Kenya
Association of Manufacturers established in 1959 is a representative membership
organization representing over 750 leading manufacturing companies in Kenya.
Designation: Personal Assistant
Reporting to: Chief Executive
Officer, KAM
Location: Nairobi
Job Purpose: To provide high quality executive
level secretarial and administration support to the office of the Chief
Executive Officer and other Top level Executives.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Provide first level customer service support and manage a busy office and schedule of the CEO, including internal and external meetings, and local and international engagements, appointments, visitors and meetings.
- Receive, assist, direct, track, monitor and manage internal/external inquiries to the CEO’s office;
- Drafting correspondence and/or respond/act on behalf of the CEO’s;
- Carry out background research on topical issues and prepare presentations for executive-level meetings,
- Take minutes and where assigned representing the CEO in important meetings
- On-behalf of the CEO, communicate sensitive information to external sources and senior management staff and following up on routine reports to ensure deadlines are met.
- Manage all travel arrangement(s) for the CEO and other Executives in liaison with Procurement and Finance department.
- Manage the CEO’s Social media profile, petty cash, filling returns, and maintaining records and expense reports /reconciliations.
- Performing any other duties as may be assigned.
Qualifications
- Undergraduate Degree in law, economics, policy analysis, international relations, communication or similar discipline
- Relevant experience in a busy environment
- Strong personal Initiative, sense of urgency, and confidentiality
- Eye for detail with strong problem solving, follow-up and closure.
- Good Customer service and telephone skills
- Strong Team, and Communication and interpersonal skills
- Computer and social media proficiency
- Good writing and communication skills and ability to communicate with diverse audiences
Interested
qualifying candidates are encouraged to send their application and CV only and
must indicate title of position being applied for on subject line of the email
to the attention of;
Chief
Executive
Kenya
Association of Manufacturers
P.O Box
30225 - 00100 GPO,
Email: hr@kam.co.ke
Closing
date is 18th April, 2014.
Only
shortlisted candidates shall be contacted.