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Job Title:     Locally Employed Driver

Organisation: Austrian Development Agency (ADA)

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Working hours: 40 hours/week

Tentative starting date: 1st January 2025

About the Company:

Austrian Development Agency (ADA) is the operational unit of Austrian Development Cooperation. On behalf of the Federal Government, it plans, finances and supports development programmes and projects in the countries of Africa, Asia, South-Eastern and Eastern Europe and the Caribbean. The goal of ADA is to improve conditions of life in developing countries and assist partner countries in their sustainable development. It also promotes projects in development communication and education in Austria to advance discussion on development cooperation.

Job Summary:   The Austrian Embassy, Development Cooperation office in Kampala, Uganda is seeking to recruit a driver on fixed term basis.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:   The driver will work under the overall supervision of the Head of Office and under the direct supervision of the Head of Administration: S/he will take care of the following tasks:

• Serve as a driver for program and project visits all over the country, as per assignment by the Head of Office.
• Drive staff members to official meetings and appointments.
• Transport visitors of the Coordination Office as required (airport and hotel pick up, transportation to official appointments, general assistance) in collaboration with the Head of Office and Head of Administration.
• Ensure safety and comfort of passengers through adhering to traffic laws and regulations governing Uganda.
• Deliver and collect mail, documents and other items to Government -Offices/Embassies/Commercial Establishments/UN Offices.
• Maintain daily vehicle logs, and records on daily mileage and repairs.
• Ensure proper vehicle registration.
• Ensure that the office vehicle is kept clean and is always in good working condition and report any findings in a timely manner to the Head of Administration.
• Keep a record of all items necessary for vehicle safety (change oil, check tires, lights horn, fire extinguisher, first aid kit, jack, and vehicle repair tools).
• Quality care and maintenance of vehicle as necessary (collection of proformas, organization of time schedule, control of maintenance and repair work).

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Completion of Advanced level of education is required; (Diploma holder and or bachelor’s degree in administration or any relevant field is an added advantage).
• At least 5 years of experience as a driver in an international organization, embassy, UN system, or Government with a safe driving record.
• Possession of a valid driver’s license class B, with a minimum record of five years of accident-free driving
• Experience driving high profile dignitaries.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills, team spirit, integrity and a pleasant personality.
• Fluent knowledge of spoken English (Knowledge of local languages spoken in Uganda is an added advantage).
• Willingness to travel to remote parts of the country.
• Experience working in a multicultural environment and having first aid skills is an added advantage.
• Basic knowledge of working with computers.
• Time conscious, reliable and proactive.

How to Apply:

Applications must be sent to kampala@ada.gv.at indicating “Locally Employed Driver’ in the subject and including a CV in English language, a motivation letter, names and contacts of 2 professional references.

Deadline: 19th November 2024

NB: Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

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