Driver at Medecins Sans Frontieres

Main Purpose

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

Job Description

• Checking daily, the technical conditions of the assigned vehicle (state of the tires, oil, fuel, brakes, radio equipment, spare parts, etc.), performing weekly checks according to the MSF Logbook, refilling it when necessary, and keeping it clean to ensure it can be driven in perfect conditions. Carry out handover if another needs to use the vehicle
• Ensuring the security of passengers in the vehicle, driving carefully, observing speed limits and traffic rules in the country, as well as MSF security rules, 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 the documents to the receiver of the goods, checking the status of delivered goods, returning the duly completed documents to Logistics and ensuring that the goods have the necessary documents
• Ensure that all vehicle documents and the driver's driving license are valid and in the vehicle.
• 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 the 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 and roadblocks. Ensuring all passengers know and respect the security rules

Requirements
Education: Essential Literacy and a driving License, Good knowledge of country roads

Experience:

• Essential: 2 years of minimum previous driving experience
• Essential literacy and a driving license. Good knowledge of country roads
• Desirable experience with specific vehicles to use (4x4)
• Knowledge of Katsina roads
• Vehicle mechanic experience is an added advantage
• Desirable previous experience in MSF or other NGOs

Language: Fluency in English is Essential, and any local languageis  desirable

Knowledge:

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