Aga Khan University, chartered in 1983 as Pakistan's first private international university, is committed to the provision of education, research, and health care of international standard relevant to Pakistan and the region.

The Outreach and Research Programme of the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health has ten community-based field sites across Pakistan (including four in Karachi) and focuses on research for betterment of women and child health. The Department has a Nutritional Research Laboratory as well as an Infectious Disease Research Laboratory that cater to the needs of its research projects. It has well-acclaimed work to its credit both at the national and international level.

As an equal opportunity employer, AKU believes in promoting a diverse and inclusive culture and is committed to adopt appropriate standards for safeguarding and promoting a respectful relationship with and between diverse workforce of its faculty, staff, trainees, volunteers, beneficiaries, wider communities, and other stakeholders with whom it works, including children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees/trainees and partners to share this commitment.

The Aga Khan University invites applications for the grant-funded contractual position of Driver in the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health based in Karachi.

You will be responsible to:

• operate assigned vehicle in a safe and courteous manner
• transport staff / patients and goods / office supplies / laboratory specimens
• maintain defensive driving
• keep the assigned vehicle(s) clean inside and outside
• maintain accurate, up-to-date records on trip sheets, transportation forms / log book, vehicle maintenance, fuel purchases, incident reports, accident reports, vehicle condition reports and other records that are requested from management
• perform minor maintenance tasks on assigned vehicle(s) as required
• coordinate the schedule for major or periodic vehicle maintenance with management and staff to minimize service interruptions
• respond immediately to accident or medical emergencies by notifying emergency response providers, and rendering First Aid until emergency personnel arrive
• safely carry goods, office supplies, medicines etc. and place at assigned locations during transportation
• perform special duty in driving international guests from donor agencies as per direction(s) from management
• carry out daily inspections of vehicles ensuring cleanliness inside and out
• maintain daily record on the transportation log-book / sheet
• any other tasks assigned by the management.