Driver, Office of the President at Aga Khan University Hospital

Major Duties/ Responsibilities:

• Providing driving services for the President, VIP guests, and authorized Executive AKU staff to various destinations as instructed.
• Working in liaison with the President’s assigned Security Officer for seamless coordination of travel including discipline, punctuality, and mastery of routing as well as on any security threats and emerging issues regarding scheduled travel.
• Coordinating with the President’s Security Officer on GPS directions and route planning to ensure that at all times the routes to be taken are known, and that the President’s / guests’ / executives’ locations are promptly and effectively communicated to the Office.
• Strictly adhering to traffic rules.
• Keeping abreast of the current local events and activities that may be relevant to planned travel or movement including traffic and weather conditions.
• Day-to-day monitoring and maintenance of the assigned vehicle(s) including cleanliness, checks on fuel, water, battery, brakes, engine oil, etc.
• Ensuring that vehicle service is undertaken as scheduled.
• At all times maintaining sufficient credit for Expressway access and ensuring that the vehicle is sufficiently equipped with relevant supplies.
• Appropriately using office vehicles and keeping a daily log of all locations travelled to, travel time and mileage covered.
• Reporting any incidents or accidents to the relevant authorities and following up to ensure conclusion.
• Compiling, sorting, and filing office records related to transportation.
• Assisting the Administrative Officer in undertaking various administrative tasks such as running errands for the President and the Office, as well as undertaking messngerial duties as may be required.
• Coordinating with the Administrative Officer to ensure that all requests are handled appropriately and in a timely manner.
• At all times maintain strict confidentiality of all accessed information and records.
• Performing any other duties as assigned from time to time.

Periodic Duties/ Responsibilities:

• Ensuring all vehicle insurance and inspection certificates are valid and renewed in a timely manner.

Requirements:

• Should be a high school graduate and a holder of a valid driving license.
• Must possess a valid certificate of good conduct.
• Should have Certification of Defensive Driving.
• Post-high school qualification in Business Management, Administration, or related fields will be considered as an added advantage. 
• Over 7 years’ city executive driving experience in private sector, foreign missions, or multinational corporations.
• Must be able to demonstrate exceptional time management skills.
• Must possess excellent written and verbal communication, as well as customer relation skills.
• Must be able to work under pressure and long hours including weekends.
• Should possess a positive and courteous demeanor.
• Must be able to work in teams and solve problems.
• Must possess integrity and ethics, and a value system congruent to AKU’s.
• Must be sensitive to diversity and cultural differences.
• Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of protocol.
• Must be able to demonstrate excellent knowledge of driving rules and traffic laws, as well as evasive and defensive driving skills.
• Must possess a mastery of GPS directions and devices, as well as excellent route planning ability.