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Position Title: Driver,Jobs in Uganda,
Position Classification: Full-time services contract
Organisation: Peace Corps Uganda
Hours of work: 45 hours per week (Overtime may be required)
Location: Kampala
BASIC FUNCTION OF POSITION:
The incumbent will be required to operate Peace Corps vehicles in
accordance with Peace Corps and U.S Government requirements and with supervisor
instructions to transport cargo and personnel, Trainees, and Volunteers to
appointments in Kampala and, as may be needed throughout the countryside, where
Peace Corps and its volunteers work. The incumbent will also have assigned
responsibility in the oversight and backup performance of periodic maintenance
and repairs of Peace Corps.
Major Dtuies and Responsibilities:
Include, but are not limited to the following:-
Driving: Contractor will operate official Peace Corps
Vehicles to transport passengers and cargo to appointments, meetings, and
Volunteer sites throughout Uganda.
Will be often assigned to provide
driver support to pre-service and in-service trainings of Peace Corps
volunteers, normally taking place at venues located awy from Kampala and that
may represent up to 4 to 6 months of the annual work schedule.
Maintenance and Repairs: Maintains vehicles in a clean and serviceable
condition, performing servicing when possible and considered cost effective and
notifying the GSO of any service problems or damages that require or are best
address with outside servicing. Works
with local vendors for larger vehicle repairs as assigned, including obtaining
quotations when assigned. In
coordinating with other Peace Corps drivers, ensure that vehicles are clean and
fueled at the end of the day and ready for use at the beginning of the workday.
Recordkeeping: Contractor will keep and coordinate amongst
other activities to maintain vehicle and fuel logs that record each trip taken,
odometer readings and time of departure and arrival and consumed for each trip. When fueling the vehicle, the Contractor will
document and oversee the documentation to the mileage sheets the amount,
odometer reading and date obtained. Any
maintenance must be recorded.
Delive and pick-up messages
and parcels: These include sorting
daily outgoing deliveries, making deliveries to various residences, Embassy
mailroom of items received in the course of daily tasks, collecting mail from
the local post office.
Airport transfers:
·
Checking on the accuracy of
expected Entebbe Airport arrivals/departures, and arranging and reviewing
travel plans and itineraries of Volunteers/Trainees and staff.
·
Load and unload heavy items
into/from vehicle, as well as help move furniture and equipment from one part
of the office and residences to another.
·
Conduct surveys of prices of
goods and services and make small
purchases as required.
·
May be requested to accept an
advance of Peace Corps funds to pay travel allowances to training participants or to pay for items
to conduct Peace Corps business.
·
Other duties as assigned by the
DMO and GSO.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:
NOTE: All applicants must address
each selection criterion detailed below with specific and comprehensive
information supporting each item.
Education: Completion of elementary school is required;
secondary and related trade school or specialized vehicles repair and
maintenance trainings are highly desired.
Prior Work Experience:
At least three years of professional
chauffeur experience and a valid local driver's license for following types of
vehicles is highly preferred. Classes: B
(Motor cars), C (medium commercial), DL (light omnibus), DM (medium
omnibus)
Language Proficiency: Ability to speak, read , and write in English
(Level III) is required.
Knowledge and bility:
·
Must be familiar with local traffic
laws and area traffic patterns is required; knowledge and prior work experience
with electronic recordkeeping (computer usage) is also highly desired.
·
Duties required the ability to
deal with officials and occasionally VIPs in a relaxed but competent and
professional manner.
·
Ability to work effectively with
a diverse group of staff, business people, property owners and PC Volunteers.
·
Demonstrated experience of
cross-cultural communication skills is highly desired.
·
Ability to work a regular Monday
through Friday schedule with evening and weekend hours and travel to
countryside as may be needed.
HOW TO APPLY FOR JOBS AT PEACE CORPS
ALL submission should be electronic.
Please submit a Microsoft Word formatted letter of interest, resume, names
and contacts information for three references to applications@ug.peacecorps.gov
Clearly indicate the position applied for on the subject line of your cover
email.
Submitted documents become the
property of Peace Corps and will not be returned. You will be contacted ONLY if
you are deem qualified. If called for an interview, you will be expected to
bring copies of your academic credentials.
Finalists from the first interview
will be expected to bring a reference letter from their Local Council (LC1) as
part of the final review process.
The United States Peace Corps is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
