DEADLINE: 30/01/2025

Transport Officer

Full-time

Under the supervision of the Fleet Supervisor, the Transport Officer will ensure provision of reliable and secure driving services to authorized personnel, and the delivery/collection of mail, documents and other important items.

Transport Officer – Youth Ending Hunger Project    

Duty Station:  Nwoya and Amuru, Uganda

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Drive the Project vehicles safely in accordance to Uganda laws
  • Maintain the project vehicles including conducting periodic checks on the condition of the vehicle and reporting any suspected mechanical faults.
  • Maintain the vehicle in a clean and excellent mechanical condition.
  • Take responsibility for the tools and loose equipment in the vehicle.
  • Maintain the vehicle logbook as instructed by the Fleet Supervisor.
  • Ensure security of the vehicle while on duty including safe parking.
  • Checking the vehicle routinely and compiling service reports.
  • All other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

  • A minimum qualification of UCE Certificate. Qualification above this will be an added advantage.
  • Must have a valid driving permit with classes B and CM.
  • Specialised training and skill in automobile / vehicle maintenance will be an added advantage.
  • Training and skills in and first aid administration will be an added advantage.
  • Applicants should have at least a minimum of three (3) years driving experience with driving record justified with recommendation letter(s) from the former employer(s)
  • A defensive driving certification from a well-recognized training institution is an added advantage.
  • Clean driving record.
  • Good interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Good Team player.
  • Public relations and customer care
  • Time management
  • Flexibility
  • Fluent in English.

 

How to Apply:

Please forward letters of interest, salary expectations, CV and certified academic certificates/transcripts by email to: [email protected] addressed to the Country Director, The Hunger Project- Uganda, P.O Box 26393, Kampala. Please indicate the position you are applying for in the subject line of your email.

 

Deadline: 30th January 2025 by 5:00pm

 

NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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About The Hunger Project — Uganda (THP-U)

Industry: NGO
Location: Nwoya and Amuru, Uganda
The Hunger Project — Uganda (THP-U) is part of the Global Hunger Project. THP has been implementing integrated Gender Focused Community Led Development (GFCLD) programs since 1999, and so far, has presence in 10 districts in Uganda; in which THP-U has empowered 12 clusters of rural communities! villages known as Epicenters to end their own hunger and poverty through the Epicenter strategy.

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