With 75 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.
Come join our 33,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children's life stories!
Key Responsibilities
The Driver is responsible for providing safe, reliable, and efficient transportation support to staff, visitors, and project-related activities. This role ensures the proper operation, maintenance, and cleanliness of assigned vehicles while strictly adhering to organizational policies, traffic regulations, and safety protocols. The Driver also supports logistical tasks such as delivery of documents, supplies, and equipment, contributing to the smooth and timely implementation of field operations and administrative functions. Under the supervision of the Operations Manager for Visayas, s/he will be responsible for driving authorized personnel and delivery and collection services by the project vehicle.
There are four work bases and corresponding areas, as follows:
Tacloban, Leyte entire Province of Leyte
Borongan, Eastern Samar entire province of Eastern Samar
Catbalogan, Samar entire Province of Samar
Catarman, Northern Samar entire Province of Northern Samar
Major Responsibilities
- Renders driving service to the organization within the parameters of guidelines on transport service and based on approved vehicle requisition.
- Ensures that assigned vehicle is clean and in good running condition before leaving for an approved scheduled trip (check tire, brakes, wipers, lights, fuel, oil and water).
- Responsible for ensuring that assigned vehicle is equipped with required repair kits, tools and spare tires, including medical kits, flashlight and cell phone charger inside the vehicle.
- Exercises due diligence in driving the vehicle at a safe speed to ensure safety of passengers and the vehicle as well.
- Complies with traffic regulations in order to operate vehicles in a safe and courteous manner. In case of traffic violation/s committed by the driver he shall be responsible for the payment of any penalties or fine.
- Loads passenger and park vehicle at appropriate loading and parking area respectively to prevent violations, towing, and carnapping incidents.
- Facilitates routine vehicle maintenance, check-up, minor repairs, cleaning and washing of vehicles.
- Reports vehicle defects, accidents, traffic violations or damage to vehicles to immediate supervisor for appropriate actions.
- Maintain a repair and maintenance record of assigned vehicle to be included in the monthly report.
- Responsible for ensuring that assigned vehicle is equipped with required repair kits, tools and spare tires, including medical kits, flashlight and cell phone charger inside the vehicle.
- Refuels the vehicle at the end of the working day which should not be below the half-full mark.
- Ensures availability of the following documents inside the vehicle: a) Updated LTO official receipt and certificate of registration b) Copy of vehicle insurance policy c) Important Information in case of an accident.
- Records travel itinerary per vehicle request served using the applicable form.
- Secures the vehicle assigned fleet card during travel. Keep and file all fleet card transaction slips to support payment to fuel supplier.
- Conducts regular inventory of spare repair kits, tools, spare tires, cellular phone charger, including medical kits inside the vehicle.
- Contributes to the orderly filing of transport files (vehicle requests, job order for repairs and maintenance, insurance documents).
Qualifications
- Must have a valid driving license
- At least 2 years experience in an NGO setting or company in Luzon Island
- Cautious with defensive driving skills
- Presentable with excellent interpersonal skills
- Must be a person with initiative and high moral integrity
- Ready to work for long hours
- Skills and knowledge of vehicle maintenance
Applicant Types Accepted
Local Applicants Only
