Driver

Work Location: Mombasa

Length of contract: 12 months fixed term contract (starting with 01 month probationary period)

Deadline for application: 17th January 2025

MSF is a humanitarian medical organization providing emergency medical aid to populations in need.

The objective of our Mombasa project is to provide Access to health care for Adolescent and Youth Population (AYP), with specific focus on Young Key Populations (YKP) affected by social violence and health care exclusion. The selected candidate will be reporting technically to the Health Promotion Manager/Project Medical Referent.

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. 

• 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 hand over if another uses the vehicle. 

• Ensuring the security of passengers in the vehicle, driving carefully, observing speed limits and traf-fic 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 Lo-gistics 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 use all types of radios, codes, call numbers and radio alphabets by heart and com-municating 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. 

• Support the logistic and medical activities by bringing necessary support (loading/unloading, helping to install outreach sites and activities). 

• Fueling the car using the Fuel card (Total station) and ensuring the information is correct. Then noting the information in the logbook. 

• Notifying of any incident concerning the car to your supervisor and in the car journal.  

• Flexibility is required, additional tasks may be asked by the supervisor in order to correctly carry out MSF activities. 

Education

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

Experience

• Essential 2 years minimum of previous driving experience 

• Desirable experience with specific vehicles to use (4x4, boats, motorbikes, etc.) 

• Desirable in MSF or other NGOs 

Languages

• Mission language and local language essential 

Knowledge

• Desirable knowledge of basic mechanics 

• Good knowledge of mission area roads 

Competencies

• Results and Quality Orientation L1 

• Teamwork and Cooperation L1 

• Behavioural Flexibility L1 

• Commitment to MSF Principles L1 

• Stress Management L2 

If you meet the above requirements, please submit your application through: 

[email protected] by 17th January  

Please complete the following table in the text of your e-mail:

Please use the following format for your documents:

• CV_Firstname_Lastname
• ID_Firstname_Lastname
• Certif_Firstname_Lastname

Applications not complying with these instructions will not be considered.

Incomplete applications will not be considered.

We apologize that due to the volume of application we receive, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.  

MSFCH is an equal opportunity Employer and does not charge any application/recruitment or training fee. 

MSFCH Welcomes applications from people of all sexual or gender identities and encourages Women to apply. 

The protection of your personal data is important to MSF. By submitting your application, you consent to MSF using your personal data only for the recruitment process to have all the information and documents necessary to proceed with the recruitment, validation of your application and selection of the most suitable candidate. Your personal data will be treated confidentially. MSF will not use your personal data in any other way other than for purposes of recruitment.