Post Date: Jul 30, 2024
Closing Date: Aug 10, 2024
Reference: VA-2024-27
Number of Vacancies: 1
Salary Range: As per company salary scale
Years of Experience: 3 – 5 years
Probation Period: Not Specified
Contract Type: Fixed-term
Contract Duration: Not specified
Contract Extensible: Yes
Minimum Education: High School
Gender: Any
About Afghanaid
Afghanaid is a British-registered international NGO, which has worked in Afghanistan for over 30 years. We assist community-driven processes that address the rights and fundamental needs of people in some of the most remote areas of Afghanistan, providing basic services, supporting development of rural livelihoods and responding to humanitarian emergencies. We are headquartered in Kabul, and operate 20 provincial and district offices across Badakhshan (north-eastern region), Samangan (northern region) and Ghor (western region), as well as a Marketing and Fundraising office in London. We employ around 160 personnel, 97% of whom are Afghans.
Job Summary
This position is responsible for ensuring the proper maintenance of Afghanaid vehicles the timely delivery and collection of the procurement process for all departments and safe delivery of staff to their respective destinations.
This position is required to conduct periodic checks of the vehicles and respond appropriately. This position is expected to purchase items and deliver those items and/or Afghanaid staff to their respective destinations.
The Driver will be responsible to ensure safe and responsible driving of office vehicles, properly maintain it and running of official errands and assisting with other office services.
Duties & Responsibilities
Driving:
- Drive the vehicle in a safe manner complying with all Afghaniad regulations and obeying all Road Traffic Acts and to ensure that security advice is obtained before any journey.
- Carry out daily and weekly checks on the vehicle as assigned and report any required repair and maintenance to the line manager.
- Ensure that the Vehicle is kept clean, tidy and in roadworthy condition.
- Fill out the Vehicle Log Books and have it signed for each journey.
- Record the number of kilometres covered, fuel consumption, repairs and services done.
- Report any damage, mechanical faults or mishaps that occur to the vehicle
- Ensure that passengers are driven to and from their destination in a safe manner
- Comply fully with Afghanaid procedures on the reporting of accidents involving Afghanaid vehicles
- Ensure that loads and cargo are secure and transported safely
- Ensure that the vehicle is parked safely at all times, especially on overnight assignments. If necessary, stay with vehicle when parked
- Ensure that the vehicle is always parked at a Afghanaid compound or approved alternative
- Carry out any other relevant duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor
Mechanical:
· Ensure that all vehicles in Head Office are maintained and checked on time on daily basis, all vehicles are repaired on proper manner and technical advice is given to the drivers.
· Ensure that the daily checks of Head Office vehicles and need of spare parts and vehicles wiring system are work properly.
· Having a well organised filing system including records of work done, staffing rosters, and performance reports
Specific Responsibilities:
Driving:
• Driving vehicles in a safe and secure manner by observing all Afghan procedures and following all road traffic laws and making sure to receive security recommendations before traveling.
• Checking and inspecting vehicles daily and weekly based on the determined criteria and reporting to the direct manager for repairs if necessary.
• Ensuring that the car is kept clean, orderly and passable and moving on the road.
• Fairy house and signing the calligraphy booklet
• Entering and recording the number of kilometers traveled, oil consumption, repair, service and services performed for the car
• Reporting the occurrence of any breakdown, problem or technical defect or any unfortunate incident to vehicles.
• Ensuring the transportation of passengers (employees) from and to the location in a safe and secure manner.
• پیروی از تمام پروسیجر های افغان اید در راپور دهی وقوع هر نوع حادثه به وسایط افغان اید.
• Ensuring the safety of loads and cargoes and transferring them through Maseun.
• Ensuring that vehicles are parked safely always and constantly, especially during night missions, and being inside the car when parking if necessary.
• حصول اطمئنان از پارک نمودن وسایط در محوطه افغان اید و یا مکان بدیل پذیرفته شده (توسط افغان اید)
• Perform any related duties assigned by the direct supervisor.
• Ensuring that all vehicles are safe in the central office, checking them on a daily basis, repairing vehicles in an appropriate manner and giving technical recommendations to the drivers .
• Obtaining reassurance from checking and inspecting Afghan Aid cars and keeping active the electrical system and thin and important parts of vehicles.
• Having a good filing system that includes all the work done, staff list and performance reports.
Reporting:
- To provide monthly report of tasks for line manager as per need.
Reporting :
Providing monthly reports to the relevant manager if needed
Job Requirements
Job Requirements:
· 12th class graduate is desirable and must have valid Afghan driving license.
· At least 3-5 years driving work experience especially in is required and skills in minor & armored vehicle
· Having knowledge of first aids are an advantage.
· Knowledge of driving rules and regulations
· Working knowledge of English is required
· fluency in Dari and Pashto is required
· Ability to operate mobile telephones
Duty regulations:
- A 12th grade graduate is desirable and must have a valid Afghan driver’s license.
- At least 3 to 5 years of driving experience, especially in small and armored vehicles, is a must
- Knowledge of first aid is an advantage.
- Having knowledge of driving rules
- Knowledge of English is a must
- You have complete knowledge of Dari and Pashtohtami languages.
- Ability to use a mobile phone
Submission Guideline
Please submit your application by filling the Afghanaid standard job application form and email a completed application form, covering letter and your CV, by no later than Sunday 10 August 2024 to vacancies@afghanaid.org.uk ; including your name, vacancy number and the job title in the subject line. Your covering letter should be no more than 1 standard A4 page in length and explain how you meet the essential and desirable position requirements and why you feel you would be a suitable candidate for this role. Your CV should be no more than 4 pages and include 3 professional references including your current employer. The precision and style with which you present yourself in your covering letter and CV will be given significant weight in short listing candidates. Application with no proper subject (requested above), without the application form or submitted after the deadline will not be considered. Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are unable to respond to every application. If you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of the deadline, then you have not been successful for shortlisting.
Please note that applying without filling the standard job application form will result in disqualifying the applications to review for shortlisting.
Link for the Afghanaid Standard Job Application form: https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1vLmMCTTa7peZ-8Odm-L4xm_5ULr6nvRG
How to apply
اشخاص و افراد که درای مشخصات فوق الذکر بوده میتواند درخواست خویش را با ضمیمه فورم درخواستی استاندرد افغان اید و با ضمیمه خلص سوانح (CV ) خویش را به دفتر مرکزی کابل افغان اید یا از طریق پست الکترونیکی vacancies@afghanaid.org.uk مورخ (10/8/۲۰۲۴) ارسال و تسلیم نماید.
Your request sheet should not be more than one standard A4 page and you must explain how you can meet all the necessary conditions of this skin and you are the right person for this skin.
Your resume should not be more than 4 A4 pages containing three professional references, including your current employer.
The accuracy and application of the style and manner in which you have described yourself in the application form and the details of the accident have a significant weight in your selection in the list of qualified people.
Application forms that do not contain a request for a related subject or are late will not be considered.
Due to the large number of applications, we may not be able to process all applications. If you do not receive any information within two weeks after the deadline for accepting applications, unfortunately you have not made it to our initial list.
Please note that any request without filling out the standard Afghan ID form will result in your opinion being rejected from the selection process in our short list.
https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1vLmMCTTa7peZ-8Odm-L4xm_5ULr6nvRG
