Action Against Hunger Driver Jobs in Uganda

Action Against Hunger Driver Jobs in Uganda

Description

Responsible for driving staff or other assigned persons or cargo to defined destinations in a professional, efficient, safe and timely manner. Maintaining assigned vehicles in excellent hygienic and mechanical conditions, ensuring proper documentation pertaining to the vehicle

Key Duties & Responsibilities

Objective 1: Transporting safely persons or goods

Transport safely Action Against Hunger employees or freight according to the planning or according to the directives of the Capital logistician and /or Base Logistician where support is being given.

Be in possession of all necessary individual documentation (driving license, passport, and order of mission) and vehicle documentation.

Check the validity of the documentation.

Report any accident immediately to the nearest police station for the purpose of insurance claims, and to the logistics department.

Respect the Ugandan traffic regulations and rules.

Adjust the speed to the road and risk conditions, in particular the speed mustn’t exceed 40 km/h in villages or populated areas.

Respect Action Against Hunger Standard Operating Procedures for vehicles.

Respect the manufacturer technical conditions of use for the vehicle

Radio must be permanently “on” and regular contact must be made with the Radio Operator.

Stop the car before answering to the radio and/or mobile phone or reduce speed to 30 km/hour when security conditions do not permit stoppage.

Objective 2 Maintenance and check list for field trips

Perform the daily vehicle pre departure checklist mentioned in the logbook or in the driver briefing

Clean the vehicle inside and outside when necessary and as per Action Against Hunger guidelines.

Conscientiously reports information on the logbook and fuel logbook

Check that the items mentioned in the logbook are in the vehicle when leaving.

When a field departure is forecasted, the driver has

to inspect and prepare the vehicle the day before leaving and be ready for the scheduled departure time.

The driver has to prepare additional materials according to the mission needs (additional fuel tank, stickers, flag, tools, medical and food kits, etc.)

When not driving, the driver mechanic must fulfill the duties and tasks as per objectives 3, 4, 5 and 6:

Tyres

Checks for correct tyre pressure

Rotates tyres every 10,000 Km or after maximum 9 months depending on the status.

Ensures that wheel alignment and wheel balancing is checked regularly (at each tyre change).

Repairs

Performs general repairs (transmission, clutches, suspension ;...) on ACF vehicles, motorcycles.

Travels to the field with the appropriate tool kit for regular maintenances and in case of breakdowns /carries out basic repairs that enables getting the vehicle back to acceptable working condition.

Requirements

A qualification in Motor vehicle Mechanics & Driving and training in Defensive Driving.

At least 3 years’ experience

A valid driving permit

Language skills: English (and relevant local language) fluent

Ability to work and contribute positively in a team.

Commitment to Action Against Hunger’s work and values.

Willingness to adhere to Action Against Hunger’s policies on safeguarding.

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; Action Against Hunger Driver Jobs in Uganda

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