Project Driver at Creative Associates International

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.