Driver - Akkar Wadi Khaled

Main Purpose

Performing the tasks of transporting authorized goods and passengers in an MSF vehicle, ensuring its

technical and safety conditions and respecting the country's traffic rules and MSF security rules, in order to provide a safe, smooth and efficient service.

Accountabilities

• Checking daily, the technical conditions of the assigned vehicle (state of the tires, oil, fuel, brakes, radio equipment, spare parts, etc.), performing weekly check according to the MSF Logbook, refilling it when necessary, and keeping it clean to ensure it can be driven in perfect conditions. Carrying out a handover if another uses the vehicle
• Ensuring the security of passengers in the vehicle, driving carefully, observing speed limits and traffic rules in the country as well as MSF security rules, in order to avoid car accidents.
• Ensuring all passengers have all necessary papers in order before travelling and ensuring non-MSF staff sign disclaimers of responsibility before using the vehicle.
• Ensuring correct loading and unloading of the vehicle, submitting the documents to the receiver of the goods, checking the status of delivered goods, returning the duly completed documents to Logistics and ensuring that the goods have the necessary documents.
• Ensuring that all vehicle documents and the driver's driving license are valid and in the vehicle.
• Informing the line manager of any incident involving the transportation of passengers and/or goods.
• Knowing how to communicate with base according to MSF communications policy to inform the driver's position and any potential implications.

Knowing and respecting the security rules related to vehicle movements, specifically those related to customs, checkpoints, and roadblocks. Ensuring all passengers know and respect the security rules.

MSF Section/Context Specific Accountabilities

• Regular communication with the right language regarding mouvements and security issues             
• The driver should know all the area in Akkar region                                                                                       
• Drive the car in a safe way according to the roads and areas                                                                       
• Communicate respectfully with the authorities at check points                                                                           
• Report any incident that has happened right away  to your line manager                                                
• Never leave the teams and the location when having outreach activities                                                  
• Do not take iniative on his own and must follow the instructions from the line manager                                                                                                                                                                                    
• Fill properly the documents linked to mouvement and fueling (log book, Mouvement sheets)            
• Never use the phone nor using headphones while driving                                                                           
• Arriving at the checkpoints the driver must take off the sunglasses, put down the phone and speak politely with the local authorities                                                                                                                       
• Flexibility at work is needed (help transporting luggages, gaz bottles, Watter bottles)                           

Requirements

Experience

• Essential: 2 years minimum of previous professional driving experience
• Desirable: Previous security focal point experience with MSF or other international NGO
• Essential: Valid Lebanese public driving license
• Desirable: C1 driving license

Languages

• Essential: Arabic language
• Essential: English language (B2 minimum)
• Desirable: French Language

Knowledge

• Desirable: Knowledge of mission area roads (Akkar-Tripoli)
• Desirable: knowledge of basic car mechanics

Competencies

• Results and Quality Orientation 
• Teamwork and Cooperation 
• Behavioural Flexibility 
• Commitment to MSF Principles 
• Service orientation 
• Stress Management