On Call Driver

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Description

Hello Hello!  Alight is recruiting On Call Driver for our program in  Uganda to be based in  Kampala. You’re interested in joining us? Welcome, we’re happy you’re here! 

Alight (formerly American Refugee Committee) provides health care and clean water, shelter, protection, and economic opportunity to more than 3.5 million people in 20 countries each year. ALIGHT is and always has been about amazing global citizens taking action to change our world. Today, we’re facing challenging global humanitarian crises that require 21st Century solutions. But we’ve found that co-creating together with impassioned, dedicated people, limited only by their own imaginations, remains the key to designing new solutions that resonate. We still believe that Alight should exist, first and foremost, as a platform for realizing the goodwill of everyday people – people from Sweden to Somalia, Minnesota to Malaysia, and Uganda to the U.S.

When you join us, you’ll find…

A team with deep experience in co-designing solutions that create new value around the world. We know we need to always be better, and we believe in the power and abundance of everyday people, everywhere, to change the world with us.

A culture of radical accountability to our customers –as we help build a meaningful life for and with the displaced, we ask them what they want and then deliver on it.

An organization that refuses to settle for anything less than delivering human-worthy services.

If you believe in an abundant world full of amazing people who want to help; in the simple human justice to build a life; and in doing a better thing, then read on!

What we do in Uganda

Alight Uganda works with its partners and constituencies to provide opportunities and expertise to refugees, displaced people and host communities – to better survive conflicts and crisis, and to rebuild lives of dignity, health, security and self-sufficiency. Alight has consistently operated in Uganda since 1994, and today has a strong and committed team of over three hundred personnel who include full time staff and temporary workers, and hundreds of community volunteers – implementing programs in Protection, GBV, Child Protection, Community Based Protection, Legal assistance, MHPSS, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Shelter and general Infrastructure, Clean Energy, and Livelihoods/Economic Resilience. Our work in Uganda currently covers six refugee settlements and five transit centres including border points and their generous Ugandan-host communities. And we are always looking to deepen our work and, jointly with our partners, offer lasting impact with and for the communities we serve!

About the Position

Reporting to the Head Driver, the On Call Driver will be responsible for driving and maintaining ALIGHT vehicles within and outside Kampala Office as per technical guidance and specifications established by the organization.  

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Drive assigned vehicle in safe manner and on movement schedules as directed by your supervisor.   
• Drive organizational vehicles in strict adherence to the laws governing road safety for other motorists, cyclists, pedestrians and passengers.
• Maintain assigned vehicle in good working condition through daily routine checks on battery, water, oil, lighting, etc.
• Keeps assigned vehicle full of fuel, oil, water and other lubricants, and account to your supervisor for onward reporting.  
• Keep and maintain motor vehicle Log Book.
• Wash, clean and make the vehicle tidy for use.
• Make weekly, or where necessary instant, reports to your supervisor regarding mechanical status of the allocated vehicle.
• Assist in identifying and carrying out minor motor vehicle repairs. 
• Keep charge of the motor vehicle accessories kept in the allocated vehicle.
• Assist program staff in program activities whenever necessary.
• Perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor. 

Requirements

• A minimum of Ordinary Level Education. 
• Certificate in Defensive Driving
• Must hold a valid driving license with classes B, CM, DL and CH with at least with 5 years driving experience.
• Experience in working with multi-cultural environments.

• Applicants should be residents of Greater Kampala or areas closer to Naguru

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Benefits

Meet and interact with a borderless Team of 2,500 staff globally  that sees possibility, celebrates moments of abundance, shares new ideas, and strives to do a better thing every day.

Learning & Development – Access thousands of free online learning courses to take at your own pace and tailor to your professional goals.

Who We Are

We are on a journey to build Alight, a new platform of amazing people and organizations providing lifesaving services and creating breakthrough solutions for and with the displaced. WeAreAlight.org

Alight is an Equal Opportunity Employer offering employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, citizenship, physical  disability, or protected veteran status.  Alight complies with all applicable laws governing nondiscrimination in employment.