GiveDirectly
Job Vacancy: Office
Assistant
Background: GiveDirectly is driving a re-evaluation of the assumptions underlying international philanthropy with a provocative model: we deliver donations directly to the extreme poor and let them decide what to do with them.
Background: GiveDirectly is driving a re-evaluation of the assumptions underlying international philanthropy with a provocative model: we deliver donations directly to the extreme poor and let them decide what to do with them.
GiveDirectly’s field
operations utilize state-of-the-art technology and business processes to
deliver transfers securely, efficiently, and transparently.
Our unorthodox approach –
allowing the poor, and not the donor, to choose where they invest – has
prompted debate in the popular press and among policy makers. GiveDirectly has
been featured on NPR’s This American Life, and in Foreign Affairs, The
Economist, and The New York Times. It was named one of the Top 10 Most
Innovative Companies in Finance by FastCompany, one of the 25 Most Audacious
Companies by Inc., and one of GiveWell’s top-rated charities for 4 years
running.
Position Overview: The office assistant will maintain a clean, hygienic, organized and positive office environment. He/she will also provide administrative and clerical support to others in the office.
Essential Requirements:
Position Overview: The office assistant will maintain a clean, hygienic, organized and positive office environment. He/she will also provide administrative and clerical support to others in the office.
Essential Requirements:
- Minimum of
Form Four Certificate
- Certificate in
Computer applications
- Certificate in
Business Administration or related field will be an added advantage
- At least 6
months previous experience in a busy work environment
Skills and behaviour
- Empathy,
honesty, and the highest standards of integrity
- Strong
interest in advancing the distinctive values and mission of GiveDirectly
- Time
management and multitasking
- Excellent
interpersonal and oral communication skills
- Proactive
attitude, identifying and finding ways to solve problems without guidance
- Proven ability
to handle challenging work load
- Must be fluent
in speaking Kalenjin language
- Cross-cultural
experience, understanding and sensitivity;
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Clean all
floors daily by sweeping and mopping
- Empty office
dustbins daily and dispose of all refuse appropriately for collection
- Check
bathrooms/toilets twice a day and clean accordingly.
- Dust office
furniture at least weekly, taking care not to disorganise documents on
desks
- Clean windows,
glass partitions, and mirrors at least quarterly on a rotational basis.
- Store all
cleaning equipment and products neatly in the designated cupboards
- Identify and
report possible repairs.
- Conduct a
weekly stock check to ensure adequate stocks of cleaning materials,
hygiene supplies and kitchen items such as tea / coffee etc.
- Replenish
consumable items if required
- Deliver and
pick up office items or documents
- Assist Office
Manager with Organization and distribution of field equipment to field
teams
- Print,
Photocopy, and scan office documents as needed
- Data entry of
hand-written documents into MS word or excel
- Undertake any
other reasonable duties within the overall functions of the job
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