Driver - Catatumbo Project

Description

Job Summary: Carry out transportation tasks for goods and passengers using an MSF vehicle, ensuring technical and safety conditions are met and complying with regulations to deliver a safe and effective service. Key Responsibilities: 1. Ensure the safe and efficient transportation of goods and passengers. 2. Assist in logistical tasks and provide support in rural areas. 3. Drive prudently and in compliance with traffic and safety regulations. General Job Objective: Carry out authorized transportation tasks for goods and passengers using an MSF vehicle, ensuring the vehicle remains in good technical and safety condition and complies with the country’s traffic regulations and MSF’s safety policies, thereby delivering a safe and effective service. Key Activities: • Check daily the technical condition of the assigned vehicle (tire condition, oil level, fuel level, brakes, radio equipment, spare parts, etc.). • Complete daily all required information in the vehicle logbook under your responsibility. • Keep the vehicle under your responsibility clean to ensure optimal driving conditions. • Guarantee passenger safety through prudent driving, adherence to established speed limits and national traffic regulations, as well as MSF’s safety policies, thereby minimizing the risk of traffic accidents. • Ensure and assist in the proper loading and unloading of the vehicle. • In case of shipments, present and complete the relevant documents with the goods recipient. • Verify the condition of delivered goods. • Return duly completed shipment documentation to Logistics. • Ensure goods are accompanied by all required documentation. • Ensure the vehicle is always maintained in good condition according to the instructions and guidelines in the logbook. Assume this responsibility in case of vehicle handover. • Ensure the vehicle’s documentation and the driver’s license are valid and available in the vehicle. • Participate in specific logistical tasks when required. • Ensure all passengers have all necessary documents in order before travel and that non-MSF personnel sign the liability waiver before using the vehicle. • Report any incidents affecting the transportation of goods and/or passengers to your immediate supervisor. • Be proficient in using all communication equipment and familiar with established communication procedures outlined in MSF’s SOPs and communication protocols. • Know and comply with vehicle circulation safety rules, specifically those related to customs, checkpoints, and road controls. Ensure all passengers are aware of and comply with established passenger transportation safety rules. Specific Responsibilities within the MSF Section / Context 1. Know and apply the Fleet Management Policy of the Colombia mission. 2. Coordinate closely with the entire team in rural areas or villages, as most of your work will take place in community intervention zones, providing full support to required tasks such as: • Supporting the organization of the team’s care site / overnight accommodation, • Contributing to basic adaptations within health structures where we operate mobile clinics, promoting improvements in minimum local conditions for health facilities—all aligned with and under supervision of the team’s Logistics Officer. • Actively monitoring all security-related matters and reporting any alerts to the assigned team leader during mobile clinic activities, movements, etc. • Supporting distribution of NFi or logistical materials, if required, in intervention zones. • Assisting with collection, transport, and management of waste generated during our activities—waste previously segregated by medical team members—in accordance with MSF’s Waste Management Policy. • Supporting tracking of field team reporting calls or movement reports. • And other tasks arising within intervention zones, consistent with the objectives of rural interventions and aligned with supervisor instructions. -Requirements- Minimum Education: High School Diploma / Secondary Education 2 years of experience Languages: Spanish Knowledge: Commitment, Flexibility, Results Orientation, Teamwork, Loading and Unloading of Goods, Safety Regulations, Customer Service Driving Licenses: C2 Willingness to Travel: Yes Willingness to Relocate: Yes Keywords: driver, drivers, driver, project