Transport Officer
2025-04-16T14:25:19+00:00
Straight Talk Foundation (STF)
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FULL_TIME
Moroto
Uganda
00256
Uganda
Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics
Transportation & Logistics
2025-04-28T17:00:00+00:00
Uganda
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ROLE PURPOSE:
Under the supervision of the Procurement &Logistics officer, the Transport Officer will be responsible for transportation of staff to different duty destinations and maintenance of the project vehicle. Create and maintain aclear vehicle log sheet, ensure vehicle maintenance tracker and timely submission of fuel accountabilities.
KEY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Up-date the log book of the assigned vehicle with right mileage, fuel and oil/ spare parts used.
- Prepare fuel accountabilities and maintain a tracker on mechanical faults.
- Carry out routine checks and prepare appropriate service schedules for the assigned vehicle.
- Transport staff to various duty destinations.
- Ensure safe delivery of project documents/ supplies in transit.
- Check and verify all service and repair undertaken on the assigned project vehicle and give feedback to the procurement and Logistics officer.
- Any other tasks as advised by your supervisor.
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
Safety and Security
Ensure that all STF assets under your use are safe and secure at any one point.
Advocacy:
Take advantage of any existing forum to provide a voice for the STF projects and facilitate the recognition of the organization at any given opportunity.
SKILLS AND BEHAVIORS (our Values in Practice)
Excellence:
- Holds self-accountable for making decisions, proper planning and managing resources efficiently.
- Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves (and their team implementing programming in their thematic area), takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages others to do the same.
Teamwork:
- Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the support to improve performance
- Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.
- Honest, encourages openness and transparency.
Commitment:
- Seek to understand young people’s social, economic and health challenges,
- Commit to the development of sustainable solutions while working with young people to ensure that they enjoy the fullness of life.
Integrity:
- Undertakes obligations with transparency so as to effectively fulfill the purpose of STF,
- Inspire confidence and trust of others;
- Align with STF’s beliefs in accountability, transparency and honesty.
Resilience:
- Undertake work with resilience and perseverance,
- Recognize that ensuring the wellbeing of young people is challenging and yet a significant factor to STF’s productivity.
- Adaptability to the changing environment of young people in Uganda.
Occasional duties:
The incumbent will take on occasional additional duties as assigned by his/her line manager as and when deemed necessary.
Judgment and Decision-Making:
Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling STF values.
Academic background, experience and person specifications:
- The applicant should possess a S.4Leavers Certificate or Diploma
- Minimum of 3 years driving project vehicles.
- Excellent communication skills
- Awareness of good practices in relation to child safeguarding and Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse.
- Possession of a valid permit of Classes; A, B, E, CM, CH, DL AND DM.
- Knowledge of defensive driving, Basic automotive maintenance, first aid and different routes around the country are added advantage.
Up-date the log book of the assigned vehicle with right mileage, fuel and oil/ spare parts used. Prepare fuel accountabilities and maintain a tracker on mechanical faults. Carry out routine checks and prepare appropriate service schedules for the assigned vehicle. Transport staff to various duty destinations. Ensure safe delivery of project documents/ supplies in transit. Check and verify all service and repair undertaken on the assigned project vehicle and give feedback to the procurement and Logistics officer. Any other tasks as advised by your supervisor.
Excellence: Holds self-accountable for making decisions, proper planning and managing resources efficiently. Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves (and their team implementing programming in their thematic area), takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages others to do the same. Teamwork: Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the support to improve performance Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to. Honest, encourages openness and transparency. Commitment: Seek to understand young people’s social, economic and health challenges, Commit to the development of sustainable solutions while working with young people to ensure that they enjoy the fullness of life. Integrity: Undertakes obligations with transparency so as to effectively fulfill the purpose of STF, Inspire confidence and trust of others; Align with STF’s beliefs in accountability, transparency and honesty. Resilience: Undertake work with resilience and perseverance, Recognize that ensuring the wellbeing of young people is challenging and yet a significant factor to STF’s productivity. Adaptability to the changing environment of young people in Uganda.
The applicant should possess a S.4Leavers Certificate or Diploma Minimum of 3 years driving project vehicles. Excellent communication skills Awareness of good practices in relation to child safeguarding and Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse. Possession of a valid permit of Classes; A, B, E, CM, CH, DL AND DM. Knowledge of defensive driving, Basic automotive maintenance, first aid and different routes around the country are added advantage.
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Vacancy title:
Transport Officer
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics, Category: Transportation & Logistics]
Jobs at:
Straight Talk Foundation (STF)
Deadline of this Job:
Monday, April 28 2025
Duty Station:
Moroto | Uganda | Uganda
Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, April 16 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
ROLE PURPOSE:
Under the supervision of the Procurement &Logistics officer, the Transport Officer will be responsible for transportation of staff to different duty destinations and maintenance of the project vehicle. Create and maintain aclear vehicle log sheet, ensure vehicle maintenance tracker and timely submission of fuel accountabilities.
KEY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Up-date the log book of the assigned vehicle with right mileage, fuel and oil/ spare parts used.
- Prepare fuel accountabilities and maintain a tracker on mechanical faults.
- Carry out routine checks and prepare appropriate service schedules for the assigned vehicle.
- Transport staff to various duty destinations.
- Ensure safe delivery of project documents/ supplies in transit.
- Check and verify all service and repair undertaken on the assigned project vehicle and give feedback to the procurement and Logistics officer.
- Any other tasks as advised by your supervisor.
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
Safety and Security
Ensure that all STF assets under your use are safe and secure at any one point.
Advocacy:
Take advantage of any existing forum to provide a voice for the STF projects and facilitate the recognition of the organization at any given opportunity.
SKILLS AND BEHAVIORS (our Values in Practice)
Excellence:
- Holds self-accountable for making decisions, proper planning and managing resources efficiently.
- Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves (and their team implementing programming in their thematic area), takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages others to do the same.
Teamwork:
- Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the support to improve performance
- Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.
- Honest, encourages openness and transparency.
Commitment:
- Seek to understand young people’s social, economic and health challenges,
- Commit to the development of sustainable solutions while working with young people to ensure that they enjoy the fullness of life.
Integrity:
- Undertakes obligations with transparency so as to effectively fulfill the purpose of STF,
- Inspire confidence and trust of others;
- Align with STF’s beliefs in accountability, transparency and honesty.
Resilience:
- Undertake work with resilience and perseverance,
- Recognize that ensuring the wellbeing of young people is challenging and yet a significant factor to STF’s productivity.
- Adaptability to the changing environment of young people in Uganda.
Occasional duties:
The incumbent will take on occasional additional duties as assigned by his/her line manager as and when deemed necessary.
Judgment and Decision-Making:
Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling STF values.
Academic background, experience and person specifications:
- The applicant should possess a S.4Leavers Certificate or Diploma
- Minimum of 3 years driving project vehicles.
- Excellent communication skills
- Awareness of good practices in relation to child safeguarding and Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse.
- Possession of a valid permit of Classes; A, B, E, CM, CH, DL AND DM.
- Knowledge of defensive driving, Basic automotive maintenance, first aid and different routes around the country are added advantage.
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 36
Level of Education: high school
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