Driver

About Restless Development
Restless Development is a global non-profit agency. We support the collective power of young leaders to create a better world. We are independently registered and governed in nine countries (India, Nepal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, UK, USA, Zambia and Zimbabwe) bound together by our vision for youth power. We run youth-led programmes to tackle the issues that young people care about the most – We also coordinate the Youth Collective – a growing network of over 4000 local youth civil society groups and organisations in 185 countries. We are committed to creating an agency that walks the talk on power shifting, using the power shifting checklist, both internally and externally.

Our approach to safeguarding
Restless Development considers the welfare and protection of children, young people and vulnerable adults to be an organisational imperative with primacy over the success of programmes or strategic objectives. We recognise that safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility and we expect all of our staff, volunteers and partners to ensure we protect the communities in which we operate from harm and abide by our Safeguarding Policy.

About the Role:
Restless Development Uganda is currently seeking to hire a talented Ugandan to fill the position of Driver for the Moroto Office to support the implementation of our field programmes.

Job title: Driver
Location: Moroto, Uganda
Salary: UGX 32,895,552 Gross Per Annum
Preferred start date: June 2025
Duration: 1 year
Reports to: Finance & Logistics Officer
Expected travel: Regular domestic and travel to field offices

Key responsibilities
Vehicle Maintenance (30%)
Complete all required daily, weekly, monthly and other vehicle checks as per policy.
Report to the Finance & Logistics Officer regarding any maintenance or repair needs
Accompany the vehicle to mechanics for repairs and maintenance
Drive in safe and efficient manner to protect the vehicle and ensure longevity ▪ Conscientiously report information in the logbook and fuel logbook
Ensure the vehicle is always clean inside as well as outside.
Perform daily vehicle pre-departure checklist mentioned in the logbook.
Inspect the vehicle to ensure that it is always ready for travels.
Ensure the vehicle has a full first aid kit as well as and emergency kit always
Check that the vehicle has all the items required for efficiency
Maintain all legal documents in vehicle as required by law
Be well versed and conversant with vehicle policy

Transport staff to programme areas safely (50%)
Transportation of staff and goods to destinations as required
Be available at office premises in time when called upon to transport the staff for official duties within or out of town.
Ensure that you have a vehicle request for all official travel with staff.
Report any accidents immediately to the nearest police station and to the head/ field office in line with the policy.
Follow restless Development guidelines for travelling and speed limits

Administrative support (15%)
Collect biweekly vehicle use requests and plan accordingly
Create vehicle use calendar with the Finance & Logistics Officer
Update the vehicle log sheets upon the start and end of every trip, ensuring the log sheets are signed by both the staff and driver. Presenting the logbook to the FLO/ FAC for review on a weekly basis and at the end of every month
Support the Finance & Logistics Officer on non-vehicle administrative work as required

Others (5%)
Other duties as required, including occasional work on weekends