Driver (Gambella) – Amref Health Africa

Logistics, Transport and Supply Chain

Amref Health Africa

Amref Health Africa (formerly African Medical Research Foundation) is the premier African-led international health development organization headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. Founded in 1957 as the Flying Doctors of East Africa to bring critical health services to remote communities, Amref Health Africa in the intervening years has broadened its mission to include training of some 500 thousand community health workers and managing the design and implementation of health development projects in more than 30 countries across Africa. With a focus on women and children, Amref Health Africa strives to overcome the most critical health challenges facing the continent: maternal and child health, HIV & TB, malaria, clean water and sanitation and surgical and clinical outreach. Amref Health Africa has offices in Kenya, Ethiopia, South Africa, South Sudan, Senegal, Tanzania and Uganda as well as in Europe and North America. The organization employs over 1,000 people.

Although Amref Health Africa has been formally registered in Ethiopia in 1998, a full-fledged country program was started in 2002. Since then, the country program has grown from one project in Addis Ababa to over 20 projects in five regions (Addis Ababa, Afar, North Shewa, Oromiya and Southern Nation, Nationalities and People Region). Amref Health Africa Health Africa, Ethiopia is working in health development with the motto of lasting health change in Africa.

 

Department

Trachoma Project

Role

Drivers

Number required

1

Duty station

Gambella Field Office

Supervisor

Project Officer

Duration

8 months with possible extension

 

Amref Health Africa is an African-led international health development organization headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. Founded in 1957 as the Flying Doctors of East Africa to bring critical health services to remote communities, Amref Health Africa envision to bringing lasting health change for Africa in more than 30 countries across the continent. With a focus on women and children, the organization strives to overcome the most critical health challenges facing the continent: maternal and child health, HIV & TB, malaria, water and sanitation and health systems strengthening. Amref Health Africa in Ethiopia has been working in Ethiopia since 2002 in close collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health implementing a range of projects in maternal, neonatal and child health, reproductive health, health systems strengthening, health workforce development, water and sanitation, HIV/AIDS and non-communicable diseases across the country, supported by a wide range of multilateral and bilateral donors, corporates and foundations.

 

Amref Health Africa would like to recruit Driver based in Gambella Field Office and will report to Project Officer.

 Duties and Responsibilities

 Key Responsibilities:

·         Driving assigned vehicle while ferrying staff or assets on official work

·         Ensuring that vehicle are clean at all times

·         Receiving and delivering of goods to project areas and/or anywhere else as instructed by line manager

·         Checking basic maintenance (oil, coolant, water, tire pressure, battery water) regularly, maintaining a daily log of all trips, mileage and fuel consumption

·         Safeguarding the vehicle and all of its contents in his/her custody

·         Ensuring that the assigned vehicle is well serviced and in good mechanical order

·         Report any theft, damage of Amref Health Africa property on time to immediate supervisor

·         Ensure safety of all Amref Health Africa property including vehicles,

·         Assist Amref health Africa staff in workshop and training venue organization

·         Perform any other duties assigned by supervisor

 

·         The job holder is expected to have at least 3rd level driving license.

·         Diploma in auto mechanics

·         grade 10th or 12th complete and

·         three years of driving work experience is required

·         Knowledge and experience of the local working Language

·         NGO experience is an added value.

 

Terms of employment: 8 months with possibility of extension

Duty Station: Gambella Field Office

Required number: – 1 

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