Organisation: Action
Africa Help International (AAH)
Funding
Source: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Duty
Station: Kyangwali, Hoima and Adjumani, Uganda
In 1996,
Action Africa Help International (AAIN) became Aktion Africa Hilfe e. V (AAH)
and was registered in Munich, Germany from where our founders in 2003 moved the
organisation’s headquarters to Kenya. AAH-I now works with refugees, host
communities and other marginalized and vulnerable groups in Kenya, Uganda,
Somalia and South Sudan, where it operates across a range of sectors that seek
to bridge relief to development.
Action Africa
Help Uganda (AAH Uganda) has been receiving funding from the United Nations
High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to implement programmes in the Districts
of Hoima (Kyangwali Refugee Settlement), Adjumani District and Kampala.
Job
Summary: The Mechanic will be in charge of checking the mechanical conditions
of AAH- I vehiclec and equipment regularly to ensure programme activities run
smoothly, vehicles are clean and in good order always in line with AAH-I
policies.
Key
Duties and Responsibilities:
·
Develop and maintain a vehicle maintenance program/plan
for all field vehicles in line with set vehicle operational guidelines.
·
The Mechanic will diagnose problems, repair and
perform general maintenance on all equipment and vehicles including adjustments
of engines, transmissions, differentials, hydraulics, electrical systems and
clutches on petrol and diesel equipment:
·
Regularly inspect and test vehicles to ensure
safety, report irregularities and equipment abuse to the transportation supervisor
(logistics and stores officer).
·
Prepare and submit annual workshop equipment
inventory reports in line with reporting guidelines.
·
Tune up engines, ignition parts, clean and adjust
carburettors, perform minor body repairs and respond to breakdowns.
·
Carry out preventative maintenance and make
inspections of vehicles for proper working order and safe operation.
·
Prepare and submit vehicle repair/maintenance
monthly reports in line with the AAH-I Vehicle Policy.
·
Perform any other duties as may be assigned from
time to time
Qualifications,
Skills and Experience:
·
The applicants for the UNHCR AAH Mechanics careers
should hold be Mechanics with Grade II and an Ordinary level certificate
·
Hold a Certificate level 4 in motor vehicle/craft
technician course
·
A minimum of four years’ experience in a busy
motor vehicle workshop
·
Possess a clean national driver’s license
·
Impeccable level of integrity
·
Good report writing skills
·
Moderate computer skills
All suitably
qualified and interested candidates should send their applications (together
with an updated (CV) with at least three referees with their telephone contacts
via E-mail only to recruitug@actionafricahelp.org addressed to:
Action Africa
Help Uganda,
Plot 72
Ntinda Road, P.O. Box 10501, Kampala, Uganda.
NB:
Please clearly mark in the email subject line the job title of the position
applied for. Only those selected for the
interviews will be contacted.
Deadline:
20th January 2016
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