Driver at Johns Hopkins University

The Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health Center for Communication Programs (JHU-CCP) seeks for experienced and qualified candidates to work for the following position for the USAID-funded Health Communication Capacity Collaborative (HC3)-Nigeria project.

The overall goal of HC3-Nigeria is to support the Government of Nigeria (GoN), US government (USG) implementing partners, and local communication and behavior change professionals to design, produce and implement high quality, impactful social and behavior change communication (SBCC) interventions for malaria. In particular, HC3 is responsible for three key technical areas;
1.) Increasing capacity of the National Malaria Elimination Program (NMEP) Advocacy, Communication, Social Mobilization (ACSM) unit to provide technical leadership in SBCC,
2.) increasing capacity of State ACSM units to provide technical leadership in SBCC in two or more states (Akwa Ibom and Kebbi, initially), and
3.) contributing to increased practice of key malaria preventive and treatment behaviors among caregivers of children under live, pregnant women, and the general population. In particular, HC3 will develop GoN structures that support effective SBCC through knowledge sharing, coordination, and technical leadership, while cultivating the capacity of local researchers and implementers to meet GoN needs in designing, production, implementation, and evaluation.

JHU-CCP is recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Position: Driver

Location: Abuja
Duration: One year with possible extension
Terms of Employment: Contract

Job Description

• The driver is responsible support program activities by safely operating a motor vehicle in
  compliance with road traffic and company regulations.
• This position reports directly to the HC3 Program Director.

Specific Responsibilities

• To transport project staff to official meetings and activity site visits. To deliver official parcels or letters to partner or other offices.
• To ensure that project vehicles and accessories/tools are clean, safe and in good working condition at all time.
• To carry Out vehicle inspections before and after official journeys in order to detect defects, which must be reported for immediate repair.
• To perform minor repairs and daily maintenance of vehicles.
• To maintain a log-bock to record details of all trips made and fuel consumption and report records to the HC3.
• To ensure safe custody of the vehicles after office hours.

Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum O Level Certificates of Secondary Education.
• Clean Class C Driving License.
• Minimum 5 years driving experience.
• Willingness and flexibility to travel outside Abuja to various locations throughout Nigeria.
• Must be able to speak, read and write in English.

Application Closing Date
1st April, 2014

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should submit a cover letter identifying the position you are interested in and provide Curriculum Vitae to: [email protected]

Note: Subject line must include: "HC3 Malaria Nigeria Hiring/(and position applying for)" (Only applicants who are short-listed will be contacted.)