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Job Title: Project Driver Office Assistant
Organisation: Sightsavers
Duty Station: Acholi subregion, Uganda
About the Company:
Sightsavers is an International Development Organization which works with partners to eliminate avoidable blindness and promote equality of opportunity for people with disabilities in over 33 developing countries across Africa, Asia and America. Sightsavers seeks to achieve a world where no one is blind from avoidable causes and where visually impaired people participate equally in society. Each year, we improve the lives of millions of people in the poorest parts of the world. Sightsavers offers a great place to work within easy reach of London and Brighton.
Job Summary: Sightsavers Uganda office is recruiting for a Project Driver Office Assistant to provide logistical support to the LF (Lymphatic Filariasis) – Uganda Project and ensure that staff and visitors are transported to project sites and other locations when required, and that clerical duties are completed to support of the efficient running of the office.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Further duties required by the post holder include:
- Provide logistical support to the Acholi suregion PIU.
- Keep the project vehicle in clean condition, properly maintained and fuelled at the designated service stations.
- Ensure that vehicle logbooks are properly maintained and compile summaries on vehicle movements and fuel utilisation as per monthly vehicle reporting form.
- Ensure that all accidents and incidents are documented, and report shared with immediate supervisors and the Country Director and relevant government authority.
- Develop and maintain a regular schedule for vehicles’ servicing and insurance.
- Undertake courier or dispatch tasks and duties including running errands such as payment of bills, mail collection, delivery & distribution of letters.
- Receive and direct Uganda Country Office (UCO) visitors in absence of the Project Officer, providing information where needed.
- Respond to general requests to Project Implementation Unit (PIU).
- Provide administrative support in filing, photocopying, and binding documents.
- Logistical support during field visits – play lead role, take photographs.
- Ensure the maintenance of vehicles is held to the highest standards.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- As the successful candidate you will have a UCE certificate or its equivalent, possess previous working experience as a Driver, have a background in an administrative role, and hold a clean and valid driver’s license.
Further requirements for this role include:
Essential
- Valid Driving licence class A and E
- Mechanical skills
- Certificate of good conduct
- Minimum 3 years accident–free driving record with reputable private firm or NGO
- Ability to work at weekends if and when required and agreed
Desirable
- Working experience in a reputable private firm or NGO
- Basic office produces experience
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and Interested applicants should apply online at the link below. We are particularly interested in learning of your motivations for applying.
Deadline: 5th January 2025
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