PLOT22 , LUMUMBA AVENUE , TWED PLAZA P.O.BOX 4929
The Uganda Human
Rights Commission is
an Institution established
under the Provisions
of Articles 51{1}
of the Constitution
of the Republic
of Uganda,
Its legal mandate,
functions and powers
are also enshrined
in the UHRC
Act
Of 1997. The
main function of
the Commission is
to protect and
promote
Human Rights, Civic
Obligations,
Constitutionalism and respect
for the rule
of
Law. The
Commission would like
to strengthen its
human resources capacity
By recruiting dynamic
and self motivated
individuals to complement
its current
Staff in the
implementation of its
mandate as a National
Human Rights institution.
Applications
are invited for
filling the following
positions which will
be based at
the Commission Head quarters-Kampala
Job Title TRANSPORT OFFICER(1
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Ref No: UHRC /HQ /2 /2013
Salary Scale HR-OS-5
Age:
25 years and above
Reports to
Secretary to the commission
Main purpose of the
job
The transport officer will be part of the administrative
team and will take care of direct activities related to routing and tracking of
commission vehicles, their maintenance and mentoring the drivers and
maintaining the vehicles
Competencies required
- A degree in mechanical engineering, transportation, logistics, Administration, management or other related fields. A combination of relevant academic qualifications and extensive experience in transport operation may be accepted
- Hold a valid national driving license
- Demonstrate ability to manage diverse transport operation
- Etiquettes and people management skills
- Fair knowledge of MS office software
- Ability to solve problems, take initiative and plan the task
- Flexibility with time to work extra hours is highly required
- Experienced candidates will be preferred
- Ability to work in a team with highly people orientatation is a must
Duties and
responsibilities
- Plan manage and organize the work of driving staff to ensure that the work is accomplished in a manner consistent with commission requirements
- Develop criteria, application instruction, procedural manuals, and contracts for the transportation programs
- Read and interpret maps and driving directions to plan the most efficient route service for the commission
- To supervise and control the driving staff for the specified routes
- Coordinate the schedule for major or periodic vehicle maintenance with management and staff to minimize service interruption
- Responsible for the road safety programs. Develops and maintain active road accident prevention programs.
- Ensure good behavior and discipline by the commission drivers
- Must manage and guide the driving staff to prevent accidents, especially in heavy traffic or bad weather
- Monitor spending to ensure that expenses are consistent with approved budgets
- Direct and coordinate activities of the transport office in order to obtain use of equipments, facilities and human resources
- Coordinate with the finance department for the issue of finance for refueling and maintenance of vehicles under supervision
- Coordinate the individual yearly work plans for drivers and procedures detailed performance assessments and evaluation for them as required
- Ensure
that the commission vehicles are used in accordance with the government of
- Liase with other commission directorates in providing transport support to the operational activities of the commission
How to apply;
Interested
applicants are required
to forward two
copies of their
applications with attached
passport photographs,
together with detailed
CV, including two (2) referees
with reliable telephone\ e-mail address, photocopies of academic and
professional certificates, within two
weeks from the date of the
advertisement.
Only short listed candidates will be contacted through their
address.
Applications should physically be hand delivered to the
commission headquarters on the address below or sent through the post office
The Secretary to the
commission
