Transport and Maintenance Manager (Volunteer)

Nom de l’entreprise : Mercy Ships
Lieu de l’entreprise : Dakar, Senegal

This is a volunteer role onboard the Africa Mercy, a hospital ship that provides free life-changing medical procedures and medical capacity building in sub-Saharan Africa.

The Transport and Maintenance Manager carries primary responsibility for coordinating the use, maintenance, and general upkeep of ship’s vehicles, the maintenance and up-keep of shore facilities and equipment, and helping to set up and pack down each field service. As we work in challenging environments and live in a port, there is no shortage of thinking creatively to solve problems, and getting your hands dirty occasionally, too.

The Transport & Maintenance Manager volunteer position, part of the Operations department, is located on the Africa Mercy, the world's largest non-governmental hospital ship. The preferred minimum time commitment for this role is twelve months.


What You Will Contribute:
• Supervise the Transport & Maintenance team, including a Vehicle Mechanic, Maintenance Technicians, and Day Crew
• Design and organize appropriate driver training, and orient all ship’s drivers to traffic laws and specific situations pertaining to each country that we enter
• Maintain overall responsibility for vehicle and equipment usage, including the safe operation and usage of the vehicles, equipment and shore facilities
• Prepare legal documents for all ships vehicles and make recommendations regarding disposition and acquisition of vehicles and equipment
• Manage and coordinate the prioritization of maintenance of shore facilities and equipment


For This Role, You Will Need:
• Successful completion of Mercy Ships On Boarding program
• Experience in a supervisory capacity, preferably in building maintenance and fleet management
• An understanding of vehicle, facilities, equipment maintenance, and civil engineering
• Conversant in French is beneficial
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
• Ability to write routine reports, correspondence, and financial reports in clear English


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