9 Drivers Needed at Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development ( MGLSD )

Vacancy title: 9 Drivers

Jobs at: Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development ( MGLSD )

Deadline of this Job: 23rd August 2019

Duty Station: Within Uganda , Kampala.

 

JOB DETAILS: 
The Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (MGLSD), I through its Programme Management Unit (PMU) is implementing the second phase of the Expanding Social Protection Programme (ESPII). The goal of ESP is to reduce chronic poverty and improve life chances for poor men, women and children in Uganda. The programme aims to embed a national social protection system, including social assistance for the poorest and most vulnerable, as a core element of Uganda’s national planning and budgeting processes. A core element of the Programme is the Social Assistance Grants for Empowerment (SAGE) under which government provides the Senior Citizens Grant to older persons. Government with support from Development partners is currently in the process of rolling out the Senior Citizens Grant to all districts in the country. The MGLSD through the PMU seeks to recruit competitive, competent and well-motivated persons to fill 27 vacant positions in the Expanding Social Protection (ESP) Programme. The positions are contractual, running up to June 2022. (Mbale (2), Mbarara (2), Kampala (4), Kyenjojo (1) Reports to: Operations/RTSU Coordinator .

Job role:
Transportation of staff to assigned/designated places and deliver office documents, materials and cargo to different places safely within ESP transportation guidelines.
Key Tasks And Responsibilities:
• Drive employees and other authorized passengers over designated routes safely
• Deliver important documents, materials, parcels and equipment to required destinations
• Responsible for the safety and security of ESP vehicles assigned
• Ensure that vehicles are maintained, serviced and in good mechanical condition at all times.
• Provide administrative and logistic support to the RTSU’s when required

Job Skills: Not Specified

Job Qualifications: O-Level certificate

Job Education Requirements: Not Specified

Job Experience Requirements: Five (5) years with clean driving license

Job application procedure
Suitably qualified and interested candidates should send application letters, detailed CV, names and addresses of three referees along with the relevant certified copies of academic transcripts, certificates to: Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development Headquarters (Security Registry) on second (2) Floor Plot 2, Simbamanyo House, George Street PO Box 7136, Kampala, Uganda. Application deadline is 23 August 2019, 11:00am Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview. Should you not hear from us after two weeks of closing date of submissions, consider your application unsuccessful. The Ministry is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on sex, religion, political affiliation, national extraction or social origin, health status or disability.