Programme

Evidence for Health (E4H) is a Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)-funded programme aimed at strengthening Pakistan's healthcare system, thereby decreasing the burden of illness and saving lives. E4H provides technical assistance (TA) to the Federal, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), and Punjab governments, and is being implemented by Palladium along with Oxford Policy Management (OPM).

Through its flexible, embedded, and demand-driven model, E4H supports the government to achieve a resilient health system that is prepared for health emergencies, responsive to the latest evidence, and delivers equitable, quality, and efficient healthcare services. Specifically, E4H delivers TA across three outputs:

Output 1: Strengthened integrated health security, with a focus on preparing and responding to health emergencies, including pandemics.

Output 2: Strengthened evidence-based decision-making to drive health sector performance and accountability.

Output 3: Improved implementation of Universal Health Coverage, with a focus on ending preventable deaths.

Key Responsibilities

The role will be responsible for Driving and Maintenance of Programme vehicles of E4H so that delivery of project activities can be implemented to ensure smooth and good quality.

Specific Tasks and Deliverables

• Assigned as driver to perform staff duty and as per needs basis duty with the Programme Staff and otherexecutive staff members
• Driving staff to and from meetings and bank related jobs, mail delivery and pickup/drop to the airport.
• Driving locally within vicinity of the assigned district and outstation field areas across the country.
• Maintaining Logbook on daily basis including keeping record of trips including kilometres travelled, fuelconsumed and cost, and dates of oil changes, all according to established procedure.
• Responsible for the respect of traffic rules according to the country regulation.
• Make ensure that all passengers wear seatbelts, including the driver himself.
• Be aware of security at each point of drop off or pick up and keep staff safe during journey.
• Ensure that the vehicle has all required registrations/licensing and inspections, and that necessarydocumentation is retained with the vehicle.
• Ensure vehicle has sufficient amount of fuel, maintain the vehicles’ cleanliness, and ensure its security for dailyuse and proper evening and weekend storage at office site.
• Maintaining proper record of the vehicle service and change of motor oil and filter etc. well in time under theorganization policy
• Keep overall checking of vehicle on daily basis like engine, body and proper cleanliness, polishing etc.
• Work at all hours as and when needed.
• Using alternate routes to avoid setting any regular driving pattern and practices sound security awarenessincluding surveillance detection and attack recognition.
• Focusing on constant awareness, judgment and reaction to formulate a defensive/counter-terrorist driving posture.
• Ensuring all the safety measures before going to long travel like tool kit, first aid box, ice box, extra tyres, fuellingand air-pressure keeping valid driving license, road maps, proper checking of vehicle lighting, mirrors, important and emergency contact numbers. 

Reporting

One full time position based in Lahore, Punjab reporting to the E4H HR & Operations Officer. 

Qualifications and Experience

• Valid HTV/LTV Driving License
• Minimum Qualification Tenth grade or intermediate
• Sector Experience 3-5 years preferably with international NGOs or international Development Sector Contractors
• Extensive Knowledge of the duty area
• Security Trained
• Preferably Local
• Can use smart phone
• Knows Local Languages
• Can communicate verbally and write English
• Max age 50 years