Project Driver at Sightsavers International Tanzania

Title: Project Driver
Location: Babati Town Council, Manyara
Contract: 1 year fixed term contract
Salary: Local Terms and Conditions apply
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About the role
The
Project Driver will provide reliable and safe driving services to staff
and partners, transport goods and assist with transport related
logistics. The driver will also be responsible to oversee the vehicles
are maintained in a cost-effective manner by overseeing routine and
preventive maintenance.

Project Driver key duties and accountabilities include:
Transportation

• Provide transportation for project staff and related partners
• Follow up the driver planning, and scheduling using project Calendar and register transportation requests
• Deliver/distribute project goods to the respective districts

Service vehicle maintenance management

• Schedule periodical vehicle examination for service
• Apply for the renewal for the vehicle license
• Vehicle maintenance
• Update monthly mileage records

Information and Communication Management

• Providing the Project Coordinator at site with timely communications and updates
• Support project visibility.

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This
is a highly varied and involved role and the above is not an exhaustive
list of duties or required professional skills. Please see here for the
Job Description for full details.

Due to the safeguarding element of this role, the successful applicant will undergo a criminal background check.

About you
As the successful candidate you will be an experienced driver who is organised, methodical and an excellent communicator.

Jobholder Requirements
Essential:

• Valid
  Class C driving certification and clean driving record and/or VETA VIP
  driving and able to demonstrate safe driving practices
• Previous
  professional driving experienceSecondary school certificatePhysically
  able to reach, stretch, bend, and sit for long periods of time during
  daily routine
• Available to drive for long periods of time and to
  work at short notice and during unsociable hours as well as occasional
  over-night stays
• Experience of working with government partners and ministries
• Interpersonal, communication skills
• Able to work well alone
• Reliable and punctual with dedicated professionalism to job and duties
• Able to adapt to changing schedules or routines, organised and able to follow a schedule
• Excellent time management skills
• Able to assist staff/passengers when needed
• Focused on customer service
• A commitment to disability inclusion and diversity
• Able to attend a two-day interview process in Dar es Salaam

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Desirable:

• Experience of working within an NGO environment
• Experience with administrative tasks

Closing date: 29 January 2023

Next Steps
We
anticipate that remote interviews will take place from mid-February
onwards and the evaluation process will include a first stage driving
test by the National Institute of Transport and if successful this will
be followed by an in-person interview the following day. The interview
process will take place in Dar es salaam. Please note that Sightsavers
are unable to cover any accommodation or transports costs over the
interview process.
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To
apply for this exciting new opportunity, please complete an application
via our recruitment portal. We are particularly interested in learning
of your motivations for applying.

As an equal opportunity
employer, we actively encourage applications from all sections of the
community. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified
people living with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.