Plan International Vacancy for a Driver in Sokoto

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Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian non-profit organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood, and enable children to prepare for – and respond to - crises and adversity. We believe in the power and potential of every child, but know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. We are recruiting to fill the position below:     Job Title: SHOW Driver 2 Location: Sokoto Role Purpose

• The purpose of this role is to provide transportation services to Plan staff in a safe, courteous and timely manner.

Dimension of Role

• Communicates within Plan International Nigeria. The post holder will contribute towards the operational aspects of the office and programmes, interfacing with both operational and programme team members.
• The post holder will also contribute towards the organizational development of Plan Internationals implementing partners.

Key Roles/Responsibilities Vehicle maintenance and management:

• Cleans vehicle and perform routine checks to ensure it has proper working tools on a daily basis.
• Refuels vehicle using an approved fuel voucher and records this on the vehicle log sheet timeously.
• Ensure vehicle movement log book is filled timely and regularly.
• To report immediately to the Field Coordinator, all accidents or issues involving Plan International vehicles.
• Compliance to the motor vehicle and travel policy provisions of Plan international Nigeria.
• Parks vehicle safely at designated place at the end of each working day not later than 6 pm.
• Ensures that after hours travels have prior formal approval by the admin department.

Staff and material transportation:

• Transports staff and designated people to all areas as instructed and with approved vehicle request forms.
• Ensure that all Plan assets are not left unattended in the vehicle whilst parked.
• Files in accurately vehicle log books and submits to the Field Coordinator.
• Prepares monthly vehicles’ maintenance reports for allocated vehicles.
• Ferries goods to required points as may be directed from time to time.
• Ensure vehicles have necessary materials such as umbrellas, first aid box, map, fire extinguishers etc.

Other services provision:

• Dispatch and deliver all documents between Plan and other service providers.
• Assist in sourcing for quotations towards the procurement of goods and materials for program delivery as per corporate procedures to ensure value for money is obtained
• Dispatch of goods and materials to various projects offices to facilitate program delivery without any reports of loss or destruction of items
• Comply with Plan’s Child Protection Policy at all times to safeguard and protect the child at all times without any reports or incidents of child abuse.
• Perform any other duties that may be assigned from time to time to support the attainment of organizational goals.

Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours Required to Achieve Role’s Objectives Qualifications and Experience:

• Good communication, interpersonal and computer skills
• Class B drivers license.
• Work experience in an NGO setup will be an added advantage
• Any relevant certification in driving/clerical services will be an added advantage.
• Fulfil Plan’s Child Protection Policy at all times to prevent children from all forms of child abuses.
• Advanced or Ordinary level certificate
• A minimum of 3 years of experience in vehicle maintenance and driving.

Knowledge:

• Demonstrate wide knowledge of the road network in Sokoto state and all states of the federation.
• Excellent interpersonal relationship with both internal and external clients
• Proficiency with PC’s and computer programs including Word, Excel, and Adobe Acrobat.
• Ability to speak more than Hausa, English and others.
• Confirmed and demonstrated successful experience in a similar role
• Good knowledge of grammar, composition, spelling and punctuation.

Skills:

• Good planning and organizational abilities
• Good analytical abilities.
• Good time management skills.
• Good supervisory and listening abilities
• Communicates clearly and effectively
• Ability to multi- task.

Behaviours:

• Maintain image of the organization by example and outmost professionalism.
• Show courtesy and being respectful toward individual, colleagues, superiors and visitors.
• Be dynamic, patient and a good time keeper
• Ability to listen and pay attention to details.
• Good team player.

      How to Apply Interested and qualified candidates should: Click here to apply   Application Deadline  15th February, 2019.

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