Title: Project Driver Office Assistant
Salary: Local terms and conditions apply
Location: Acholi subregion, Uganda
Contract: 12 month Fixed Term Contract
Hours: Full time – 35 hours per week
About the role
Sightsavers Uganda office is recruiting for a Project Driver Office Assistant to provide logistical support to the LF (Lymphatic Filariasis) – Uganda Project and ensure that staff and visitors are transported to project sites and other locations when required, and that clerical duties are completed to support of the efficient running of the office.
Further duties required by the post holder include:
- Provide logistical support to the Acholi suregion PIU
- Keep the project vehicle in clean condition, properly maintained and fuelled at the designated service stations
- Ensure that vehicle logbooks are properly maintained and compile summaries on vehicle movements and fuel utilisation as per monthly vehicle reporting form
- Ensure that all accidents and incidents are documented, and report shared with immediate supervisors and the Country Director and relevant government authority.
- Develop and maintain a regular schedule for vehicles’ servicing and insurance
- Undertake courier or dispatch tasks and duties including running errands such as payment of bills, mail collection, delivery & distribution of letters
- Receive and direct Uganda Country Office (UCO) visitors in absence of the Project Officer, providing information where needed
- Respond to general requests to Project Implementation Unit (PIU)
- Provide administrative support in filing, photocopying, and binding documents
- Logistical support during field visits – play lead role, take photographs
- Ensure the maintenance of vehicles is held to the highest standards
Skills and Experience
As the successful candidate you will have a UCE certificate or its equivalent, possess previous working experience as a Driver, have a background in an administrative role, and hold a clean and valid driver’s license.
Further requirements for this role include:
Essential
- Valid Driving licence class A and E
- Mechanical skills
- Certificate of good conduct
- Minimum 3 years accident–free driving record with reputable private firm or NGO
- Ability to work at weekends if and when required and agreed
Desirable
- Working experience in a reputable private firm or NGO
- Basic office produces experience
This is a highly varied and involved role and the above is not an exhaustive list of duties or required professional skills. Please see the Job Description for full details.
Candidates are welcome to demonstrate their ability to match the person specification by expanding on how their experience, training and/or qualifications might have provided them with the knowledge or skills required for the role. Successful candidates will be appointed on merit.
How to apply
To apply for this exciting new opportunity, please submit your CV via our recruitment portal and answer all application questions. We are particularly interested in learning of your motivations for applying.
We anticipate that interviews will take place during the week of 20 January 2025 and the evaluation process will include a driving test and an oral interview, to be held in our Kampala office.
Closing date: 5 January 2025
As a global equal opportunities employer, Sightsavers is committed to embracing diversity throughout our workforce by creating an inclusive environment that reflects the many cultures and locations where we work. Our workforce will be truly representative of all sections of society and we will actively promote the inclusion of individuals with a disability. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified people with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.
Sightsavers is an employer that does not tolerate any form of harassment and has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse. All potential candidates will be subjected to rigorous background checks and controls.