Admin and Travel Specialist
Background:
Atlantean seeks to identify a qualified Administrative Program Logistics Support candidate to support USAID/Kenya’s Office of Population and Health (OPH) and USAID/East Africa’s Regional Health and HIV/AIDS Office (RHH).
This
position will be based in Nairobi, Kenya with possible travel throughout
East and Central Africa.
The
Admin and Travel Specialist candidate will be responsible for, but not limited
to, the following duties and deliverables:
Responsibilities and Deliverables:
- Coordinate
travel plans for both full‐time and consultant staff including bus,
air, and car travel as well as accommodations and meals, as required.
- Carry out day‐to‐day business
administrative needs of the field office including answering the main
phone line, serving as the point of contact for
subscriptions such as phone and internet, maintaining office supply
levels, logistical coordination for facility upkeep, and other various
support administrative support tasks as needed to meet the needs of the
field office staff.
- Provide
assistance and support to all program staff by ensuring travel requirements
are met and administrative tasks are carried out in a timely manner.
- Coordinate
closely with the HR, Staffing & Outreach Specialist and Contracts
& Finance Specialist to coordinate travel plans with consultants and
ensure prompt payment of all travel plans.
- Any other duties
as required.
Minimum
Qualifications:
- Applicants must
have a Bachelor’s Degree (Master’s preferred) in a relevant field (such as
such as Program Management, Public Administration, Business Management or
related field) and at least 5 years of related experience.
- Demonstrated
experience and understanding of program management administration,
logistics, and support issues.
- Excellent
communication skills in written and spoken English.
- Demonstrated
proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially PowerPoint, Word and MS
Excel.
Atlantean
provides global services focused on government solutions, security sector
capacity building, camp operations and risk management in austere and high‐risk environments.
Atlantean
was created to bring together the resources of a diverse leadership team and to
leverage their combined experience in security, intelligence, diplomacy,
government relations, law, and business.
We
employ individuals with specialized backgrounds and recruit exceptional local
talent in every country in which we operate, fully integrating them into our
teams so our clients benefit from their local knowledge and experience.
Please send your resume to africahr@atlanteanworldwide.com and be sure to put FirstName LastName@Recruiting #Admin & Travel Specialist (ex: John Doe @Recruiting #Admin & Travel Specialist) in the subject line of your email.
Closing Date: 31 July 2013
