an Advanced Level Certificate of Education, with a Credit in English.
- A certificate in automobile mechanics is also required.
- A certificate in Logistics management or procurement will be an added advantage.
- Hold a valid Driver’s permit of two or more Classes, preferably DL, CM and CH Classes.
- A certificate in Defensive driving from an established driving school/firm is an added advantage.
- A minimum of five years’ clean driving record preferably in a busy NGO or corporate.
- Skills in fleet management and mechanics.
- Must be Computer literate
Personal Attributes
- Excellent interpersonal and networking skills
- Excellent communication skills.
- Excellent coordination and organizational skills. A good timekeeper
- High degree of integrity and confidentiality.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- A client orientation to service provision.
- A team player
How to Apply:
All candidates should send their applications with updated CVs including three work related referees addressed to: The Executive Director through e-mail address humanresource@ugandabiodiversityfund.org Please indicate the title of the Job you are applying for in the Subject line of the Email.
NB: Only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted. Any applications submitted after the deadline shall not be considered.
Deadline: 30th March 2020 by 3:00 PM.