Vacancy title:
Transport Assistant

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Professional Services, Category: Transportation & Logistics, Admin & Office, Civil & Government]

Jobs at:
Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority (PPDA )

Deadline of this Job:
Thursday, November 19 2026

Duty Station:
Head Office | Kampala

Summary
Date Posted: Friday, November 6 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

The Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority (PPDA) is established under the PPDA Act Cap 205 to develop standards and regulate procurement and disposal practices in respect of all Procuring and Disposing Entities which include Central Government Ministries and Departments, Local Governments, State Enterprises, Constitutional and Statutory Bodies and post primary training institutions.

Reports to

Senior Officer, Administration

Department

Human Resources and Administration

Department Head

Director Human Resources and Administration

Location

Head Office

Job Purpose

To provide, facilitate and coordinate transport of Authority Employees and delivery of documentation outside the Authority in a timely, safe and efficient manner.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Drive the assigned office vehicle for official purposes such as transporting Employees to carry out official field activities.
• Ensure that the assigned vehicle is in perfect mechanical condition before transporting the staff’s through regular checking of the vehicle.
• Diagnose mechanical malfunctions in the assigned vehicle and report to the supervisor with a suggestion of appropriate action to be taken.
• Keep a clean record of fuel issued / consumed and journeys made in the logbook to simplify the accountability of fuel used
• Ensure that routine servicing is done in time by monitoring the service mileage of the vehicle regularly
• Keep a tracker to ensure validity of both third party and comprehensive insurances so that they are renewed when necessary
• Undertake any other assignments as may be directed from time to time.

Requirements

Education

• Advanced Level Certificate
• A valid driving permit for Classes B and D1
• Defensive driving Certificate

Experience

A minimum of 2 years of Driving Experience in a Corporate or Government Environment

Skills and Competencies

• Good communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Ability to work under pressure
• Multitasking and organizational skills.

Benefits

Full time service on a Five (5) year renewable contract.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: high school

Job application procedure

Mandatory requirements for Applicants:

• Scan, attach and submit on-line relevant documents (‘O’ Level, and ‘A’ Level Certificates, Degree Transcripts and Certificates).
• Each attachment must not exceed a limit of 1MB and only Portable Document Format (PDF) is allowed;

Emphasis: –

• Only on-line applications on the e-recruitment system will be considered.
• Only Candidates shortlisted for Written and/ or Oral Interviews will be contacted.
• Candidates shortlisted for Oral Interviews shall be required to bring along with them copies of original academic documents (“O” and “A” level Certificates, Degree Transcripts and Certificates) and a Valid National Identification Card
• Applicants who shall not hear from the Authority on completion of the selection process should consider themselves unsuccessful.
• Please note that any form of canvassing or lobbying will lead to automatic disqualification. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified Ugandans to fill available vacancies in the Authority. Applications should be filled and submitted ON-LINE not later than 19th November 2026.

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