WWF- The Global Conservation Organization, Eastern & Southern Africa Regional Programme Office (WWF ESARPO), is seeking to recruit a:
Technical and Administrative Assistant– based in Nairobi
Reporting to the Albertine Rift Montane Forests Ecoregion (ARMFE) Leader, the incumbent will work on full time basis to provide administrative and programmatic/technical support to the functions of Albertine Rift Programme.
Major duties include:
Technical and Administrative Assistant– based in Nairobi
Reporting to the Albertine Rift Montane Forests Ecoregion (ARMFE) Leader, the incumbent will work on full time basis to provide administrative and programmatic/technical support to the functions of Albertine Rift Programme.
Major duties include:
- Assist the ARMFE Leader and projects in managing communications and queries on WWF-ESARPO projects in the Albertine Rift area;
- tracking, consolidating and forwarding of project reports to WWF International and/or the relevant National Organization;
- initiating contracting process for partners and consultants and follow up on implementation of contract in close collaboration with relevant Project Managers;
- ensuring timely submission of technical and financial reports, etc;
- handling organizational aspects of visits and/or meetings/workshops;
- providing full time administrative and secretarial support to the functions of the ARMFE Leader and to the relevant projects of programme;
- Laying out, proof-reading, formatting, and editing of documents and reports;
- Maintaining the filing system up to date;
- assisting the ARMFE, Programme Conservation Director and Regional Representative in translating and producing documents from English to French.
Required Qualifications and Experience;
- A minimum of Bachelor degree in Social or Natural Sciences;
- at least 3 years experience in project management;
- knowledgeable in conservation issues in Central and Eastern Africa;
- good communication skills;
- team player;
- good administrative/managerial skills;
- understanding of the project management cycle;
- excellent computer skills (window environment, word and Excel);
- fluency in French and in English;
- Outgoing personality and a self-starter;
- readiness to regularly travel abroad (DRC, Rwanda and Burundi in particular).
Note: Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
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