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- Job Type Full Time
- Qualification Secondary School (SSCE)
- Experience 7 years
- Location Kano
- Job Field Driving , NGO/Non-Profit
Summary
The Driver is responsible for coordinating the Project vehicle fleet to facilitate movement of staff and relevant stakeholders by vehicles from their originating destination to their final destination or vice versa and support the administrative team on all vehicle logistics concerns.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Ensures provision of reliable and safe driving services by driving office vehicles for the transport of project staff, consultants, goods and other stakeholders.
- Support with coordinating transport requests and vehicle allocation to trips on the project vehicle fleet.
- Coordinating fueling arrangements for project vehicles and ensuring vehicles are adequately fueled for project work.
- Preparation of monthly analysis report of project vehicles fleet fuel utility and other vehicle expenses.
- Ability to embark on field missions to states within the area of responsibilities
- Ensures cost saving through proper use of vehicle and accurate daily maintenance
- Provision of inputs in the preparation of the vehicle fleet maintenance plans and reports.
- Ensures proper use of vehicle fleet maintenance plans and assistance in preparing vehicle history reports
- Maintain a vehicle log to record the daily trips of each vehicle in the fleet.
- Coordinate the provision of necessary services like dispatch and collection of mails as may be directed.
- Ensures availability of all required documents and components/gadgets on all project vehicles
- Tracking of project vehicle fleet insurance and other relevant vehicle papers for renewal as at when due
- Ensures that the steps required by rules and regulations are taken in case of involvement in an accident/incident
- Maintains the standard procedure and practice in fueling and servicing.
- Other duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications & Competencies
- Minimum of a Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE). Diploma Preferred.
- Minimum of 7 years’ driving experience with a USAID funded Project/ International organization;
- At least 3 years of professional experience in a similar position
- Good knowledge of vehicle maintenance issues and procedures
- Candidates must possess skills in defensive driving, security & emergency driving and executive driving skills
- Valid Nigeria’s driver’s license and good knowledge of the highway codes of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
- High level of interpersonal skills and cultural sensitivity to effectively interact with, local communities, partner staff, and policymakers
- A good communicator, with excellent written and verbal skills in both English and Hausa languages.
- Experience with International NGOs
- Thorough knowledge of the project state, locations of NGOs, meeting venues, etc.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV to: [email protected] using the position as subject of email.
