Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctor without Borders (MSF), founded in 1971, is an international humanitarian organization that provides emergency medical assistance to population in danger in more than 60 countries. MSF has been present in Nigeria for 20 years. Médecins Sans Frontières is an international independent medical humanitarian organization, which helps populations in distress, to victims of natural or man-made disasters and to victims of armed conflict, without discrimination and irrespective of race, religion, creed, or political affiliation.
MSF is a civil society initiative that brings together individuals committed to the assistance of other human beings in crisis. As such MSF is by choice an association. Each individual working with MSF does it out of conviction and is ready to uphold the values and principles of MSF.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Driver
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Schedule: 208 working hours per month
Main Purpose
- Performing the tasks of transporting authorized goods and passengers in an MSF vehicle, ensuring its technical and safety conditions and respecting the country’s traffic rules and MSF security rules, in order to provide a safe, smooth and efficient service.
Job Description
- Checking daily, the technical conditions of the assigned vehicle (state of the tires, oil, fuel, brakes, radio equipment, spare parts, etc.), performing weekly check according to the MSF Logbook, refilling it when necessary, and keeping it clean to ensure it can be driven in perfect conditions.
- Carrying out a hand over if another uses the vehicle
- Ensuring the security of passengers in the vehicle, driving carefully, observing speed limits and traffic rules in the country as well as MSF security rules, in order to avoid car accidents.
- Ensuring all passengers have all necessary papers in order before travelling, and ensuring non-MSF staff sign disclaimers of responsibility before using the vehicle
- Ensuring correct loading and unloading of the vehicle, submitting the documents to the receiver of the goods, checking the status of delivered goods, returning the duly completed documents to Logistics and ensuring that the goods have the necessary documents
- Ensuring that all vehicle documents and the driver’s driving license are valid and in the vehicle.
- Informing the line manager of any incident involving the transportation of passengers and/or goods.
- Knowing how to use all types of radios, codes, call numbers and radio alphabets by heart and
- communicating with base according to MSF communications policy to inform the driver’s position and any potential implications.
- Knowing and respecting the security rules related to vehicle movements, specifically those related to customs, checkpoints and roadblocks. Ensuring all passengers know and respect the security rules
- Comply with the project local security plan.
- Communicate very clearly and report the departure and arrival on time and consider it as security procedure.
- Not allow any non-MSF to be in the car unless permitted by the line manager and fill the discharge of liability form. No non-MSF items allowed to be in the car.
- To attend the briefing before any movement and the debriefing after coming back from movement and tells his observation during the trip.
- Ensure MSF identification is won by passengers and visible in the car.
- Ensure the communication tools in the car are functioning before any movement.
- Ensure the car movement sheet is signed by staff/passenger who used the car.
- Follow the drivers’ rosters and be earlier in the workplace to Check the car, equipment, the first aid kit availability and ensure all is ok for the movement.
- Report to the mechanic or the line manager any up normal issue with the car before movement.
- Been responsible for the security water and food in the car during movement.
- With advice from mechanic, to be aware of the service A, B, C for the vehicle.
Requirements
- Education Secondary education, Valid driving license. Good knowledge of local roads in Borno state
- Experience • Essential 2 years minimum of previous driving experience
- Desirable experience with specific vehicles that is 4×4 Landcruiser
- Desirable Experience with MSF or other INGOs
- Language English and Hausa, Spoken and Written
- Competencies Commitment to MSF Principles, Behavioural Flexibility, Stress Management, Results and Quality
- Orientation, Teamwork and Cooperation, Service Orientation.
Remuneration
- As per MSF salary scale (National contract).
Application Closing Date
15th July, 2025.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Note
- Please submit your motivation letter, updated CV, and relevant academic certificates through the form.
- Fill in the required details and attach the requested documents.
- Only electronic applications will be considered.
- Physical or hard copy submissions will not be accepted at this time. We thank all applicants for their interest, but only short-listed candidates will be contacted for the recruitment process.
- MSF is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, race, nationality, and culture.
- Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
- We are committed to achieving a balanced gender distribution and therefore encourage women to apply.
- All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.
- MSF provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender equality, teamwork, integrity and a healthy balance of work and life. MSF does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment and discrimination.