The Danish Embassy in Nairobi is looking for a new member of staff
Position
:
Receptionist/PA
Type of employment : Permanent,
full time on a local contract
Starting date
:
TBA
Location
: 13
Runda Drive, Runda
Deadline for application :
July 1, 2022
About Us
The Danish Embassy is
part of the Danish Foreign service. The Embassy covers Kenya and Somalia
as well as Eritrea, Seychelles, and Malawi. The Embassy is an ambitious,
high-paced and dynamic workplace with approximately 60 employees, 20 of whom
are posted from Denmark. The Embassy has a flat management structure.
The Embassy is seeking
to recruit a dynamic, positive and service-minded Receptionist/PA. The
successful candidate will be working in the Somalia Team and as PA to the
Danish Ambassador to Somalia.
The main tasks
- Schedule meetings and manage calendar
- Draft correspondence such as emails, letters
- Provide timely and responsive administrative
support
- Arrange and co-ordinate social events, meetings
including managing guest lists
- Take accurate and comprehensive notes at meetings
- Plan travel including flight bookings,
accommodation and ground transportation
- Update of contact lists and distribution
lists
- Filing and record keeping
- Control of visitors entry into the Embassy in
liaison with the guards as well as receive and direct visitors
- Distribute mail and email from the main inbox
- Coordinate and send out invitations for
functions
- Assist with updating of the embassy website and
the internal MFA site
- Office stationery refill
- Kitchen/toiletries supplies and supervision of
support staff
- Receive and direct calls appropriately to the
relevant staff, take messages and make outgoing calls
- Liaise with relevant kitchen staff in order to
prepare tea/coffee, etc.
- Dispatch mails / parcels
- Act as back-up for the receptionist and PA for the
Danish Ambassador to Kenya
- Other secretarial and administrative related tasks
and duties
Required
Qualifications
- A Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or
Business Management.
- Excellent command of English Language
- Minimum 5 years working experience in similar
environment
- Skilled in MS Office programs (Word, Outlook,
Excel, PowerPoint), and other relevant programmes and applications as well
as ability to quickly familiarize oneself with other IT-systems.
- Flexibility and ability to prioritize and plan
daily work according to evolving needs, often with short deadlines and
shifting tasks.
- Organisational skills and ability to multitask
- Ability to work independently and in a structured
and effective manner, with attention to detail and results.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Team player with excellent interpersonal skills,
professionalism and maturity,
- Flexibility, adaptability, tact, diplomacy and
high level of integrity
- Ability to work independently and outside working
hours if need arises
- Great interpersonal, inter-cultural skills and
team player abilities
- Willingness to take on a variety of tasks
reflecting changing priorities
- Experience working in a diplomatic or
international organization
How to Apply
Candidates interested in
the position are invited to send a 1-page cover letter and a detailed CV,
including 3 references to recruitment@dpckenya.com not later than July 1st, 2022.The
email subject should be “Receptionist/PA”.
Any application received
after the deadline will not be considered.
The Embassy of
Denmark encourages all relevant applicants to apply for the position,
regardless of their age, gender, ethnicity and personal background.
Any form of canvassing
will lead to automatic disqualification.
Female candidates are
encouraged to apply.