Creative Associates International provides outstanding, on-the-ground development services and forges partnerships to deliver sustainable solutions to global challenges. Its experts focus on building inclusive educational systems, transitioning communities from conflict to peace, developing sustainable economic growth, engaging youth, promoting transparent elections and more. Creative is recognized for its ability to quickly adapt and excel in conflict and post-conflict environments. To deliver a high degree of service, innovative theories of change and solid project evaluation, Creative is divided into four program divisions: Education Communities in Transition Economic Growth Cross Function Since its founding in 1977 by four enterprising women, Creative has been a results-driven organization. In the area of education, for example, since 2000 Creative has trained nearly 390,000 teachers in new strategies, approaches and pedagogical techniques. About 45 percent of the teachers are based in Africa. Thanks to the support of international clients, multilateral donors and the private sector, Creative has active programs in 20 countries-from Honduras to Tanzania and Yemen to Cambodia. Since its founding, Creative has undertaken projects in more than 85 countries. Today, the Creative counts on a professional staff of more than 1,000 people around the world who are committed to working with officials, nongovernmental organizations and community members to realize the positive change they seek.
- Experience 3 years
- Location Adamawa , Gombe , Niger
POSITION LOCATION: Niger, Gombe and Adamawa (1 person for each State)
Job Summary:
Working knowledge of the rules and regulations involved in the safe and efficient operation of driving and operating a vehicle. Knowledge of basic automotive maintenance procedures. Ability to deal effectively and patiently with others. Safe and Legal operation of a private and commercial motor vehicle. Knowledge of the States (Niger, Gombe and Adamawa) including Abuja.
Essential Duties:
Vehicle maintenance and management
- Cleans the vehicle and perform routine checks to ensure it has proper working tools daily.
- Refuels vehicle using an approved fuel card/voucher and records this on the vehicle log sheet timely.
- Parks vehicle safely at designated place at the end of each working day not later than 6 pm.
- Ensure that after-hour travel has prior formal approval by the operations department.
- Ensure vehicle movement logbook is filled timely and regularly.
- To report immediately to the Operations Officer/ Sr. Office Manager, all accidents or issues involving LEARN vehicles.
- Compliance with the motor vehicle and travel policy provisions of LEARN.
Staff and material transportation
- Transports staff and designated people to all areas as instructed and with approved vehicle request forms.
- Ensure vehicles have necessary materials such as umbrellas, vehicle tool kit, first aid box, map, fire extinguishers etc.
- Ensure that all LEARN assets are not left unattended in the vehicle whilst parked.
- Files in accurate vehicle log books and submits to the Operations Officer/ Sr. Office Manager.
- Prepares monthly vehicles’ maintenance reports for allocated vehicles.
Other services provision:
- Dispatch and deliver all documents between LEARN and other service providers.
- Dispatch of goods and materials to various projects offices to facilitate program delivery without any reports of loss or destruction of items
- Assist the Operations Officer/ Sr. Office Manager to ensure that the administrative documents for all vehicles are available, filed and monitored for compliance and expiration both for cars and drivers e.g driver’s license.
- Receive and collate movement plan, while sharing in the new week with all staff.
- Update the daily movement board (Airport pick up/drop off and movement within/outside the State)
- Report all cars incidents with a view to finding solutions and recording lessons learnt.
- Ensure the daily, weekly and monthly checks on all LEARN vehicles.
- Ensure that vehicle log sheets are properly filled and signed by colleagues.
- Assist the security guards in the proper refueling of the generators.
- Perform any other duties that may be assigned from time to time to support the attainment of organizational goals.
Qualifications
- High School diploma is required.
- At least 3 years previous experience in similar role. (6+ months of prior general work experience is required.)
- Entry level Spoken English required, Written English is highly desired.
- Prior driving/taxi experience working for donor.
- Excellent knowledge of the local region (Niger, Gombe and Adamawa) required
- Valid Nigerian Driver’s license
- Clean driving record/history
- Fluent in English
- Excellent communication skills
- Multi-tasking with positive attitude is required.
- Experience with a USAID-funded or other international organization implementing a program operating in insecure areas is desired.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills are required.
- Excellent record keeping, and documentation skills are required for documenting trips, fuel and vehicle maintenance.
