Programme Assistant
(Bilingual in English and French)
An international organization that supports research in developing countries invites applications for two positions in its regional office in Nairobi.
Duties and Responsibilities
Providing a variety of administrative, coordination and logistical services in support of a number of programmes and contribute to their effectiveness by:
- maintaining
an in-depth knowledge of the current activities of the relevant programme
areas;
- liaising
with other offices of the organisations as well as representatives from
other partner institutions;
- maintaining
the programme files, compiling and extracting information from files,
publications, organisational databases and other sources;
- preparing
correspondence;
- coordinating
administrative and logistical needs for visitors;
- assisting
supervisors with their travel arrangements;
- and,
giving necessary inputs to the organisation of meetings and conferences.
Personal Specifications:
The ideal candidate should meet the following requirements:
- Be
in possession of a Diploma in Business Administration or its equivalent
- Have
at least five years’ experience relevant to the duties outlined above
- Possess
good communication skills, both oral and written, and be a good team
member
- Display
strong analytical and organizational skills
- Have
good experience of the internet as well as word processing, spread-sheet
and database software
- Demonstrate
ability to manage work with minimum supervision
- Only
candidates who have excellent capacity in both English and
- French,
orally and in writing, should apply.
Interested candidates should forward their applications to the
address below including a full CV no later than 3 June 2012:progassis@idrc.or.ke
A French version is available by contacting the above email address.