Driver

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.

Skills Required:

Provinces to travel:

Skills Description:

Duties & Responsibilities:

To take care of assigned vehicle; prepare it for field trips (ensuring sufficient vehicle maintenance prior to trip, availability of spare tires, first-aid kits, snow-chains, etc.), maintain it during trip (including secure parking) and clean the vehicle on completion of trip.

Drive office vehicles for the transport of authorised personnel, plan and schedule routing.

To report to the administration any accidents or malfunctions of the vehicle on immediate.

Undertake long and short trips as required

Bring and take back the Afghanaid staff before and after the office hours daily

Properly check oils and fuels of his vehicle during trip and when necessary undertake smaller repairs

Know and obey traffic rules and know the special rules of Afghanaid (e.g. avoiding military convoys, not driving after dark, avoid potential mines [off-road driving], etc.

Sign all the related document of his trip by related officer

Fill in the vehicle log book properly

Be helpful to the passenger within the limit of logistics rules and Afghanaid Security Manual

wash his vehicle and keep clean it all the time

Report his arrival and departure from any regional offices to the administrator officer

Deliver a wide variety of items to different addresses and through different routes

Follow route and time schedule

Load, unload, prepare, inspect and operate delivery vehicle

Take care of the day-to-day maintenance of the assigned vehicle; check oil, water, battery, brakes, tries, etc.

Supervise the loading and unloading of the vehicle as well as the organization and safety of packages in his/her vehicle

Stay close to the vehicle and be available at all times

Respect the traffic rules, speed limits and braking distances and adjust his/her speed according to road conditions

Ensure that passengers and vehicle return before nightfall

Ensure that there is enough fuel for each trip

Park the vehicle in a suitable place, ‘ready to leave’

Follow the established procedure in case of accident

Before each journey, check that all vehicle documentation, a break-down kit, and other safety equipment is on-board the vehicle and that the communications equipment is in good working order

To perform any other related duties as required by the line manager.