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Background/IRC Summary: The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is at work in over 40 countries and 26 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. The IRC has been operating in Thailand since 1975 and currently provides assistance to displaced persons in Tak, Kanchanaburi, Ratchaburi and Mae Hong Son provinces
Job Overview/Summary:
To achieve an effective and smooth logistics operation including transportation of staff or visitors and delivery of medical equipments, medicine and supplies, referral of camp patients, feeding activities for pregnancy, assistance to all programs staff when in camps as appropriate and ensure efficient driving and maintenance of IRC vehicle in compliance with IRC rules and regulations.
Major Responsibilities:
Key Working Relationships:
Position Reports to: Human Resource and Administration Manager
Position directly supervises: None
Indirect Reporting: None
Other Internal and/or external contacts: describe the nature of departments or groups the position influences or requires support from to accomplish objectives.
Internal: Human Resource and Administration Manager, Senior Supply Chain Officer, Finance Team, Senior IT Officer and all program staff.
External: Suppliers and organizations providing procurement and logistical services to IRC.
Job Requirements:
Education: - Post-ten standard/High School.
Work Experience: - Experience working with refugees.
Demonstrated Skills and Competencies: - At least 2 years experience in off road driving, high capability to use tools or equipments for facing accident, high know-how of vehicle maintenance.
Language Skills: Knowledge of written and spoken English, Karenni, Burmese, Karen and Shan language used in the Karenni camps preferred
Certificates or Licenses: -Diving License
Working Environment: The position is located at the IRC Field Office in Mae Hong Son.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 28 August 2020
If you are interested, please send your resume and cover letter to Thailand.HR@rescue.org