DRIVER MECHANICS- (3 POSTS )

University Research Co., LLC, is a company with a mission to improve the quality of and access to health, education, and social services in developing countries. URC has expertise in helping create environments where communities, health providers, educators, managers, and stakeholders can make lasting and positive changes in people's lives. URC is implementing a project in the Lake Zone- Tanzania to address a major public health problem-the differential diagnosis and management of fever in children. URC is therefore seeking an experienced, qualified and motivated individual for the position of Driver Mechanic to be based in either Mwanza/Shinyanga .

OBJECTIVES

To provide driving service and maintenance of the URC- Tibu Homa fleet of vehicles ensuring cost effectiveness in use and maintenance
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES
1 Driving assigned vehicles while ferrying staff or assets on official work
2. Maintaining cleanliness of assigned vehicles
3. Maintaining up-to-date and accurate records in the vehicle work ticket
4. Safeguarding the vehicle and all of its contents in his/her custody.
5. Ensuring that the assigned vehicle is well serviced and in good mechanical order
6. Maintain and monitor expenditure for the running costs and suggest cost controls and reallocations
7. Prepare monthly report for recharges for vehicle usage, maintenance costs, fuel usage and recoveries as utilized and
accounted for
8. Provide overall supervision for vehicles maintenance operations ensuring that the workshop float is properly utilized and
accounted for.
9. Develop and manage optimal schedules of daily usage of available URC vehicles
10. Monitor actual usage as reflected on the vehicle work tickets and monthly reports
11. Provide advice and ensure compliance by users of URC vehicles with regards to policies and pmcedures on use and management of URC vehicles
12. Maintain up to date insurances and licenses for all the URC vehicles and provide necessary reporting and claim process coordination in case of accident
8.
Required qualifications:

The job demands ability to drive multi-passenger vehicle safely and appropriately and therefore requires the following attributes:--
1. Have completed secondary school education (Form 4 or Form 6)
2. Ability to read and interpret road signs, and communicate effectively orally and in writing in English and Kiswahili.
3.- Holder of vehicle driving and mechanic training certificate from VETA or National Institute of Transport
4. Should possess a valid driving license.
5. 6 years working experience preferably working for development organizations.
If you meet the criteria given above and are interested, please send an application letter with a detailed CV indicating your present employer and position, daytime telephone number, names and address of three referees. To be considered, your application must be received by March 31, 2014

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

The chief of Party,
URC ,
P.O. Box 1403,
Mwanza