Driver Jobs – National Medical Stores

Job: Driver

Organization: National Medical Stores

Duty Station: Entebbe, Uganda

Reports to: Transport and Logistics Officer

About US:

National Medical Stores is an autonomous Corporation that was established by an Act of Parliament in 1993. Our mandate is to Procure, Store and Distribute medicines and other medical supplies to health facilities.

Job Summary:  The incumbent will drive NMS motor vehicles while transporting NMS staff and medicines and medical supplies to facilities as well as providing vehicle care.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• To maintain a record of and account for all transitions regarding the assigned vehicle mileage, fuel, service, repair costs, incidents or occurrences if any
• To transport and safely deliver medicines and other medical supplies to health facilities as per set dispatch procedures.
• To supervise the loading of supplies in order to fit in the vehicle in line with the set departmental guidelines.
• To ensure that mechanical faults are detected and reported and mileage forms filled in line with departmental guide lines.
• To monitor functionality of the assigned vehicle and ensure all assigned equipment are maintained and secured.
• To ensure adherence to health and safety guidelines at all times (to include but not limited to using Safety gear.
• To ensure security of both assigned supplies and vehicle while in transit at all times
• To operate and park vehicles with maximum security for the supplies and the vehicles in order to minimize losses and damage to NMS property while in transit
• To safely transport NMS staff and other official visitors as required from time to time.
• To identify any risk(s) noted during the course of execution of your duties and formally report to your immediate supervisor.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• A valid driving permit of Class CH
• At least three (3) years of clean driving experience including heavy commercial vehicles
• Training in Defensive Driving
• Must be Medically, physically and Mentally fit to drive
• Training in Customer Service is an added advantage

How to Apply:

All interested applicants should submit an online application. Please scan your academic qualifications: Degree/Diploma qualifications, Curriculum Vitae, Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education, Uganda Certificate of Education and other relevant academic documents and National Identity Card (both faces) and submit them online here.

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The application letter should be addressed as below and should be scanned and sent online:

The Chief Human Resource and Administration Officer

National Medical Stores

P.O Box 16, Entebbe

Plot 4-16 Nsamizi Road,

ENTEBBE- UGANDA.

Note:

• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you don’t hear from us, one month from the date of closure of receipt of applications, consider your application unsuccessful.
• Candidates should attach all relevant academic documents as One PDF File
• Please note that National Medical Stores reserves the right to verify documents attached with the relevant awarding institutions to authenticate their validity. Any form of canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification. National Medical Stores is an equal opportunity employer.

Deadline: Monday, 8th February, 2021 by 5: 00pm.