VAC-11098 Driver

Required to transport cargo in the form of both food & NFI in accordance to the procedures & normative guidelines, as established by our client.

Under the direct supervision of the Traffic Officer the incumbent shall perform the following duties:

• Drivers will have to perform trips to Sumy, Kharkov, Poltava, Zaporizha, Mykolaiv, Odessa, Kherson, Mariupol, Luhansk & Donetsk to deliver humanitarian aid.

• Drivers will necessarily be part of humanitarian convoys organised & secured by the client to Mariupol, Luhansk, Kherson & Donetsk.

• Security, clearances, advanced notification systems, deconfliction & negotiations with all relevant parties will be taken care of by the client.

Red Zones:

• Average of 1 trip a week.

• Part of UN organised & secured humanitarian convoys.

• Security, clearances, advanced notification, deconfliction, negotiations with all relevant parties & risk assessments will be taken care of by the UNDSS (security arm of the UN).

• Drive always in a safe & responsible manner with due respect & attention for other vehicles, property.

• Any accident that may occur must be immediately reported to supervisor & / or other parties concerned.

• Driver will only travel to authorized destination & only load authorized cargo, under no circumstance shall deviate from this unless authorized by immediate supervisor.

• Will perform any other duties as requested by immediate supervisor.

This role works under the direct supervision of the Traffic Officer.

• Certificate in a relevant discipline.

• Minimum of 2 years of demonstrable relevant transport experience is desirable.

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in Europe is essential.

• Working knowledge of English & fluent in Ukrainian & Russian.

• Must hold a valid class C driver’s licence.

• Must have had at least 2 years minimum experience preferably 5 years gained in the relevant driver license category.

• Ensure that established route turn around times (expressed in days / hours) & distances (expressed in kilometers) are within parameters set as well as respecting the established standard night out allowances, notwithstanding abnormal circumstances, such as security.

• Fuel consumption figures maintained within parameters set.

• Vehicle maintained in good mechanical condition, limited tyre wear free from any breakages in accordance to standards set by the organization.

• Cargo loaded, securely & safely, transported from origin to destination in a secure dry environment & duly received in a good sound condition at the receiving location.

• Complete all vehicle administrative documents (vehicle log books, way bills) accurately & correctly & in turn, hand them over to Traffic Officer on a timely basis.

• Required to report on time for duty as per establish established working hours & sign the time sheet prepared for this purpose.

• Ensure that both loading / unloading times are kept to a minimum acceptable level & to report any abnormal waiting times.

• Trucks will most likely be 5 – 10 years old Volvo FE 250 4 x 2 (or similar) & will be serviced by the leasing company.

This role has no team management responsibility.

• Start date must be immediate.

• Qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply for this role.

• Candidates selected for this role will have to update their data at the military centre & / or fill the exempt from conscription form at the same location, failure to do so will result in disqualification of your application.