A creative and visionary organization with broad experience in development consulting and training, Kilimanjaro International provides unparalleled technical, managerial, administrative and logistical assistance to client organizations in government, business and civil society.
Focusing on human and institutional capacity development, we supply an array of consulting, training, project delivery support and staffing solutions that foster sustainable economic development and institutional ability to create wealth for societies and citizens.
Accordingly, Kilimanjaro International is looking for properly credentialed and experienced Project Manager and secretary/administrative assistant by profession, with a proven high ability to speak, write and read English. Knowledge of French is an added advantage.
Equally important, the successful candidates must be creative, motivated, passionate and self-managing individuals requiring minimal supervision.
Essentially, the ideal applicants should be able to hit the ground running as the saying goes in management parlance.Focusing on human and institutional capacity development, we supply an array of consulting, training, project delivery support and staffing solutions that foster sustainable economic development and institutional ability to create wealth for societies and citizens.
Accordingly, Kilimanjaro International is looking for properly credentialed and experienced Project Manager and secretary/administrative assistant by profession, with a proven high ability to speak, write and read English. Knowledge of French is an added advantage.
Equally important, the successful candidates must be creative, motivated, passionate and self-managing individuals requiring minimal supervision.
Project Manager
This position is responsible for ensuring profit for KI by successfully planning, organizing, and leading consulting and training tasks and projects; managing project teams; reviewing and approving consultant performance benchmarks as pre-condition for payment; tracking all project deliverables; and ensuring that project results fulfill contract requirements and exceed client expectations.
The Project Manager plays a significant role in maintaining and expanding client relationships through delivery of high quality work; leading, coaching and developing junior staff; and managing client assignments, technical/functional content, budgets, and staff resources.
Qualified applicants will have 5+ years experience as a project manager including familiarity with vendor teams, contractors, and project management methodologies and techniques; familiarity with or prior work experience in Africa; and knowledge of emerging nations' social, political, and economic environments.
This position requires an advanced degree in an appropriate technical/ functional area.
A PMP Certification is preferred; excellent oral and written communication skills; demonstrated skills in tasks/activities organization, solving 'technical problems, planning, analysis, and follow through; and ability to apply functional area expertise.
This is a full-time position based in Dar es Salaam and requires travel to KI regional offices, especially Burundi and Ethiopia.
Salary: A highly competitive salary package will be offered to the right candidate
Secretary/Administrative Assistant
The Secretary/Administrative Assistant is responsible for ensuring a comfortable Kl office environment for all employees, clients, and colleagues.
Primarily serving as a receptionist and provider of all secretarial and administrative support services, the position entails handling official correspondences and phone inquiries; coordinating calendars, schedules, appointments, and travel arrangements; and ensuring office and equipment maintenance.
In summary, routine duties and responsibilities shall include:
- Professional ability to keep confidential information covering the broad spectrum of the company's business, clients, suppliers/vendors, staff and agency relationships by protecting the same from unauthorized parties.
- Oversee all aspects of office management and activity coordination.
- Ensure that in-bound and out-bound correspondences and related documents are effectively circulated and properly managed
- Answer telephone calls and transfer them to appropriate staff members.
- Accept and dispatch packages by courier or regular mail.
- Prepare draft responses to correspondences containing routine inquiries
- Perform general clerical duties including basic bookkeeping, photocopying, faxing, mailing and filing.
- File and retrieve organizational documents, project records and reports
- Make travel arrangements for staff and independent contractors
- Update and maintain the inventory of office equipment and supplies.
- Arrange for the repair and maintenance of office equipment.
- Support staff in assigned project based work as needed
- Process work permits for foreign consultants as well as tax exemptions for those with diplomatic status.
- Assist with overall maintenance of the organizational office environment.
- Undertake other duties as required from time to time.
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
The position requires at least an advanced-level secondary school education and a professional secretarial training from a reputable secretarial college.
As an added advantage, the ideal candidate shall possess excellent interpersonal and unique customer service skills, and extensive familiarity with basic business application software.
The position requires at least an advanced-level secondary school education and a professional secretarial training from a reputable secretarial college.
As an added advantage, the ideal candidate shall possess excellent interpersonal and unique customer service skills, and extensive familiarity with basic business application software.
- Holder of a Form VI Certificate (A-level)
- Holder of at least a two year Diploma in secretarial duties at a recognized institute with at least two years working experience at the same post
- Through knowledge of and familiarity with business application software.
- Good writing, analytical and problem solving skills.
- Knowledge of basic principles and practices of an organization, planning, records management, and .general administration.
- Ability to comprehend and communicate effectively in written and spoken English and Kiswahili.
- Ability to operate standard/modern office equipment, including but not limited to computers, telephone systems, copiers and facsimile machines.
- Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
- Minimum of 3 years of professional experience
Salary: A highly competitive salary package will be offered to the right candidate
Mode of Application
Complete applications will comprise a cover letter, a detailed CV and copies of certificates, testimonials and names of three referees.
Please address your correspondence to the Human Resources Office and send it via email to: jobs@kilimanjaro-usa.com not later than August 30th 2010.
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