DRIVER (POOL)
Job Description
Médecins Sans Frontières – Belgium (MSF – Belgium)
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF – Doctors without Borders) is an international, independent, medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural disasters and exclusion from healthcare. MSF offers assistance to people based on need, irrespective of race, religion, gender or political affiliation. MSF is therefore guided by the principles of neutrality and impartiality. These principles must apply to all MSF staff.
Job Details
Title of position: DRIVER (POOL)
Status of position: Full Time Position
Location: MSF Coordination, Freetown
main objective and responsibilities of the position
Performing the tasks of transporting authorized goods and passengers in an MSF vehicle, ensuring its technical and safety conditions and respecting the country’s traffic rules and MSF security rules, in order to provide a safe, smooth and efficient service
- Checking daily, the technical conditions of the assigned vehicle (state of the tires, oil, fuel, brakes, radio equipment, spare parts, etc.), performing weekly check according to the MSF Logbook, refilling it when necessary, and keeping it clean to ensure it can be driven in perfect conditions. Carrying out a handover if another uses the vehicle
- Ensuring the security of passengers in the vehicle, driving carefully, observing speed limits and traffic rules in the country as well as MSF security rules, in order to avoid car accidents.
- Ensuring all passengers have all necessary papers in order before travelling, and ensuring non-MSF staff sign disclaimers of responsibility before using the vehicle
- Ensuring correct loading and unloading of the vehicle, submitting the documents to the receiver of the goods, checking the status of delivered goods, returning the duly completed documents to Logistics and ensuring that the goods have the necessary documents
- Ensuring that all vehicle documents and the driver’s driving license are valid and in the vehicle.
- Informing the line manager of any incident involving the transportation of passengers and/or goods.
- Knowing how to use all types of radios, codes, call numbers and radio alphabets by heart and communicating with base according to MSF communications policy to inform the driver’s position and any potential implications.
- Knowing and respecting the security rules related to vehicle movements, specifically those related to customs, checkpoints and roadblocks. Ensuring all passengers know and respect the security rules
Minimum Requirements and Competencies
| Education | Essential literacy and driving license. Good knowledge of country roads |
| Experience | Essential 2 years minimum of previous driving experience Desirable experience with specific vehicles to use (4×4, boats, motorbikes, etc.) Desirable in MSF or other NGOs |
| Languages | English and Krio are required |
Application Details
Applicants should submit: Application letter, CV, copy of certificates/diplomas, National ID, work certificates from previous employment – No original documents to be submitted
Email: msfocb-sl-recruitment@brussels.msf.org
| Applications can be submitted to following MSF Belgium Office Locations: |
| FREETOWN: MSF Belgium Office, 6 Jagiko Drive, Hill Station, Freetown. |
Please indicate “Vacancy Driver – Pool” on the envelope
Application deadline: 31 July 2026 – 5 pm – no late applications will be accepted
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for further recruitment process.
Please note that MSF does not reimburse transportation cost if applicants are asked for a test or interview.
NOTE: Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply