Republic of Moldova

Driver/Administrative Clerk - UN Relief and Technical Assistance Response to the Drought in Moldova

Vacancy Number: 104/Pr-2008

Background:
During the summer of 2007, Moldova suffered an extraordinary drought that affected most of the country.  According to international ratings on the impact level of this phenomenon on ecology and agriculture, this drought is of catastrophic proportions.  For the entire period of meteorological observations conducted on the territory of the country, similar phenomena were observed only twice – at the end of the 19th century and in the period of 1946-1947.
These extreme climate conditions led to widespread failure of staple cereal crops and to the drastically reduced availability of animal winter feed among the small holder livestock owners. A profound crisis in the agricultural and food sector of Moldova has resulted this year, placing rural livelihoods and household food security at high levels of risk.
The UN project “Relief and Technical Assistance Response to the Drought in Moldova” aims to provide emergency assistance to the rural sector through the provision of wheat and barley seeds for winter planting and winter animal feed to vulnerable households identified as to being at the highest levels of risk.
Duration of employment: 11 July 2008 – 30 August 2008
A Driver/Administrative Clerk is sought by the project with Russian, Romanian and basic English language capability:

Summary of key functions:
The Driver/Administrative Clerk will, inter alia:

• Ensure proper maintenance and serving of the assigning vehicle is taken place on day-to-day and report to supervisors on time;
• Meet official personnel at the airport and make the arrangements for the accommodation services;
• Drive office vehicle for transportation of authorized personnel and delivery/collection of cargo, pouch and other items;
• Make field trips in/or out out-side the country;
• Responsible for the day-to-day maintenance of the assigned vehicle, perform minor repairs and arrange for other related repairs;
• Support and assist the Project Assistants in performing registry-related duties, such as photocopying, providing messenger services and archiving correspondence;
• Make distribution of the Programme correspondence/material appropriate persons, mails and programme documents;
• Provide logistical support to Project Assistants to the organization and preparation of all workshops, meetings and events;
• Arrange the technical aspect of procurement of equipment, furniture and office supplies;
• Perform all other clerical related duties, upon request.

Qualifications and skills required:

• Driver license cat B;
• Experience in administrative work, preferably in an international organisation;

• Language: Knowledge of Romanian and Russian. Knowledge of English is required;
• Excellent communication skills, including inter-personal;

• Good knowledge of Word and Excel is necessary.

Terms of Reference

Personal History Form (P11)

Interested persons should submit their application letters and duly completed Personal History Form (P11) with the mark “Drought Response Project – Driver/Admin-Clerk Vacancy” by _7 July 2008, 14:00 (local time) to the following address: UNDP Office, 131, 31 August str., MD 2012, Chisinau Moldova, or alternatively by email to vacancies-moldova@undp.org.

Only those short listed will be contacted.

Failure of candidates to submit a duly completed P11 form, as well as false representations on this form, shall constitute sufficient grounds for withdrawal of further consideration of the application. All information provided in the P11 form will be treated as strictly confidential.