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Job Title:    Driver – Regions  (10
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Organization:  National
Medical Stores (NMS)

Duty Station:  Kampala,
Arua, Gulu, Hoima, Jinja, Mbale, Mbarara, Moroto, Soroti or Fortportal, Uganda

Reports to: Transport
and Logistics Officer

Reference Number: NMS/2020/42

About US:

National Medical
Stores (NMS) is an autonomous Corporation that was established by an Act of
Parliament in 1993. Our mandate is to Procure, Store and Distribute medicines
and other medical supplies to health facilities.

Job Summary:  The Driver – Regions will drive NMS motor
cars while transporting NMS staff and medicines and medical supplies to
facilities as well as providing vehicle care.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

·       
To
maintain a record of and account for all transitions regarding the assigned
vehicle mileage, fuel, service, repair costs, incidents or occurrences if any

·       
To
transport and safely deliver medicines and other medical supplies to health
facilities as per set dispatch procedures.

·       
To
supervise the loading of supplies in order to fit in the vehicle in line with
the set departmental guidelines.

·       
To
ensure that mechanical faults are detected and reported and mileage forms
filled in line with departmental guide lines.

·       
To
monitor functionality of the assigned vehicle and ensure all assigned equipment
are maintained and secured.

·       
To
ensure adherence to health and safety guidelines at all times (to include but
not limited to using Safety gear.

·       
To
ensure security of both assigned supplies and vehicle while in transit at all
times

·       
To
operate and park vehicles with maximum security for the supplies and the
vehicles in order to minimize losses and damage to NMS property while in
transit

·       
To
safely transport NMS staff and other official visitors as required from time to
time.

·       
To
identify any risk(s) noted during the course of execution of your duties and
formally report to your immediate supervisor.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

·       
The
ideal applicant for the National Medical Stores (NMS) Driver – Regions job
opportunity must hold a valid driving permit of class CH

·       
At least
three years of clean driving experience including heavy commercial vehicles

·       
Training
in Defensive Driving

·       
Must be
Medically, physically and Mentally fit to drive

How to Apply:

All suitably
qualified and interested applicants should submit an online application. Please
scan your academic qualifications: Degree/Diploma qualifications, Curriculum
Vitae, Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education, Uganda Certificate of
Education and other relevant academic documents and National Identity Card
(both faces) and submit them online at the link below:

Click Here

The application
letter should be addressed as below and should be scanned and sent online to:

The Chief Human Resource
and Administration Officer,

National Medical
Stores,

P.O Box 16, Entebbe,

Plot 4-16 Nsamizi
Road,

Entebbe- Uganda.

Note:

·       
Only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you don’t hear from us, one month
from the date of closure of receipt of applications, consider your application
unsuccessful.

·       
Candidates
should attach all relevant academic documents as One File

·       
Please
note that National Medical Stores reserves the right to verify documents
attached with the relevant awarding institutions to authenticate their
validity. Any form of canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.
National Medical Stores is an equal opportunity employer.

Deadline: Tuesday 19th May 2020 by 5: 00pm.

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