The Integrated Health Services (IHS) project, funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), is supporting the implementation of the national health sector reform agenda.

The four-year project, will focus on secondary healthcare and its interlinkage with primary health care in Kosovo, ensuring qualitative, affordable, and integrated care to patients with Non-Communicable Disease conditions with a special focus on vulnerable population groups. The project is implemented by the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute.

The IHS project is seeking applicants for the following position:

Driver and Support Officer

Job summary:

To provide logistical support for project operations and ensure appropriate management of project vehicle(s).

Key responsibilities:

• Ensure the management of vehicle fleet is in compliance with project’s manual requirements;
• Ensure vehicles have correct equipment and sufficient fuel for planned trip and are in clean condition;
• Maintenance of vehicle according to their logs, and ensure timely and properly reporting procedures;
• Collate transport requests and complete weekly movement plans, in accordance with the project’s needs and office transportation manual;
• Ensure planned preventive maintenance of office premises, vehicles and equipment are carried out at high standard with minimum disruption of program activities;
• Ensure that project’s premises are adequately maintained and secured;
• Inform the Procurement & Logistic Officer to any minor defects or mechanical problems and pay attention to any part of vehicle that requires maintenance work;
• Driving duties as required by ensuring appropriate allocation and safe use of vehicles;
• Assist the Procurement & Logistic Officer to ensure that accidents and insurance claims are properly handled;
• Advice Team Leader of any security issues that may affect staff movement;
• Support Administrative officer in overseeing the management of office store spaces;
• Assist with the organization and implementation of project workshops and other events including availability of training equipment, distribution of materials to the beneficiaries, preparation of venues etc.;
• Assist the Procurement & Logistic Officer and the Administrative Officer with supplies management as necessary;
• Coordinate with logistics team and other support officer timely information in accordance to the movement plan.
• Performs all other duties required from the supervisor and contributes to a collaborative work environment.

Key competencies:

• Proven experience as a driver for a minimum of 10 years;
• Valid driving licence B required, and C is preferable;
• Any knowledge of English and Serbian language would be an added value;
• High school degree completed;
• Proven extensive experience of providing logistics and fleet management support for operation programme delivery;
• Demonstrated ability to work in a changing, multi-cultural environment and establish harmonious and effective working relationships and teambuilding.

This is a full-time position, open only to national professionals.

We encourage qualified candidates to submit their electronic application in a PDF version, which has to contain the following documents: 1) Cover Letter 2) Curriculum Vitae (it is recommended it is revised and adapted according to this application context); 3) Three references related to prior employment history. Contacts, that could possibly be contacted about your application, should contain the following info: name, institution, email and phone number. 4) Supporting documents (certificates, diplomas etc.) related to specific skills and competences requested by the position.

The application must be sent to [email protected], and the subjectof the email should contain

Name & Last name – Title of position. All documents should be in English.

If you require any further information about this application, feel free to contact Dr. Fabian CENKO, the Team Leader of the project ([email protected]).

The closing date for submission of applications is 15th October 2022.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.