Drivers, RISE Eswatini

Jhpiego is an international, non-profit health organization affiliated with The Johns Hopkins University. For 50 years and in over 155 countries, Jhpiego has worked to prevent the needless deaths of women and their families. Jhpiego Corporation has been providing technical support to the Ministries of Health in partner countries across the globe in a variety of technical areas including cervical cancer treatment and prevention, community health, HIV and AIDS, maternal and newborn health, health workforce capacity development family planning, malaria, and IPC/WASH. 

The RISE project supports countries to respond to the HIV epidemic and COVID-19 pandemic by providing technical assistance, service delivery, research, and cross-cutting health system innovations. RISE partners with ministries of health, local stakeholders, and nongovernmental organizations in more than 25 countries around the world to advance strategic and policy objectives to control the transmission of HIV and COVID-19. Working across the HIV prevention, care, and treatment cascade, RISE bridges country-led efforts to reach the UNAIDS 95-95-95 goals by 2030. To address the COVID-19 pandemic, RISE provides short-term, emergency response aid, alongside longer-term health systems strengthening, to achieve pandemic preparedness. Targeted technical assistance includes strengthening health information systems, human resources for health, supply chain, and health financing. 

Overview of the role:

The Driver is responsible for safely transporting staff, visitors, and materials to and from designated locations. The role includes vehicle maintenance checks, adherence to traffic regulations, and ensuring the security and cleanliness of the assigned vehicle. The Driver also supports logistical and administrative tasks when required.

Vehicle Fleet Management.

• Coordinate with the Transport Manager to implement measures that safeguard Jhpiego vehicles and equipment, ensuring efficiency and reducing the risk of theft or damage.
• Receive, review, and respond to all vehicle and transport requests in a timely manner.
• Ensure all trip regardless of distance are properly logged using vehicle logbooks provided in each vehicle.
• Maintain organized records of all vehicle logbooks in coordination with the Transport Manager and Procurement Officer for audit purposes.
• Ensure that all Jhpiego vehicles are clean, well-maintained, and regularly inspected.
• Utilize vehicle management tools such as checklists and log sheets to track vehicle usage, driver behavior, and maintenance needs.
• Adhere to and enforce Jhpiego’s Vehicle Usage and Maintenance Manual policies and procedures.
• Monitor compliance with travel planning protocols, ensuring all required forms are completed before travel.
• Maintain an up-to-date file of all internal vehicle request forms for easy reference and accountability.

• Responsible for using all vehicle management tools like log sheet, vehicle checklist to monitor the usage, behavior and maintenance of vehicle.
• Ensure that all travel planning procedures are followed by staff traveling in JHPIEGO vehicles and that all the relevant forms are completed
• Maintain a file for all internal vehicle request forms

Vehicle Fleet maintenance /Repairs

• Be involved in the proper diagnosis of vehicle faults and recommend repairs.
• Responsible for ensuring that procurement procedures /documentation are completed before vehicles are released for repairs by workshops
• Constantly Monitor and provide feedback on the quality of service of outside garages used by JHPIEGO 

Others

• Drive JHPIEGO vehicles when requested.
• Other duties as assigned from time to time.

• High school certificate or other relevant educational background combined with relevant professional experience.
• Minimum 3years experience working in similar position in an INGO sector
• Driver’s license is essential, an advanced driving licence is preferrable

Knowledge, Experience, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple tasks, short deadlines and intense pressure to perform.
• Defensive driving experience
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
• Good negotiation skills
• Proficiency in use of computer and vehicle software
• Ability to travel at least 75% of work time.
• Fluency in English is required.