Job Opportunities at AMREF Flying Doctors

Main Purpose of the Job

To provide transportation services and logistical support by ensuring all authorized passengers are taken to their respective destinations safely and securely and in a timely manner. The vehicles/ambulances are to be kept clean, well maintained and ambulances fitted and arranged with proper equipment ready for use.

Education Qualifications for the Driver Jobs

• At least Secondary School certificate with good spoken English and Kiswahili
• Must have passed the driver’s test
• Good general understanding of the different vehicle parts/vehicle care maintenance
• Good understanding of the local laws applicable to driving emergency vehicles
• Certificate of good conduct
• Knowledge in Basic First Aid, training in advance and defensive driving with current certificates and any aviation knowledge/understanding would be an added advantage

Experience Required for the Driver Job

• 4-6 year year’s working experience as an ambulance driver with good track record
• Able to work in a 24 hour environment and maintain a positive and enthusiastic attitude

Skills For The Driver Job

• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Able to show respect to those being served
• Organized and proactive
• Team player
• Communication skills
• Work long hours under pressure
• Integrity
  Reliability

Principal Responsibilities for the Driver Jobs

• Providing efficient ground ambulance
• Receiving information from the Control Center on patients’ arrival and ensuring the correct Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA)
• Ensuring the ambulance is ready and is positioned at the designated place to receive the patients
• Using knowledge and skill in driving to avoid sudden motions detrimental to patients
• Assist the medical team to load or offload patients on stretcher and load stretcher into ambulance and or aircraft
• Compliance with AFD policies & Procedures
• Ensuring that staff and deliveries are taken to their destinations in a
  timely, safe and secure manner.
• Ensure the vehicles are always ready in advance
• Being punctual to pick up and drop people as required
• Ensuring that all tools required for trips are in the vehicle
• Ensuring that the trips are executed smoothly, thus no over-speeding
• Ensuring that all documentation regarding a trip is done and all authorisations obtained
• Ensuring that the delivery book is signed for all deliveries
• Compliance with AFD policies & Procedures
• Keeping the vehicle in good working condition
• Checking the tyre pressure, oil tank before each trip
• Keeping to service schedules
• Keeping alert on any possible mechanical problems
• Ensuring that necessary repairs are carried out economically and timely
• Maintaining an up-to-date and accurate records in the vehicle logbook.
• Reconciling the monthly mileage in liaison with supervisor
• Ensuring the safety of passengers and vehicles at all times
• Ensuring that vehicle and all its contents are safeguarded all times
• Ensuring all vehicles comply with the law and have valid inspection certificates, AA membership and valid insurances
• Adhering to traffic rules at all times
• Avoiding and reporting any accidents
• Ensure compliance with Traffic Rules
• Ensuring that the vehicles are always kept clean
• Washing the vehicles regularly and ensuring that these are kept clean and tidy at all times

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Main Purpose of The Job

To sell AFD products by developing and managing customer relationships

Qualifications for the Sales Executive Jobs

• Bachelor degree in Commerce/Business Administration or Sales and Marketing
• Any professional training in sales & marketing
• 3 – 5 years’ working experience in sales, particularly selling to businesses. Selling insurance would be an added advantage.

Skills Required for The Sales Executive Jobs

• Confidence and tenacity in cold-calling and opening conversations
• Excellent written and oral communication and negotiation skills
• Discipline, resilience (bounce back), attention to detail and a positive outlook whilst proactively pursuing business opportunities
• An ability to convey excitement around how AFD solutions bring value into a client’s business context
• Computer literate
• Ability to influence, work with, and present to business decision makers with confidence while demonstrating a high level of business acumen
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships with internal and external clients
• Goal oriented individual with strong reserves of energy, enthusiasm and ‘bounce back’
• Professional attitude and appearance.

Principal Responsibilities for the Sales Jobs

• Sales Proactively identify and generate new business opportunities
• Follow up sales leads
• Successfully close sales opportunities
• Take responsibility for achieving revenue targets
• Build relationships with customers
• Provide excellent account management service to key accounts
• Demonstrate an understanding of the client’s business needs in order to convert those needs into revenue opportunities for AFD
• Help clients to understand features and benefits of AFD products
• Continuously and proactively monitor and manage revenue growth on client accounts
• Assess customer’s experience after service delivery and provide feedback to AFD.
• Customer Service Develop key internal departmental relationships to ensure commitments to clients are delivered to the highest possible standards
• Business Planning In conjunction with supervisor, participate in planning customer acquisition activity
• Keep accurate records of all sales activity and outcomes
• Provide accurate forecasts of sales revenue
• Provide management with feedback on emerging market trends and activities in order to support innovation
• Communication Prepare proposals and make presentations to clients
• Present confidently to senior business leaders
• Marketing and Public Relations
• Support marketing communication and public relations activity as and when needed