Driver Admin Assistant job at Sightsavers
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Driver Admin Assistant

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO , Category: Transportation & Logistics ]

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Sightsavers

Deadline of this Job:
15 July 2022  

Duty Station:
Within Zambia , Lusaka , South - Central Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Friday, July 08, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:
Sightsavers implements projects in over 30 countries in Africa and South Asia working to eliminate avoidable blindness and promote the rights of people with disabilities. We are looking for a Driver to work with the Finance & Support Service Manager in Zambia.
Job title: Driver Admin Assistant
Contract length: 2 years 
Job location: Zambia Country Officer 
Salary: Local Terms and Conditions Apply  

Job purpose 
The purpose of the job is to provide logistical and general office logistical support in all areas, key among them driving staff in office vehicles to various destinations, ensuring that vehicles are clean and road worthy and any other administrative duties as assigned by the line manager  

Principal accountabilities: 
1. Driving 70% 
• Provide logistical support to Zambia Country office.  
• Drive staff and visitors for project visits in the program areas as required. 
• Picking up visitors to the Malawi Country Office from the airport on arrival and dropping them off on departure. 
• Undertake simple repairs and maintenance of organisational vehicles. 
• Keep the vehicles clean, properly maintained and fuelled at the designated service stations 
• Ensure that all trips undertaken, and fuels filled are properly recorded in vehicle logbooks 
• Prepare monthly vehicle reports for all vehicles and report all faults identified on vehicles to the Finance & Support Services Manager in good time. 
• Develop and maintain a regular schedule of all vehicle service, insurance and inspection stickers  
• Ensure that all accidents and incidents are documented, and report shared with the immediate supervisor, Country Director and relevant government authorities. 
2. Maintenance of Vehicles 30% 
Undertake administrative tasks and duties including running errands such as payment of bills, mail collection, delivery & distribution of letters and cashing of petty cash cheques 
This is an involved role, please read the job description for full details. 
 Knowledge (Education & Related Experience): 
At least completion of secondary education  
Substantial working experience, in reputable private firm or NGO 
Skills (Special Training or Competence): 
• Clean and valid driving licence 
• Minimum 3 years accident-free driving – free driving record with reputable private firm or NGO 
• Good communication skills (Both oral and written) 
• Experience with working with the wider public and a person with disabilities
• Minimum driving license class C for at least 2 years 

Key behaviours: 
• Availability for emergency work on weekends and public holidays 
• Ability to travel at short notice – Plus, we would expect the following: 
• Interpersonal and intercultural sensitivity 
Next Steps  
We anticipate that remote interviews will take place from mid\end – July 2022 onwards and the evaluation process will require a driving and eye test. 
To apply for this exciting new opportunity, please complete an application via our recruitment portal. We are particularly interested in learning of your motivations for applying.  
Due to project deadlines, we are keen to fill this role as quickly as possible so applications will be considered as soon as they are received.  
As an equal opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified people living with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.  
Due to the large number of interests for this role, this Job advert may close earlier than the 10 July 2022
Closing Date: 10 July, 2022

Education Requirement: No Requirements

Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

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Job Info
Job Category: Transportation jobs in Zambia
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: 15 July 2022
Duty Station: Lusaka
Posted: 08-07-2022
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 08-07-2022
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 08-07-2065
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