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Job Title:    Driver (2 Job Opportunities)

Organisation: Stromme
Foundation (SF)

Duty Station:  Kampala,
Uganda

 

About US:

Stromme Foundation
(SF) is a Norwegian international non-Governmental Organisation. From its Head
Office in Kristiansand, Norway, SF works through a field structure comprising
of Regional and Country Offices in East and West Africa, and Asia to implement
projects in the areas of creating Employment and lob opportunities, promoting
inclusive Education (IE) and strengthening the capacity of local communities.
SF‘s field structure works closely with local partners in implementing projects
and programmes.

 

Job Summary: Under
the supervision of the Finance and Administration Officer Programme Officer,
the driver will be responsible for driving authorised personnel, delivery, and
collection services.

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities:  

·       
Drives
office vehicles for the transport of authorized personnel.

·       
Collects
and delivers mail, and other communications from and to the post office,
government agencies and other institutions.

·       
Responsible
for the day-today maintenance of the assigned vehicle, check oil, water,
batten}, brakes, tyres etc., performs minor repairs and arranges for other
repairs to ensure that the vehicle is kept clean.

·       
Logs all
trips, daily mileage, gas consumption, oil changes and greasing etc.

·       
Ensures
that in the event oi an accident, SFEA rules/ policies and traffic regulations
are followed.

·       
An agent
to the banks i.e, delivery of documents to the banks, withdrawal. and
depositing cash from and to the Si accounts as instructed by the Finance team.

·       
Getting
quotations from suppliers for the office requirements.

·       
Delivering
of cheques to suppliers/service providers and getting the receipts.

·       
Carly
out banking/financial and other office out-door messengerial duties.

·       
Packs
material received for dispatch, affixes label, inserts material in envelopes
and franks outgoing mail.

·       
Other
office duties such as photocopying, faxing, scanning, relieving at the
reception, handling of in-coming/outgoing telephone calls, screening of
visitors, etc.

·       
Monitor
and report in time, expiry of motor vehicle road license and third

·       
party
insurance.

·       
The
candidate must adhere to the safeguarding reporting and monitoring requirements
of this role.

·       
The
candidate must possess a certificate in defensive driving from an established
driving school/firm.

 

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

·       
A
minimum of ‘O’ level pass.

·       
A valid
driving licence of at least class B.

·       
A
certificate in defensive driving. –

·       
A
minimum of 3 years‘ experience in a busy office especially in the NGO set up.

·       
Be
fluent in English Language, written and oral and a good command of local
language.

·       
Cautious
with defensive driving skills.

·       
Presentable
with excellent interpersonal skills.

·       
Must be
a person with initiative and high moral integrity.

·       
A good
team player.

·       
Ready to
work for long hours.

·       
Adherence
to SFEA’s values, which are: Justice, Solidarity and Dignity.

·       
Experiences
in mechanics and professional vehicle handling (repairs and simple maintenance)
is a must.

·       
For
driver in Kampala, experience of working with line managers with special needs
required.

 

Desirable

·       
Previous
experience of managing NORAD, DFID, EU or other government and Embassy funding
and Foundations.

·       
Experience
of undertaking risk assessments, internal audits and/or assessing internal
controls.

 

How to Apply:

All candidates
should send an application, Curriculum vitae, and Contacts of three referees
addressed to;

 

Tile Regional
Director

Stromme Foundation,

Plot 1, Kololo Hill
Drive, PO Box 27200 Kampala.

 

Email to: recruitmentsea@stromme.org  with the subject line of which post you are
applying.

 

NB:
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Canvassing will lead to
automatic disqualification.

 

Deadline: 5^th March 2021 

 

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