Driver at Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) - French Section

Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is an independent international medical humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency aid in more than 60 countries to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural or man-made disasters or exclusion from healthcare.

The French Section of Médecins Sans Frontières is currently recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Driver (Daily Worker)

Location: Abuja

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 check according to the MSF Logbook, refilling it when necessary, and keeping it clean to ensure it can be driven in perfect conditions. Carry out hand over 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
• Ensuring 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 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 passagers know and respect the security rules

Requirements
Educational Qualification:

• Literacy and driving license. Good knowledge of country roads (Essential)

Experience:

• 2 years minimum of previous driving experience (Essential)
• Experience with specific vehicles to use (4x4) - (Desirable)
• Knowledge of Abuja roads
• Vehicle mechanic experience is an added advantage
• Desirable previous experience in MSF or other NGOs

Languages:

• Fluency in English Essential and any local language desirable

Knowledge:

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

Contract:

• Based on operational needs

Application Closing Date
14th March, 2024.