Driver (Daily)

Background ACTED is a French humanitarian NGO, founded in 1993, which supports vulnerable populations, affected by humanitarian crises worldwide. ACTED provides continued support to vulnerable communities by ensuring the sustainability of post-crisis interventions and engaging long-term challenges facing our target populations, in order to break the poverty cycle, foster development and reduce vulnerability to disasters. Our interventions seek to cover the multiple aspects of humanitarian and development crises through a multidisciplinary approach which is both global and local, and adapted to each context. Our 4 000 staff is committed in to responding to emergencies worldwide, to supporting recovery and rehabilitation, towards sustainable development. Our teams in the field implement some 380 projects in 34 countries covering the following sectors emergency relief, food security, access to health, education and training, economic development, microfinance, advocacy, institutional support, and regional dialogue, cultural promotion.   Assignment   The Driver will work with the program department and committed to provide reliable and compliant support to program activities in order to achieve efficient service to program beneficiaries. The driver will provide safe, transport services for program and support staff and adhere to all traffic and ACTED safety rules by following the transport guidelines required by the ACTED transport department.     Functions   General principles   Wear proper clothes to appear in a good manner, Never forgot that you are ACTED representative, and as such be always polite, professional and resourceful Always carry the mobile with you, so you can be contacted at any time during duty time Check that the Logbook and the mileage are matching Check that the Logbook is filled correctly (and signed) for the previous day Drivers must inform/record their movement in the Car Follow up. (car user/Destination/departure time/Arrival time) Assist in transporting program team to areas of Project implementation.   Participate in any necessary assistance requested by Country Logistics Manager       Maintenance   Adjust the seat, mirrors and check safety belt Own a car to be used during the daily working hours Check daily   -   The lights and indicators   -   The vehicle appearance   -   The state of each tire (flat?)       Check Weekly:   -     The level of oil   -     The level of water   -     Content of the first aid kit   -     State of the spare tire   -     State of the extinguisher   Make sure that the fuel is enough for your trip at least Update daily the log-book for each trip (km start - km stop - hour departure time - hour arrival to destination) get it signed by Passenger. Ensure you have spare tire in a good condition (every evening) Ensure you have standard mechanical tools at your car, to maintain your car during a journey.       Safety and Security   The safety of passengers is your main responsibility. Ask all of them to fasten their seat belt (including back seated passengers), before starting the vehicle Responsible to respect and obey Traffic Rule and Regulations. Respect the speed limits, and reduce the vehicle speed when you reach places like markets, schools, worship places, etc... Keep a reasonable distance between your vehicle and the one in front of you Respect traffic lights, and give priority in circles or after stop signs Respect the travel timing. It’s the driver’s responsibility to alert the passenger about the time needed for each journey. After dropping a passenger, the driver is responsible to check that nothing was forgotten inside the vehicle Clean the vehicle by the end of the day