Driver – Coordination at Medecins Sans Frontieres

Main objective and responsibility of the position

• Performing the tasks of transporting authorized goods and passengers in an MSF vehicle, ensuring its  technical and safety conditions, and respecting the traffic rules in Nigeria, and MSF security rules, in order to  provide a safe, smooth and efficient service.

General Accountabilities 

• Checking daily, the technical conditions of assigned vehicle (state of the tires, oil, fuel, brakes, radio equipment, spare parts, etc.), performing weekly check according to the MSF Logbook, refilling it when necessary, and keeping it clean to ensure it can be driven in perfect conditions. Carrying out a hand over if another uses the vehicle.
• Ensuring the security of passengers in the vehicle, driving carefully, observing MSF-OCA speed limits and traffic rules in Nigeria, as well as MSF security rules, in order to avoid car accidents.
• Ensuring all passengers have all necessary papers in order before travelling, and ensuring non MSF staff sign disclaimers of responsibility before using the vehicle.
• Ensuring correct loading and unloading of the vehicle, submitting documents associated with transported goods to the recipient, checking the status of delivered goods, returning the duly completed documents associated with transported goods to Logistics, and ensuring that the goods have the necessary documents.
• Ensuring that all vehicle documents and driver’s license are valid, and are in the vehicle for possible inspection by road/vehicle inspection agencies.
• Informing the line manager of any incident involving the transportation of passengers and/or goods.
• Knowing how to use all types of radios, codes, call numbers and radio alphabets by heart and communicating with base according to MSF communications policy to inform the driver’s position and any potential implications.
• Knowing and respecting the security rules related to vehicle movements, specifically those related to customs, checkpoints, roadblocks and curfew. Ensuring all passengers know and respect the security rules
• Carry out any other task that may be assisgned by line supervisor or manager.

Context Specific Accountabilities 

• Good use and interpretation of Maps (Online, Offline, Hardcopy), and GPS.
• Ensure to keep a good decent physical appearance always, and use close ended shoes, while driving MSF vehicles.
• Ensure comprehensive handover is conducted between drivers, before ending and starting a duty/shift.
• Renewal of your driver’s licence before it expiration.
• Liaise with Radio room or line supervisors/manager for task scheduled for the day or period, when resuming for duty or work.
• Ensure to be calm, polite and respectful while responding to vehicle bookings/reservations by passengers via phone calls or physically, and when communicating with passengers.
• Carry out weekly checks on vehicles in collaboration with Head of Drivers / Mechanic / Line Supervisor.
• Vehicle maintenance should be monitored to know when it close to it service km/period.
• Respect of defined MSF speed limits.
• Ensure vehicle doors are locked when passengers enter the vehicle. This should be done before driving.
• Seat belts should be worn by all passengers before driving.
• Ensure to get a very clear description of your destination, before driving. If not clear, ask for clarity using landmarks, maps or direction from colleagues or passenger, before embarking on a trip or movement.
• Proper record of movements with clear name, destination, time and signature of passengers on the vehicle logbook.
• Fuel dispensed into vehicle should be clearly recorded in the vehicle’s fuel log book.
• Every equipment or tool handed over in the vehicle should be carefully used. Equipment and tools in the vehicle are not to be taking out for personal use or used in another vehicle without approval from line supervisor or manager.
• Adhereance to operational instructions and responsibilities given by the Radio operator / Line Supervisors / Line Manager.
• Communication of every vehicular movement with the radio room. This should be done before, during movements and on arrival.
• Adherence to MSF standard operating procedures, guidelines and rules.
• Maintenance and cleaning of MSF vehicles.
• Ensure to have good knowledge of Sokoto and it environs.
• Carrying out other responsibilities as detailed by Line Supervisor or Manager.
• Perform duties observing MSF policies and in compliance with relevant SOPs of the department and immediately reporting to supervisor whenever compliance is or cannot be met.

Requirements (Qualifications)

• Education: Essential literacy and driving license.
• Good knowledge of country roads
• Experience: Essential 2 years minimum of previous driving experience
• Desirable experience with 4×4 vehicles
• Desirable in MSF or other NGOs
• Good Knowlegde of Sokoto route and surrounding states
• Languages Mission language and local language essential.

Knowledge:

• Desirable knowledge of basic mechanics
• Good knowledge of mission area roads.

Competencies:

• Results and Quality Orientation, Teamwork and Cooperation, Behavioral Flexibility, Commitment to MSF Principles and Stress Management.