Transport Manager at One Acre Fund
Industry: Nonprofit / International Development
Function: Administration and Operations
Employer: One Acre Fund
Job Location: Bungoma, Kenya
Commitment: Two-year minimum
Organization Description: One Acre Fund is a growing NGO in Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, and Tanzania that is innovating a new way of helping farm families to achieve their full potential. One Acre invests in farmers to generate a permanent gain in farm income.
We provide farmers with a “market bundle” that includes education, finance, seed and fertilizer, and market access.
Our program is proven impactful – every year, we weigh thousands of harvests and measure more than 100% average gain in farm income per acre. We are growing quickly. In seven years, we have grown to serve 180,000 farm families with more than 500 full-time field staff.
Job Description: We are looking for an extremely organised, passionate and capable individual to take charge of a number of our transport systems and services.
This role includes:
- Working closely with One Acre Fund’s external mechanic services on all vehicle repairs and to process payment requests together with your manager.
- Keep clear records of all vehicle repairs and maintenance.
- Ensure that maintenance is done in a timely, efficient manner, which provides value for money for One Acre Fund.
- Set up systems to reduce possibilities of fraud committed by those who maintain our vehicles.
- Quality-check all maintenance work done on our vehicles.
- Communicate regularly with service users regarding vehicle safety and the current status of our vehicle fleet.
- Manage daily office/town shuttles for workers to arrive and leave from work.
- Administer a number of internal transport safety systems, including driver testing systems.
- Grow the scope of the Transport Department by identifying transport challenges which we can tackle and creating new systems.
Essential Skills and Experience
- Great written and spoken English and Kiswahili
- Solid computer skills regarding e-mail, internet usage, and Microsoft Word and Excel
- Good knowledge of vehicle mechanics
- Possess good communication, coordination and organisation skills
- Ability to work on own initiative and managing people
- Possess management experience, ideally in transport systems.
- Maturity, integrity, and confidentiality are personality traits that are required for this role; in addition, we expect very good people skills and a high degree of stress resistance
- Ability to multitask and prioritise – You will be managing a number of different projects at all times.
- Attention to detail – One Acre Fund has exceptionally high standards and it is the responsibility of everyone on the team to meet these standards.
- Ability to work under minimum supervision – our aim is that the successful candidate will be in a position to manage these projects independently after a short time with us.
- Must live or be willing to relocate to Bungoma, Western Kenya.
Timeline: Resumes should be submitted by January 16th 2015.
Compensation: 33,000Ksh monthly with possibility of future increases based on performance.
Benefits: House, Airtime and Transportation Allowances
Career Development: Twice Annual career reviews and constant feedback. Your manager will invest significant time in your career development.
One Acre Fund is an equal opportunity employer.
To Apply
Email
- Cover letter
- Resume
To kenyajobs@oneacrefund.org (Subject line: Transport Manager + the place you heard of the position) and include salary expectations.
