JOB VACANCY
Humanitarian organization Médecins sans frontières / Doctors Without Borders
(MSF) / Lekari bez granica is starting a project of humanitarian medical
assistance to the migrant population transiting through Serbia.
For its project in Serbia, MSF is recruiting
MOBILE CLINIC DRIVERS
Depending on the candidates’ place of residence and professional interest, the
working posts will be based in one of the duty stations:
- SUBOTICA
- PREŠEVO
- BELGRADE
Médecins sans frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is an international humanitarian organization providing assistance to populations in distress, to victims of natural or man-made disasters and to victims or armed conflicts, irrespective of race, religion, creed or political convictions. MSF observes neutrality and impartiality in the name of universal medical ethics and the right to humanitarian assistance and claim full and unhindered freedom in the exercise of its functions.
Main Purpose of the position
Perform the tasks of transporting authorized goods and passengers in an MSF vehicles (van and car), ensuring its technical and safety conditions and respecting the country’s traffic rules and MSF security rules in order to provide a safe, smooth and efficient service.
ACCOUNTABILITIES:
- Daily check the technical conditions of the assigned vehicle and keeping it clean to ensure it can be driven in perfect conditions.
- Ensure the security of passengers in the vehicle, driving carefully, observing speed limits and traffic rules in the country as well as MSF security rules in order to avoid car accidents.
- Ensure correct loading and unloading of the vehicle.
- Taking part in the distribution of humanitarian aid to the beneficiaries, always in cooperation with the logistic and/or the medical team and keeping track of the distributed goods.
- Ensuring the privacy of the mobile clinic vehicle with basic crowd control technics.
- Ensuring the safety of any movement related with referrals to hospital, clinic or health center, with the supervision of a member of the medical team.
- Interpreting and mediating between MSF team and Serbian citizens, authorities, other actors as needed.
- Adapt communication to any circumstances, using appropriate language registry as well as diplomatic and courtesy manners.
- Ensure confidentiality.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Education:
- Driving license - B category and excellent knowledge of country roads in Serbia.
- Experience:
- Essential 2 years minimum of previous driving experience.
- Desirable experience with specific vehicles to use (van, 4x4 wheel drive)
- Desirable experience in other NGOs
- Language:
- Good knowledge of English (capacity for interpreting between the medical team and local population)
OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION:
- Short term contract (3 weeks with a possibility of extension)
- The position requires frequent traveling outside of Belgrade
- Serbian nationality is obligatory
- Drivers who are already employed are encouraged to apply due to the short term nature of the contract
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS:
- CV in English
- Scan of a valid driving license – B category
Deadline for applications: 18.09.2015.
If you are confident that you meet the above requirements, please send your CV in English.
Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted for an interview.
Lekari bez granica - Predstavništvo u Srbiji
Međunarodna humanitarna organizacija koja se bavi pružanjem pomoći populaciji u nevolji, žrtvama prirodnih katastrofa ili katastrofa koje je izazvao čovek, te žrtvama ratnih sukoba, bez ikakve rasne, verske ili političke diskriminacije. Lekari bez granica se vode principima neutralnosti i nepristrasnosti u ime univerzalne medicinske etike i prava na humanitarnu pomoć.
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