Job ID
11937
Job Title
Driver
To work for
MEDAIR
Country
Syria
City
Damascus
Job Type
Full time
Military service
Finished or Exempted (For male)
Minimum Education Level
Not matter
Responsibilities
- Driving, with ultimate care and security. Driving will include but is not limited to, Medair employees to meetings and field sites etc. and transporting project or base related supplies to required locations.
- Daily and weekly checks and general maintenance and cleanness of the allocated Medair vehicle as per Medair guidelines.
- General awareness of security procedures and guidelines in place; abide by them and report any security-related incidents or risks/threats to the main Security Focal Point (SFP).
- Log official trips, daily mileage, fuel consumption, oil changes, greasing, etc.
- Maintaining all the required documents/supplies up to date, including vehicle insurance, license, registration, logs, office directory, first aid kit, and necessary spare parts in the Medair vehicle.
- Act as a messenger within the office, if needed and perform other related duties.
- Daily and weekly checks and general maintenance and cleanness of the allocated Medair vehicle as per Medair guidelines.
- General awareness of security procedures and guidelines in place; abide by them and report any security-related incidents or risks/threats to the main Security Focal Point (SFP).
- Log official trips, daily mileage, fuel consumption, oil changes, greasing, etc.
- Maintaining all the required documents/supplies up to date, including vehicle insurance, license, registration, logs, office directory, first aid kit, and necessary spare parts in the Medair vehicle.
- Act as a messenger within the office, if needed and perform other related duties.
Qualifications
Essential:
- Completion of elementary education
- At least 2 years related professional experience
- Contextual awareness of locations
- Generally familiar with the Damascus city and Rural Damascus and know their way around
- Native Arabic speaker and excellent written and oral communications
- English - good oral and written communication
- Knowledge of the essential maintenance works to keep Medair's vehicles in a good shape.
Desirable:
- Training in Safety and security
- NGO Experience
- Previous Work experience in logistics and driving, preferably within an NGO
- Completion of elementary education
- At least 2 years related professional experience
- Contextual awareness of locations
- Generally familiar with the Damascus city and Rural Damascus and know their way around
- Native Arabic speaker and excellent written and oral communications
- English - good oral and written communication
- Knowledge of the essential maintenance works to keep Medair's vehicles in a good shape.
Desirable:
- Training in Safety and security
- NGO Experience
- Previous Work experience in logistics and driving, preferably within an NGO
Specific Vacancy Requirements
Interested? Then apply for this position
All applicants should send a cover letter and an updated CV no longer than four pages, both in the same language as the vacancy note. Your CV should also include contact details of three professional referees.
Professional references will be checked before offering this position to the successful candidate.
The successful candidate must be legally allowed to Work in Syria, need to be holder of fully valid passport for travel to Lebanon/Jordan for training.
This is a position based in Damascus with frequent field visits (subject to staff safety procedures and movement approvals). Working week is usually 5 days per week, Sunday to Thursday 9:00 - 17:00.
This position requires flexibility at times. Travel might be required to Lebanon/Jordan.
For urgency of filling this post, application will close once suitable candidate is identified.
Final selected applicants are required to submit English replacement test before offering the job.
All applicants should send a cover letter and an updated CV no longer than four pages, both in the same language as the vacancy note. Your CV should also include contact details of three professional referees.
Professional references will be checked before offering this position to the successful candidate.
The successful candidate must be legally allowed to Work in Syria, need to be holder of fully valid passport for travel to Lebanon/Jordan for training.
This is a position based in Damascus with frequent field visits (subject to staff safety procedures and movement approvals). Working week is usually 5 days per week, Sunday to Thursday 9:00 - 17:00.
This position requires flexibility at times. Travel might be required to Lebanon/Jordan.
For urgency of filling this post, application will close once suitable candidate is identified.
Final selected applicants are required to submit English replacement test before offering the job.
Salary and Benefits
We offer an interesting job with Medair and competitive remuneration. We will offer the successful applicant a 12 months contract inclusive of 3 months probation period, renewable dependent on both funding and performance. You must be available to start work as soon as possible. Candidate should be willing and able to work in Damascus, Rural Damascus and Homs and undertake field visits to other governorates (subject to movement approval).
Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Medair Terms of Employment for National staff and relevant experience.
Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Medair Terms of Employment for National staff and relevant experience.
About us
Medair is a humanitarian, non-governmental, non-profit organization with headquarters in Switzerland, founded in 1989 and currently working in 14 countries throughout the world.
We bring relief and recovery to people who are suffering in remote and devastated communities around the world. Medair helps communities to survive crisis, recover with dignity, and develop skills to build a better future in core areas Health and Nutrition, WASH (Water, Sanitation, Hygiene), Shelter/Infrastructure.
We bring relief and recovery to people who are suffering in remote and devastated communities around the world. Medair helps communities to survive crisis, recover with dignity, and develop skills to build a better future in core areas Health and Nutrition, WASH (Water, Sanitation, Hygiene), Shelter/Infrastructure.
Required employees number
1
Posted On
Mar 07, 2017
Expiry Date
Apr 05, 2017
Photo
Required
CV Language
English
Additional questions for applicants
Q1: Are you willing to travel to Rural Damascus , Homs, Aleppo and possibly to Lebanon.
Q2: Do you have any injury that prevent you assisting in loading or unloading bags and luggage?
Q2: Do you have any injury that prevent you assisting in loading or unloading bags and luggage?