On call Driver –Bekaa– 50%

Starting date: As soon as possible

Type of contract: 50% employment contract, on-call, fixed-term for 1 year

Place of work: Baalbek - city

Scope of responsibility:

• 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.
• Being available in the evenings and weekends to drive international staff upon request (on-call) – for this reason we are searching for someone living in Baalbek – City.

Function responsibilities include:

• Checking daily, the technical conditions of the assigned vehicle,  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.
• 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 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 roadblock. Ensuring all passengers know and respect the security rules.
• Protect the vehicle as much as possible against risks/accidents/theft, ensuring in particular that the vehicle is parked safely.

Education:

• Essential literacy and public driving license. Good knowledge of country roads.

Experience:

• Essential 2 years minimum of previous driving experience.
• Desirable experience with specific vehicles to use (4x4)
• Desirable experience in MSF or other NGOs.

Languages:

• Arabic and English essential

Additional skills:

• Desirable knowledge of basic mechanics
• Good knowledge of Bekaa area roads

Personal qualification:

• Stress management, Teamwork, Flexibility, Commitment to MSF principles