Job Title: Driver (3 NGO Jobs)
Organisation: National Union of Women with Disabilities of Uganda (NUWODU)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About US:
National Union of Women with Disabilities of Uganda (NUWODU) is an indigenous women –led Disabled Peoples Organization. It is an umbrella Organization that was formed in 1999 with the overall purpose of bringing together all categories of girls and women with disabilities including the physically, sensory, and mentally impaired women.
Job Summary: The purpose of the driver is to drive NUWODU Staff and Board of Directors to field activities and ensure proper maintenance of the organization’s vehicles.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Advise NUWODU on issues concerning vehicle registration, maintenance, and repair.
- Participate in the vehicle purchase and advice NUWODU on the best models and types of vehicles to procure.
- Ensure that NUWODU vehicles are in good running condition and clean.
- Transport NUWODU staff and Board of Directors to fulfil NUWODU duties.
- Ensure security of the vehicles.
- Transport project equipment, materials, supplies, and documents to project sites.
- Keep records of mileage covered and maintain the vehicle logbook. Drive staff while on official duty
- Guide NUWODU staff and Board of Directors and other drivers on issues concerning road safety and traffic.
- Carry out any other duties as may be assigned from time to time by the Program Officer and Executive Secretary.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must hold a Valid driver’s license.
- Clean driving record for at least 5 years.
- Ability to drive for extended periods.
- Strong commitment to safety.
- Excellent navigational skills
- Good communication and interpersonal skills.
- Familiarity with working with persons with disabilities especially women.
- Experience in NGO work and knowledge of the local language is an added advantage.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested applicants should submit their CVs with 3 referees, motivational letter with position and location being applied for clearly indicated in the subject line of the email to apply@jobsportal-career.com.
Address your applications to the, Chairperson, Personnel Committee, National Union of Women with Disabilities of Uganda, P.O. Box 24891, Kampala, Uganda
OR hand deliver to, National Council for Persons with Disabilities, P.O. Box 26080, Plot 199, Block 232, Kireka (Kireka Rehabilitation Centre) on Namugongo road.
Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. NUWODU has a zero-tolerance policy towards exploitation in all its forms, discrimination, harm, and abuse. We expect all our staff, interns and volunteers, and partners to ensure we protect the communities in which we operate from harm and abuse to abide by our Safeguarding Policy.
Deadline: 7th July 2023 by 5:00pm