Driver Job at CAFOD

Job Title: Driver

Location: Nigeria

Contract Type: Fixed Term

Salary: NGN 1,118, 085 - NGN 1,425,557

Hours of Work: 35 hours per week

Closing Date: 20 February 2018

Job Profile

• To be responsible for driving staff and visitors as required in local urban areas and on field visits as required.
• Responsible for the upkeep and general repair of vehicles.
• Assist in administration tasks such as necessary

Key responsibilities

 Responsible for driving staff and visitors (as required):

• Driving in local areas on CAFOD business as instructed.
• Driving CAFOD staff and visitors for field visits
• Reporting any delays, e.g. at traffic jams or road-blocks to the Line Manager.
• Reporting any accidents or serious near misses to line manager
• Recording all journeys in the log book correctly: date, name, destination, odometer-reading

To ensure upkeep and general repair of vehicles:

• Responsible for vehicle security and general upkeep and arranging maintenance as required.
• Checking due date for service and delivering and picking up vehicles to and from service.
• Keeping vehicles clean both inside and outside.
• Checking condition of vehicles, i.e. tyres for pressure, oil, water, spare wheels, jacks, etc.
• Reporting any malfunctions, accidents and repairs to Line Manager.
• Ensuring that car kits have all contents before departure.
• Refuelling of all vehicles as instructed by the Line Manager.
• Checking all vehicles are locked before leaving at end of day and secured as needed when travelling.

Other tasks:

• Delivery of documents and letters around town and paying bills as requested by the line manager.
• Carrying correspondence and cash between the office and banks / other offices, taking all due care and precaution. Minor purchasing as necessary, particularly in procurement of office supplies.
• Carry out duties in adherence to Security Policy.
• You may be required to carry out other reasonable duties and responsibilities from time to time in agreement with your line manager

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 Child Protection  

CAFOD recognises the personal dignity and rights of children, towards whom it has a special responsibility and a duty of care and respect. CAFOD, and all its staff and volunteers, undertake to do all in our power to create a safe environment for children and young people and to prevent their physical, sexual or emotional abuse. CAFOD is committed to acting at all times in the best interests of children, seeing these interests as paramount. This post involves responsibility for people who will have contact with children or young people and applicants will be subject to specific checks related to child protection issues.

 Essential

Understanding our context

• Working with others; working with all staff and the Administration team in particular to ensure effective support to staff

 Job-specific competencies

1. Clean driving licence and knowledge of driving in/around Nigeria
2. Excellent understanding of CAFOD security procedures in Nigeria
3. Ability to work with all staff to ensure smooth running of the office
4. Fluency in English; Hausa language will be an advantage

 Desirable

1. Minimum of 10 years driving experience.
2. Previous working experience with International or national NGOs

This is a national position and the applicants need to have the right to work in Nigeria

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