Expeditor/Driver

Internal and External Vacancy

World Learning is 82-year-old global non-profit organization with operation in 77 countries.  World Learning Inc. is an international non-Government Organization conducting educational, Health and development projects in the above mentioned number of countries.   World Learning Ethiopia (WLE) was established in 1996 basing its Country Office at Addis Ababa.  And WLE has an immediate opening for the following position. 

Position Title:                                                 Expeditor/Driver 

Reports To:                                         MULU Worksite Regional Coordinator

Staff Reporting to the Job Holder:              None

Number required:                             1 (One)

Duty Station:                                                 Metema

 

Mulu II Project: This five-year project supports policies and programming to strengthen the HIV/AIDS response in at least one hundred workplaces within various sectors of Ethiopia’s economy including construction, mining, agriculture and manufacturing among others.  Within and around workplaces, the project will aim to improve health -seeking behaviors, increase access to quality reproductive health and HIV prevention services, and strengthen the capacity of public and private organizations to develop policies and mainstream HIV prevention into the core business of their institutions.

 

Job Purpose:  Handles and manages the vehicle under his/her custody; drives vehicle to transport people and goods to desired destinations; and ensures all safety procedures are routing undertaken, safety checks are made before departure and adhered to on travel.

 

I.                    Duties & Responsibilities

1.      Transport authorized goods, people, messages, etc. from one destination to another;

2.      Ensure that the vehicle assigned to him is clean, dependable and workable at all times;

3.      Fill in travel forms correctly and report distance traveled and consumption of fuel and oil on a daily basis;

4.      Report any accidents and damages incurred to the traffic police and to the organization for appropriate action;

5.      Clean assigned vehicle, check availability of sufficient fuel, air, water and oil every morning before driving;

6.      Routinely check if the vehicle assigned to him functions properly;

7.      Following services period of the vehicle and timely notify that the vehicle get serviced after traveling predetermined kilometers;

8.      Ensure that vehicles are not used for purposes of intended duty;

9.      Routinely check if the vehicle has functional maintenance tools;

10.  Request for purchases/charges/ of battery, tires maintenance kit, etc.;

11.  Occasionally purchase office supplies and other goods as required and deliver them in time;

12.  Handle bank correspondence and cashing petty cash in the bank;

13.  Adhere to the speed limit for driving in and out of town;

14.  Keep Driving License always renewed;

15.  Provide minor maintenance to the car assigned to him when it runs into problems;

16.  Check out maintained cars from garage after ensuring that they work properly;

17.  Facilitate every function in the organization that needs vehicle use;

18.  Perform similar tasks as deemed necessary.

I.                    Required Skills:

·          Proven ability to drive 4WD vehicles in and out of town;

·          Clean record of safe driving;

·          Ability to carry out minor repairs and maintenance;

·          Proficiency in spoken English;

·          Ability to work effectively without close supervision;

·          Understand and follow oral and written instructions.

·          Establish and maintain cooperative relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

·         Local applicants who fulfill all the requirements are highly encouraged to apply.

II.                  Training and Experience:

Graduation from high school and job-related experience of five years; 3rd grade driving license officially renewed, a minimum of 3 years INGO relevant experience with no accident report for the past two years; Technical knowledge for maintaining automobiles is mandatory.

:                                     As per the scale of the organization

                          May 14, 2016

Qualified and interested applicants are invited to submit their credentials to Metema area office or apply online through

strictly as follows:

 

(i)                 One page cover letter,

(ii)               CV (maximum 2 pages), and

(iii)             In PDF format.

MULU Worksite Metema Area Regional Office, Genda Wuha, Metema Woreda Kebele: 01 In front of Zembaba Hotel, Tel: 058 331 02 53, Attention Ato Abiy : 0918 71 34 07.