Driver

Job Description

Title: Driver

Company Name: Medecins Sans Frontieres/ Doctors Without Borders (MSF)

Vacancy: 14

Age: 22 to 0 years

Job Location: Cox`s Bazar

Salary: Tk. 45000 (Monthly)

Experience:

Published: 2026-10-14

Application Deadline: 2026-10-24

Education:

• Secondary

• Age 22 to 0 years

Education (শিক্ষা)

• Essential: SSC Passed (অত্যাবশ্যক: এসএসসি পাস হতে হবে।)

• Valid driving license from BRTA. (বাংলাদেশ সড়ক পরিবহন কর্তৃপক্ষ (বিআরটিএ) কর্তৃক প্রদত্ত বৈধ ড্রাইভিং লাইসেন্স থাকতে হবে।

• Good knowledge of country roads

Experience:

• Essential : Minimum 10 years of previous driving experience (অত্যাবশ্যক: পূর্বে গাড়ি চালানোর ন্যূনতম ১০ বছরের অভিজ্ঞতা থাকতে হবে।

• Desirable experience with specific vehicles to use (4x4)

• Desirable in MSF or other NGOs

Languages

Preferable: Chittagonian Dialect

(অগ্রাধিকারযোগ্য: চট্টগ্রামের আঞ্চলিক ভাষায় কথা বলতে পারলে অগ্রাধিকার দেওয়া হবে।)

Desirable: English

Knowledge:

• Essential: Knowledge of basic mechanics

• Essential : Good understanding of Chittagong Division area roads (অত্যাবশ্যক : চট্টগ্রাম বিভাগের সড়কপথ সম্পর্কে ভালো ধারণা।)

Competencies:

• Transport/Mechanic L1 (পরিবহন/মেকানিক (লেভেল ১)

• Telecommunication L1 (টেলিযোগাযোগ (লেভেল ১)

• Safety L1 নিরাপত্তা (লেভেল ১)

Accountabilities:

• Checking daily the technical conditions of the assigned vehicle (state of the tires, oil, Fuel, brakes, radio equipment, spare parts, etc.), performing weekly checks 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 handover if another uses the vehicle

• Ensuring the security of passengers in the car, driving carefully, observing speed limits and traffic rules in the country and MSF security rules 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 Logistics and ensuring that the goods have the necessary documents

• Ensure all vehicle documents and the driver's driving license are valid and in the vehicle.

• Informing the line manager of any incident involving transporting passengers or goods.

• Knowing how to use all types of radios, codes, call numbers and radio alphabets by heart and communicating with the 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

MSF Section/Context-Specific Accountabilities

Applicable for all

• Wearing MSF jacket while driving vehicle

• Hanging ID card on neck while driving the vehicle

• Using proper shoe and not using sandal while driving the vehicle

• Always keeping the line manager/MMO updated about the condition of the road

• Keeping aforesaid issues, i.e. mileage, fuel receipt, servicing, repair, accident and other updated/recorded in the logbook

• Checking the vehicle daily and weekly and to ensure all vehicle-related preparation prior to start journey

• If necessary, helping the passengers to open the door

• Briefing the passengers about the rules and regulations of the vehicle and methods and assisting them in training/providing information

• During the referral, the drivers should help the nurses and the patient coordinators to lift up or down the stretcher and if necessary, actively helping the patient while going in or out of the vehicle

• To consciously know the information about the detailed responsibilities of the drivers, i.e. standard communication point, map/location of all places, maintenance of the vehicles, daily, weekly and phase by phase checkup of the vehicles

• Participating all meeting and probable training sessions

Maintenance of the vehicle

• Ensuring that the vehicle remain in better condition always in accordance with the guidelines and directives of the logbook

• Checking the vehicle weekly according to the MSF logbook

• Ensuring that the internal and external parts of the vehicle is clean and clear and also to clean the engine and chassis regularly

• Checking the vehicle daily, i.e. fuel quantity, engine oil, coolant quantity, brake, crutch fluid, windscreen cleaning, radiator grill cleaning, tyre condition, any possible leakage and radio accessories)

• Whenever fuel amount comes down to half or after a week and even before every vacation, fuel must be refilled

• After using the vehicle by other driver, vehicle must be checked and to do report about probable problems

• To ensure that the logbook, liability form, complete emergency medical kit, accessories jack, strap, rope and also to check the availability of the reserved items which have been fixed in the logbook. If any tool is found absent or flawed, the line manager must be informed immediately

• Driver should be responsible for the logbook enlisted retail accessories and condition, i.e. spared tyre, lift jack etc.

• Saving the vehicle from risk/accident/steal as much as possible; ensuring safe parking of the vehicle, particularly at night or during holidays

• Checking whether the load is properly preserved and complied duly and to ensure load/unload of the vehicle

• If the vehicle is used by another driver, then it s condition should be checked before handover or prior to start duty

Tools and Accessories

• To make a list of the tools and accessory items for every month and hand it over to the supervisor directly

• If any damage, stealing or necessity of replacement is found, the supervisor to be notified directly

• To use the tools and equipment properly and following the completion of the task, keeping it in the right place

• To look after the equipment related to the vehicle and driver, i.e. uniform, gloves, winch, spare tyres, jack, safety triangle, sticker, and flags

• To ensure the standard of the vehicle prior to start a journey as it has been fixed by the logistics or the field coordinator. To make it ensure that the spare tyre, medical kits and other necessary vehicle related tools are available in the car

• It must be ensured that without any prior permission no items to be removed from the vehicle

• It has to be ensured that all the carried items should have the supporting documents. To file a report about a probable crisis, the storage of the products must be checked prior to make the signature

• To ensure easy availability of the fire extinguisher inside the vehicle and knowing how to use it

Documents

• While driving, a legal driving license must be kept. Besides, to have the necessary documents for managing the vehicle

• Prior to journey, it must be ensured that all passengers have the necessary documents including the permission paper

• Ensuring all passengers have all necessary papers in order before travelling and ensuring non-MSF staff sign disclaimers of responsibility before using the vehicle

• To take the signature from the concerned authority before starting journey; ensuring the availability of the disclaimers of responsibility form and finally for its interpretation, taking assistance from PSI/transfer nurses

Safety Issue

• To keep the seat belt tied while driving the car. Driver must ensure that all passengers are following this rule.

• Before the journey begins, all passengers must be informed about tying seat belts, whether it is in the front seat or the back seat

• Driving carefully. Speed limit, fixed in the highway code or the logbook, must be complied. While crossing a populated area, road condition, vehicle s load, technological condition must be considered and the speed should be adjusted accordingly. Vehicle and weather condition to be assessed and thus the safety of the drivers and the passengers will be ensured

Example: Highway: Chittagong-Dhaka 80KM/h; Non-Highway & good road: Cox sBazar-Chittagong 60KM/h; Town: Ukhiya-Cox s Bazar 40KM/h Busy road or populated area: Kutupalong, Balukhali-Stations, camps etc. 30KM/h.

• The driver should limit the overtaking time he/she is allowed to speed up max 10/15 KM/h while overtaking another vehicle, always taking considering concerns about safety

• Emphasising safety issue, considering the nearest vehicle and speed, the MSF vehicle s driver can speed up to 10-15 kilometre/per hour beyond the permitted speed limit and that can be done only for overtaking the other vehicle

• As it is explained in the logbook, proper loading-unloading and maximum loading capacity must be ensured to avoid overloading

• After every trip, the vehicle must be made disinfected

• Ensuring safe parking of the vehicle, particularly at night or during holidays

Security

• Only MSF driver or mission approved persons will be considered as befitted to drive the vehicle; otherwise, if this rule is violated, head of drivers will be notified about it

• Before carrying personnel or goods in MSF vehicle, it must be verified whether it is approved by technical logistic manager/fleet supervisor

• It must be ensured that arms holder/uniformed person and police member can not make entry to MSF vehicle

• The signature of non-MSF passengers must be ensured in the responsibility disclaimer form

• It is to be ensured that all carried goods are properly preserved and protected in the back/ inner side of the vehicle

• Except some emergency situation, carrying passengers to be avoided in the back side of the vehicle. That may be a truck or the back of the open pickup as well. But in that case, permission of the concerned authority should be taken in this regard

• While crossing closed road/non-permitted roads, customs, check point, the mission established security rules must be followed

• Security related all incidents to be notified to the movement monitoring officer or head of drivers

• As Smoking is absolutely prohibited in MSF vehicle in all conditions; in addition, while carrying inflammable items like gas cylinder, everybody must be cautious so that no one smoke in the nearby place. It must be ensured that all passengers are fully complying this rule

• To ensure safety and security of the vehicle, if he comes out of the base, he must try to remain close to it

Reporting

• If any accident, damage or any technical fault takes place, the supervisor must be informed instantly

• Security related incidents must be notified to MMO/fleet supervisor/ or in case of giving and taking information, relevant supervisor hospital log, HFM/Head of Drivers to be reported

• Security related incidents or any other important information, if it is seen on the road or being informed through radio, must be notified to the supervisor instantly and directly

• Medical allowance,Over time allowance
• Festival Bonus: 2

Contract and Benefits:

Permanent Contract. Salary according to level 03 (Three) of the internal MSF salary grid (BDT 45000 Gross). Salary is not negotiable. Income tax deduction from salary based on current income tax rule. 2 annual leave days per month worked. Medical insurance for employee and direct dependents based on Health Care Policy- Locally Recruited Staff.

Others:

There is no provisions for relocation. 2 Festival Bonuses after completion of one year of uninterrupted continuous service.