Job
Title: Administrative Assistant
Hiring Organization: African Union Development Agency
Location – Locality: Nairobi
Location – Region: Kenya
Industry: Service
Job Type: Full Time
Salary: KES
Date Posted: 05/20/2024
The
African Union Development Agency invites applicants who are citizens of African
Union Member States for the post of Administrative Assistant.
Under the
supervision of the Director of Operations or their delegate, the Administrative
Assistant will be responsible for administrative and logistic duties within the
Director of Operations office.
Required Skills and Competencies:
Excellent
administration and office management skills as well as a good understanding of
office practices and procedures.
Excellent
writing and work presentation skills, with attention to the aesthetics of
documents.
Professional
integrity and ability to always maintain confidentiality.
Ability
to work with a team of professional staff and other colleagues.
Excellent
interpersonal relations and communication skills, especially telephone and
public relations skills.
Good
knowledge of the secretarial functions of international organisations such as
AUDA-NEPAD.
Ability
to work with minimal supervision, proactive and creative.
Possession
of energy, drive, enthusiasm, commitment, and passion for high-quality work.
Good
analytical, organization and planning skills.
Effective
time management skills.
Capacity
to perform multiple tasks and work under pressure with a wide range of
individuals and institutions.
Ability
to work in a multi-cultural and multi-national environment.
Education
and Experience:
Minimum
of a High School Certificate and a College Diploma in General Administration,
Office Administration, Management and / or social sciences or a related field.
Minimum
three (3) to five (5) years of progressively responsibility in administrative,
secretarial, logistics and clerical work experience, including at least two (2)
years in the field of office administration.
Applications
should be forwarded utilizing ‘’Arial’’ font 11.5: To apply, please submit the
following:
A
motivation letter stating reasons for seeking employment with the African Union
Development Agency.
A
detailed and updated curriculum vitae (CV), not exceeding five (5) pages and
indicating your nationality, age and gender.
Three (3)
referees with good knowledge of the candidate’s work, furnishing full contact
details, telephone, fax and e-mail addresses.
Certified
copies of degrees and diplomas.
Remuneration:
An indicative basic salary of US$15,758.00 per annum plus other entitlements
such as post adjustment, housing allowance, education allowance and pension
(19% of basic salary) among others in conformity with the rules and procedures
applicable to internationally recruited staff of the African Union.
