Driver

Job Description

Title: Driver

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

Vacancy: 4

Age: at least 20 years

Location: Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)

Maximum Salary: Tk. 35000 (Monthly)

Experience:
∎ At least 2 years
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):NGO

Published: 10 Feb 2025

Education:
∎ Minimum educational qualification of 8th class is required. Secondary School Certificate (SSC) is desirable.
∎ Relevant training complementing the job profile will be an asset.
∎ Minimum educational qualification of 8th class is required. Secondary School Certificate (SSC) is desirable.
∎ Relevant training complementing the job profile will be an asset.

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at least 20 years
∎ Previous driving experience along with a valid driving license is essential.
∎ Ability to read, write, understand and speak English language is essential. Local native language is essential
∎ Good knowledge of country roads
∎ Desirable experience with specific vehicles to use (Hiace, Hilux, Ambulance, Manual gear vehicles)
∎ Teamwork and Cooperation
∎ Behavioural Flexibility
∎ Commitment to MSF Principles
∎ Stress Management
∎ Previous driving experience along with a valid driving license is essential.
∎ Ability to read, write, understand and speak English language is essential. Local native language is essential
∎ Good knowledge of country roads
∎ Desirable experience with specific vehicles to use (Hiace, Hilux, Ambulance, Manual gear vehicles)
∎ Teamwork and Cooperation
∎ Behavioural Flexibility
∎ Commitment to MSF Principles
∎ Stress Management

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Checking daily, the technical conditions of the assigned vehicle (state of the tires, oil, fuel, brakes, radio equipment, spare parts, etc.), performing weekly check 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 hand over if another uses the vehicle.
∎ Ensuring the security of passengers in the vehicle, driving carefully, observing speed limits and traffic rules in the country as well as MSF security rules, in order 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.
∎ Ensuring that all vehicle documents and the driver's driving license are valid and in the vehicle.
∎ Informing the line manager of any incident involving the transportation of passengers and/or goods.
∎ Knowing how to use all types of radios, codes, call numbers and radio alphabets by heart and communicating with 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.
∎ Job Context: Performing the tasks of transporting authorized goods and passengers in an MSF vehicle, ensuring its technical and safety conditions and respecting the country's traffic rules and MSF security rules, in order to provide a safe, smooth and efficient service.
∎ Job Responsibilities:
∎ Checking daily, the technical conditions of the assigned vehicle (state of the tires, oil, fuel, brakes, radio equipment, spare parts, etc.), performing weekly check 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 hand over if another uses the vehicle.
∎ Ensuring the security of passengers in the vehicle, driving carefully, observing speed limits and traffic rules in the country as well as MSF security rules, in order 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.
∎ Ensuring that all vehicle documents and the driver's driving license are valid and in the vehicle.
∎ Informing the line manager of any incident involving the transportation of passengers and/or goods.
∎ Knowing how to use all types of radios, codes, call numbers and radio alphabets by heart and communicating with 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.

Skills & Expertise:

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Medical allowance, Weekly 2 holidays
∎ Festival Bonus: 2
∎ Medical insurance for employee and direct dependents based on Health Care Policy- Locally Hired Staff (LHS).
∎ Salary is not negotiable. Income tax deduction at source will be applicable based on the current income tax rule.
∎ Festival bonus entitlement is effective upon completing one (01) year of uninterrupted service with MSF.
∎ There are no provisions for relocations.
∎ Medical insurance for employee and direct dependents based on Health Care Policy- Locally Hired Staff (LHS).
∎ Salary is not negotiable. Income tax deduction at source will be applicable based on the current income tax rule.
∎ Festival bonus entitlement is effective upon completing one (01) year of uninterrupted service with MSF.
∎ There are no provisions for relocations.

Workplace:
∎ Work at office

Employment Status: Full Time

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)

Read Before Apply:

• This is a permanent position.

• The position will be working by rotation in the Coordination office (Ukhiya), Camp 14 and 15, as per the requirements.

• Please mention your NID number, Driving license number and the validity in your CV.

• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and invited for the test. No hard copies of applications will be accepted.

• Only Bangladeshi citizens will be considered for this position.

• No monetary, goods or service offers, nor favoritism, will be tolerated in a recruitment process. Any illicit solicitations can be reported to the justice system. MSF reserves the right to refuse any candidate having benefited from such acts and will stop collaboration with any workers involved in such acts.

• Médecins Sans Frontières is an equal opportunity employer and encourages diversity, equity and inclusion.

Company Information:
∎ MSF Belgium (Medecins Sans Frontieres / Doctors Without Borders)
∎ 1754,ARISTA VILLA,Beside Patabari Temple,Ukhiya, Cox's Bazar
∎ Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is an international medical humanitarian organization working in many countries worldwide. MSF has been working in Bangladesh since 1992. MSF was awarded the prestigious `Nobel Peace Prize` in 1999 for its pioneering humanitarian activities since 1971 in several continents.

Address::
∎ 1754,ARISTA VILLA,Beside Patabari Temple,Ukhiya, Cox's Bazar
∎ Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is an international medical humanitarian organization working in many countries worldwide. MSF has been working in Bangladesh since 1992. MSF was awarded the prestigious `Nobel Peace Prize` in 1999 for its pioneering humanitarian activities since 1971 in several continents.

Application Deadline: 16 Feb 2025

Category: Driver