Officer - Administration
Position: Officer - Administration,
Evidence Action
Deadline To Apply: 12th March 2014
Start Date: 29th March 2014
Location: Nairobi, with flexibility to travel
within Nairobi County, and occasionally to other parts of Kenya.
About Innovations for Poverty
Action:
Innovations
for Poverty Action (IPA) is a non-profit research organization that creates and
evaluates approaches to solving development problems and
disseminates
information about what works and what does not to policymakers, practitioners,
investors and donors around the world.
Evidence
Action is assuming management and growth responsibility for two programs tested
and incubated at Innovations for Poverty Action that are currently making a
difference in the lives of millions of people in Africa and Asia: the Deworm
the World Initiative (DTW) and Dispensers for Safe Water Initiative (DSW).
Evidence
Action scales proven development interventions and crafts resilient business
models for long run success.
Description of Work:
- The Officer - Administration will support the Regional Office of Evidence Action with general administrative duties. Duties include, but are not limited to:
- Providing administrative support to Senior Management, mainly the Regional Director and Deputy Regional Director
- Assist in organizing meetings for Senior management
- Receiving guests
- Handling booking of meeting rooms
- Support office re-organization and maintenance of systems over time
- Assist in organizing events such as conferences and donor visits
- Assist in travel logistics for Senior Management
Work duration:
The
successful applicant will initially be hired on a 6 month contract. If he / she
demonstrates consistent exceptional abilities and work performance he / she may
be considered for a more long term placement.
Qualifications:
- Academic Qualifications and work experience: It is preferred that the candidate has obtained at least a college diploma preferably in Business Administration or a related field. The candidate should also have at least 1 year relevant job experience.
- Professional / Technical Skills: Typing of at least 50 WPM, knowledge of general office machinery and telephone system and familiarity with Microsoft Office software, especially Word and Excel
Other Qualities and Attributes:
- Ability to work with minimum supervision
- Very keen attention to detail
- Ability to handle confidential information with discretion
- Ability to work flexible hours and periodically on weekends
- Excited to work in a high performance environment.
To apply:
Please send
a cover letter and detailed CV, 3 references, daytime phone number(s), and
email address.
Your CV
should include details about your academic qualifications and any relevant work
experience.
Applications
can be submitted to any of our branch offices, or by email to jobs-kenya@poverty-action.org If
you submit by email, please ensure that the subject line reads: “Officer -
Administration” Ref No: Evidence Action-2014-03-03.
Only
short-listed candidates will be contacted by phone and email for an interview.
Applicants are encouraged to apply early, as applications will be reviewed on a
rolling basis
Disclaimer: The above statements are intended
to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by the
Officer-Administration Evidence Action.
The
statements are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all possible duties,
tasks, and responsibilities.
Management
reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational
needs as necessary.
Please note
that IPA will never request any form of payment from an applicant.
Applicants
are encouraged to confirm the information listed above with IPA prior to
releasing any extensive personal information to the organization. Please direct
questions to jobs-kenya@poverty-action.org.
