Republic of Kenya
Office of the Controller of Budget
The Office
of the Controller of Budget is an independent Office established under Article 228
of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010.
Pursuant to
Article 252 (1) (c) of the Constitution, the Office seeks to recruit highly
qualified and competent staff to fill the following vacant positions.
Position: Administrative
Assistant
Ref: COB- AA/COB 8
2 Posts
Reporting
to the Chief Manager HR & Administration, the successful candidates will be
responsible for performing administrative and office support activities for the
department and/or managers or supervisors to facilitate efficient operation of
the organization.
Key Responsibilities:
- Answer, Screen and transfer inbound phone calls
- Receive and direct visitors and clients
- General clerical duties including photocopying, fax and mailing
- Maintain and retrieve documents from filing system
- Handle requests for information and data
- Schedule and coordinate meetings, appointments and travel arrangements for managers or supervisors
- Maintain office supply inventories
- Coordinate maintenance of office equipment
- Any other relevant duties assigned by the Chief Manager, HR and Administration
Requirements for the position:
- Diploma in Business and Office Management, Business Administration, Social Science or its equivalent from a recognized institution
- Proficiency in standard office software such as MS Office (Word, outlook, Excel and Power Point
- At least 2 years relevant work experience
Additional Skills
- Leadership Skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Integrity
- Team Player
- Excellent computer skills
Terms and Conditions of Service: The successful candidates for the
above positions will be offered a competitive remuneration package and will be
appointed on a three (3) years contract term renewable on satisfactory
performance.
Application Process
Qualified
interested candidates should submit their applications quoting the job title
and the job reference on both the envelope and the cover letter.
Enclose a
detailed and up-to-date curriculum vitae, indicating your current remuneration,
e-mail and reliable daytime telephone contacts, together with copies of your
certificates, testimonials and national identity card.
You should
also give the names of two referees who must be familiar with your previous
work/academic experience indicating their telephone, postal and email
addresses.
Applications should be addressed to:
The
Controller of Budget
Bima House
12th Floor, Harambee Avenue.
P.O Box
35616-00100
Nairobi
The closing
date is 12th April, 2014.
Only
complete applications received by this deadline will be considered.
Only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
The Office
of the Controller of Budget is an equal opportunity employer.