Masara N’Arziki Farmers Association is a farmer based Association that supports small to medium holder maize farmers by providing them with high quality inputs on credit, technical advice and training and a guaranteed market for their produce. Masara N’Arziki’s goal is to allow farmers to improve their agricultural practices and to improve both their farm and their livelihoods in a farmer-first and sustainable manner and thus supporting the farmer what they are doing, much better and increase their income.

Job Summary

To support its activities in the North of Ghana, Masara N’Arziki is currently seeking to fill the position of Fleet Officer.

Reporting directly to the Head of Operations, the Fleet/ IT Officer will be responsible for the overall operation of the GPS tracking of the fleet and capacity building, logistics-fleet administration, information management and the Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) tracking system and Fleet Management System (FMS) maintenance, evaluation, development, troubleshooting and reporting, in accordance with the established procedures and guidelines.

Key duties will include:

•   Ensuring all company vehicles are administered in order to comply with current legislation.
•   Maintain the best practices for an efficient operation of the Fleet Systems Information & Administration in the operations department in order to maximise the fleet standard KPIs (Key Performance Indicators);
•   Manage the existing GPS driven fleet management system (FMS).
•   Produce regular reports on the fleet overall movements.
•   Provide analysis to assist the Head of Operations to monitor and evaluate the performance indicators of the company Vehicles, aiming to achieve the maximum utilization.
•   Manage GPS data analysis on the vehicle routing & scheduling.
•   To manage Fleet reports on the reporting and monitoring of vehicle scheduled maintenance & repairs, overhaul, reconditioning and modifications etc.
•   Ensure overall management of GPS devices installation and configuration, daily inventorying and troubleshooting, vehicle tracking and tracing, mapping waypoints and routes and geo-fencing.
•   Provide daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reports from the fleet management system.
•   Manage the relationship between the Masara and the organisation providing the GPS services.
•   To report all relevant information to the correct regulatory bodies in order to satisfy requirements in relation to company vehicle insurance and vehicle policy.
•   Ensuring that all documentation relating to vehicles is organised and stored to ensure accessibility whilst taking into consideration safety and security.
•   Perform any other duties as requested.

Qualification Required & Experience

Education

•   Certificate, diploma, or any advance degree is preferably, in Business Administration, Engineering (preferably Mechanical Engineering), Transport Economics, or other fields related to fleet and IT management and /or surface transport.

Experience

•   At least 3 years of progressively responsible professional experience related to fleet/ IT management and / or surface transport and/or logistics.
•   Experience with information system development and maintenance.

Technical Skills & Knowledge

•   In-depth knowledge of configuration, management, troubleshooting, analysis and reporting of the GPS based Fleet Management System (FMS);
•   Extensive knowledge of various reporting software packages.
•   Advanced knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook).

Competencies

•   Good analytical skills, resourcefulness, initiative and tact;
•   Strong communication and writing skills with ability to draft clear and concise reports;
•   Good time management and demonstrated ability to establish priorities and to plan, coordinate and monitor own work plan and those under supervision;
•   Good interpersonal skills with ability to deal patiently and tactfully with people of different national and cultural backgrounds;
•   Ability to gain the assistance and collaboration of others in a team endeavour through demonstrated technical leadership;
•   Ability to analyse data, draw conclusions and recommend a course of action;
•   Strong proactive action management skills including ability to manage project in the most cost efficient manner;
•   Self-motivated, pro active, flexible and able to work with a high degree of autonomy;

Language

•   Fluency in oral and written English.

Location: Tamale

How To Apply For The Job

You can send your CV/resume and cover letter to:-

masara@masaranarziki.com

or you send by post or hand delivery to:

The Human Resource Manager
Masara N`arziki
P.O. Box 724
Tamale

Closing Date: 21 November, 2014