Driver – Lebanon
Heartland Alliance for Human Needs and Human Rights
Driver – Lebanon
Job Description
Job Classification: Driver – Lebanon
Reports To: Director of Finance and Administration
Location: Beirut, Lebanon (with travel throughout Lebanon)
Closing Date: September 19, 2015
About Heartland Alliance: Heartland Alliance International (HAI) advances the human rights and responds to the human needs of endangered populations—particularly the poor, the isolated, and the displaced—through the provision of comprehensive and respectful services and the promotion of permanent solutions leading to a more just global society. In Lebanon, HAI provides holistic services focusing on psychosocial support, violence prevention, livelihoods strengthening and social cohesion to diverse vulnerable populations.
Summary: The Driver is responsible for the maintenance of the vehicle in his possession to ensure optimal performance and cleanliness when the vehicle is in use for HAI as well as the safe transport of staff and international visitors to and from meetings and field locations throughout Lebanon.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Drive HAI vehicles safely, security briefing and hostile-environment-training will be provided
Transport mail/items with due care
Prepare monthly driver report
Transport local and international staff
Communicate with supervisor regarding all trips
Maintain high level of confidentiality
Familiar with all Lebanese roads and alternate routes, especially in North Lebanon
Supervisory Responsibilities:
The Driver must: Have a Valid Lebanese Driving Permit, drive safely, carefully and defensively, following traffic rules and regulation; transport all HAI staff and visitors safely and on time; clean and maintain the interior and exterior of vehicles regularly and replenish fuel, oil and lubricants upon need; ensure that the vehicle has proper tools in case of roadside problem.
Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Education and/or Experience: Good driving skills and confidence on the roads. Must possess a valid driving license at all times and ensure that the license is renewed when necessary
Language Skills: Native speaker of Arabic and good knowledge of English.
Communication Skills: Listens and gets clarification, responds well to questions and feedback.
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear.
The employee is regularly required to sit, stand and walk.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The employee may be required to remain on Organization premises during breaks and/or meal periods and may be required to stay on Organization premises until their replacement arrives.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions.
The noise in the work environment is moderate.
Heartland Alliance makes all hiring and employment decisions without regard to race, creed, color, age, gender, gender identity, marital or parental status, religion, ancestry, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, sexual identity, immigrant status, political affiliation or belief, ex-offender status (depending on the offense and position to be filled), unfavorable military discharge, membership in an organization whose primary purpose is the protection of civil rights or improvement of living conditions and human relations, height, weight, or HIV infection, in accord with the Organization's AIDS Policy Statement of September, 1987. Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodation should contact the Employee Services Office at (312) 660-1431.
Please send your Resume & Cover letter to [email protected]. Please mention the position you are applying for in the subject of your email otherwise it will not be considered
ملاحظة:
دليل مدني، شبكة المجتمع المدني، يوفر للمنظمات منصة لنشر الوظائف, وليس مسؤول عن عملية التوظيف. كل منظمة مسجلة على دليل مدني هي مسؤولة بشكل فردي عن منشوراتها وعن عملية التوظيف.