Project Driver/Logistics

Category A

Background:

The Food Security through Agri-based and Resilience Market Solutions II (FARMS 2) Project is funded by the Australian government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), through ADRA Australia and implemented by ADRA Zambia, as the local partner for 5 years (2024-2029). The project overall objective aims at empowering 4000 smallholder producers (mostly youths & women) in Nyimba, Petauke, Lusangazi, Mambwe, Sinda and Chipangali, Eastern Province, Zambia, with sustainable economic growth through efficient production, value addition and marketing and community-led built climate resilience.

Project Driver/Logistics (01)

Position Overview:

The Project Driver/Logistician will be responsible for providing driving services, maintenance and tracking usage of vehicles and motorbikes in the project. S/He shall also be involved with procurements and delivery of goods and documents.

Required Qualifications and Experience:

• Valid driver’s license of class C and above.
• Has skills to drive manual vehicles and in rough terrain.
• Minimum driving experience of 4 years with no disqualifications or accident history

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides driving services to project staff on duty.
• Delivers documents and items as instructed by the supervisor.
• Assists in procurement of goods and services.
• Ensures all logbooks are updated and tracks usage.
• Ensures mechanical soundness of the project vehicles and motorbikes, including cleaning.
• Ensures vehicles and motorbikes are serviced as the fall due

Desired skills for Project Driver/Logistician

• Good teamwork, Communication skills.
• Adaptability and Strong attention to detail.
• Good work organization and planning skills.
• Numerical skills.
• Appreciation of warehousing and receipt systems is preferable.
• Ability to drive long distances.

Station: PIU-Petauke with travels to all project sites in 5 other districts

Contract: Annual (Renewable on performance).

Other Valued Criteria for All positions:

1. Be a person of high moral character all time and is willing to conform to the mission, values, and beliefs of ADRA
2. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including report writing skills, presentation, and public speaking
3. Be willing to comply to ADRA Policies on Child Protection, Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, Gender and Disability Inclusion, Anti-fraud, Community Response Mechanism and Environment Protection among others

How to apply

If you meet the above requirements, then submit your application to [email protected] copy to [email protected] not later than 17:00hrs Friday, 19th July 2024. No late submissions or paper submission will be considered.

NOTE:

1. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews. Interviews will be conducted from 23-26th July 2024.
2. ADRA ZAMBIA is an equal opportunity organization, all those who are qualified, especially females are encouraged to apply.
3. ADRA Zambia does not charge any kind of fee at whatever stage of the recruitment process and does not act through recruitment agents.