Overview

Mothers2mothers (m2m) is an Africa-based NGO that unlocks the potential of women to eliminate paediatric AIDS and create healthy families across ten sub-Saharan African countries. m2m trains, employs, and helps empower women living with HIV to work as community healthcare workers in understaffed health centres and underserved communities. Through a peer-to-peer approach, these ‘Mentor Mothers’ deliver a range of health services, advice, and support to women and their families. Started in Cape Town, South Africa in 2001 with an initial focus on preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV, m2m has innovated and built on its strengths and now provides family-centred support for a range of related health and social issues spanning pregnancy, birth, childhood, and adolescence. It also partners with governments and other NGOs on the adoption of its programme to spread the Mentor Mother Model and its benefits. m2m has a track record of scaling its services and proven impact. To date, m2m has reached over 11M women and children under two, and created more than 11,000 jobs for African women living with HIV.  To provide ground travel and car maintenance support services to the Ghana project team and ensure adequate maintenance of the organizational vehicles. This position will be based in Accra, Ghana

Key Performance Function / Tasks

• Perform daily maintenance of vehicles using checklist
• Ensure vehicles have adequate fuel for the planned daily trips
• Hold and allocate vehicle keys as per vehicle booking log
• Drive project staff to destinations for project activities as per approved plans
• Inform FAO of any damage, missing items from vehicles and when regular car servicing is required
• Compile and submit vehicle monitoring reports (including mileage, fuel, and vehicle tracking analysis) monthly and as requested
• Make deliveries of project materials, files, office supplies and equipment
• Provide support in regular printing and photocopying tasks
• Support Admin Assistant in the delivery of letters, purchasing of office supplies, paying bills etc
• Any other tasks as agreed and as needed

Vehicle Maintenance and Cleanliness

• Ensure the vehicle is always clean on a daily basis
• Inspect car on a daily basis and ensure vehicle log sheet, fuel card; torch light and items are packed into the vehicle.
• Ensure that the vehicle log sheet is filled out accurately and relevant sections are properly a signed by staff as required
• Ensure there is fuel in the vehicle by checking the fuel gauge on a daily basis.
• Manage the fuel card and ensure there is always money on the fuel card for refueling
• Report any discrepancies between the log sheet and the fuel card to the FAO
• Ensure the vehicle is fully equipped and 100% ready for project implementation

Qualification Requirement & Experience

• Valid Driving License
• Diploma Level Education
• Experience doing similar work in an NGO setting
• 5 – 10 year’s relevant professional driving experience
• Valid Driving License
• Clean driving record

Competencies Required

• Good communication skills
• Professional commitment and good judgement
• Hardworking and Diligent
• Flexible and Committed to Agency Mission and Vision
• Problem solving, planning and organizational skills
• Attention to detail
• Fluency in English and local language
• Sober habits and willing to work non-standard hours
• High level of integrity
• Basic computer skills (MS Office Suite, Excel)
• Ad hoc Database support skills
• Neat and Presentable