WWF ESARPO Technical and Administrative Assistant Job in Nairobi Kenya

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:
  • 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).
Interested candidates meeting the above requirements should send a letter of application and a detailed CV to the Human Resources Generalist, WWF- ESARPO, email HResource@wwfesarpo.org not later than 12 November 2010

Note: Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

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