Driver at Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) – Tanzania

Driver at Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) November 2024

Title: Driver
Duration: Depending on need
Direct Reports: Head of Driver
Location: Nduta Camp and Kibondo (Kigoma Region)
FOR NATIONAL STAFF ONLY

INTRODUCTION:
Médecins
Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international, independent, medical
humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency aid to people affected
by armed conflict, epidemics, natural disasters and exclusion from
healthcare. MSF offers assistance to people based on need, irrespective
of race, religion, gender or political affiliation. MSF is therefore
guided by the principles of neutrality and impartiality. These
principles must apply to all MSF staff.

Required Criteria:
Minimum Educational Qualification:
· Essential literacy and driving license class D compulsory.
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Experience:
• Essential 2 years minimum of previous driving experience.
• Desirable experience with specific vehicles 4×4
• Desirable in MSF or other NGOs

Languages:
· Essential mission language: English and Swahili (Kirundi and/or French will be a plus.)

Objectives of the position:
Coordinating
and controlling the operation of vehicles in one location according to
traffic regulations and MSF security rules and ensuring that the team of
drivers perform properly their duties to ensure an adequate, efficient
and safe transport of goods and people.

Main Responsibilities:
•
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. Carrying out a hand over if another uses 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, in order 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 passengers know and respect the security
rules

Main Competencies and Knowledge:
• Flexibility, Commitment.
• Stress Management and Teamwork
• Desirable knowledge of basic mechanics
• Good knowledge of mission area roads
• Essential good vision
• Availability to travel and stay outside base overnight.

Women, people living with disability or any persons feeling like being part of a minority is encouraged to apply.

APPLICATION DETAILS
All
interested candidates shall submit their motivation letter, CV and copy
of relevant professional certificates not later than Friday November 15th, 2024, at 4:00 pm. Please quote the job title on the email subject “DRIVER”

Important Note:
All applicants must provide valid Tax Identification Number (TIN)
information in their application. TIN is essential for employment with
MSF.

Please send your application to the email address MSFCH-Tanzania-Recruitment@geneva.msf.org. The applications can also be sent to P.O.Box 83 or can also be submitted at MSF offices situated in Nduta Refugees Camp, Kibondo District or at Plot N° 74, House 22, UPOROTO Street, URSINO Estate South, Dar se Salaam or at MSF office situated in Liwale, Lindi.

The
protection of your personal data is important to MSF. By submitting
your application, you consent to MSF using your data only for the
recruitment process to have all the information and documents necessary
to proceed with the recruitment, validation of your application and
selection of the most suitable candidate. Your data will be treated
confidentially. Only people part of the recruitment process have access
to your data. MSF does not sell your data under any circumstances. If
you have any questions or requests, you can contact msfch-tanzania-hrmanager@geneva.msf.or
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