Driver Trainer Job in Kenya

Driver Trainer

Smart Source East Africa Limited is a training and recruitment company that is charged with the mandate to provide professional and quality training to drivers on Road Safety Techniques and able to provide our clients with well trained Drivers who are conversant with the Road and Safety Rules and Regulations of Kenya. 

We are looking to appoint an experienced, professionally qualified, Driver Trainer to be responsible for the assessment and training of both car and commercial vehicle drivers to be based at our headquarters in Embakasi, Nairobi.

The purpose of this role is to facilitate proper and professional road and safety training through set guidelines and course work so as to provide our clients with professionally trained drivers of any category, commercial or private.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop, document, coordinate and revise training courses and programs in accordance with the curriculum developed by the National Industrial Training Authority (N.I.T.A)
• Liaise with course developers to develop training courses to be in line with the rules and regulations of the Kenya Roads Act, 2007 and the National Transport and Safety Authority.
• Develop instructional materials that would meet the objectives of the training through an interactive curriculum, developing training aids, preparation of classroom handouts and hands-on-training sessions, presentation materials and other training support tools and documentation.
• Ensure the quality and consistency of course content throughout a course life cycle and continuously enhance technical instructional delivery and presentation skills.
• Coordinate activities for the purpose of ensuring availability of equipment and proper service delivery.
• Offer support and direct drivers in the course of their assessments and training.
• Prepare reports on training that have been conducted and maintain records and statistics of the trainees both manually and electronically.
• Travel as required to provide off-site trainings and participate in various meetings, forums, workshops and trainings for purpose of knowledge sharing and to keep abreast of current trends.
• Any other duty assigned by the Directors.

Required qualifications and experience:

• Incumbent MUST be a holder of Kenyan Driving License of Class B,C,E. Holder of Class ‘I’ will have a strong advantage.
• Incumbent must hold Defensive Driving professional driving qualifications and ideally a fleet trainer.
• Sound knowledge in the Kenya Road Act, 2007 and other documentation concerning Road and Safety Regulations.
• 5+ years experience as a Driver Trainer.
• Up-to-date knowledge of traffic legislation and fleet logistics
• Sound knowledge on Heavy Commercial Articulated Vehicle Driving
• Ability to create a professional environment and liaise with senior management on Health, Safety, Security and Road Traffic Regulations.
• Age 35-50years.
• Applicants must be self-motivated and able to work using their own initiative.
• Should have strong organisational and administration skills,
• Confident in the use of MS Office, Excel and Powerpoint programs.
• Ability to maintain assessment records and produce timely reports and to prioritize work and meet deadlines.
• Effective communication skills, training capability and knowledge transfer.
• Willingness to travel.

Application Procedures:

All applicants meeting the above qualifications should email their applications attaching detailed Curriculum Vitae (including their expected salary for the position) and an application letter why they are qualified for the position and the names of 3 referees who can provide confidential assessments of their capabilities.

All communication relating to applications for this position should be sent via email to: customercare@smartsource.co.ke. 

Applications MUST be received on or before 1st August, 2014. Only Short-listed candidates will be contacted.