NOTICE OF VACANCY

APOPO is a Belgium Humanitarian Demining Organization that operates in  Zimbabwe and is looking for:

Mechanic Driver (Sango Border Campsite/Masvingo Office) 

Responsible to: Support Manager 

Operate APOPO vehicles in a safe and courteous manner and strictly obey traffic laws at all times. 

Transport staff, volunteers, and official visitors to authorized destinations, ensuring that all passengers wear seatbelts. (Note: some travel may be for one or more overnights). 

• Drive APOPO vehicles to support operations in the field.
• Observe good safety and security practices with passengers; i.e., ensure that all passengers delivered at night are indoors before departing. 
• Do safety checks and maintain vehicles are in safe and clean operating condition, including washing of vehicles. 
• Fuel vehicles, check oil, transmission fluid and coolant levels, and check the air pressure in tires. 
• Do general maintenance service including but not limited to changing oil, changing transmission fluids, tune-ups, change tires and brakes. 
• Ensuring safekeeping of vehicles and their tools
• Make sure motor vehicle is licensed and insured timely
• Maintain professionalism, maturity and operate with confidentiality of information of superiors or employer
• Act as assistant to the office/ Camp duties and readiness to travel mission as requested
• Perform any other duties assigned by superiors

Qualifications 

• Clean class 2 driver’s license
• Defensive certificate 
• Medical certificate
• 5 o’ levels 
• At least 5 years driving experience 
• Experience in driving 4x4 vehicles in difficult road conditions
• Retest is an added advantage