Administrative Assistant Job Vacancy at National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO)

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Organisation: National
Agricultural Research Organization (NARO)
Institute: National Crops
Resources Research Institute (NaCRRI)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda

About NARO:
The
National Agricultural Research Organisation is established by the National
Agricultural Research Act 2005 as a body corporate with the mandate to provide
strategic direction for publicly funded agricultural research in Uganda.
National Crops Resources Research Institute (NaCRRI) is one of the public
agricultural research institutes under the National Agricultural Research
Organization (NARO) established under the Act of Parliament of the Republic of
Uganda. NaCRRI has an approval for a grant to run a four year project to
establish a Cassava Seed Systems for Uganda. Part of this grant will be used to
hire competent personnel for efficient and effective management of the project.
Job Summary: The
Administrative Assistant will provide 
office administrative services to project management.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
  • Manage
    project correspondences and records in line with prescribed records
    management procedures and practices
  • Make
    arrangements for efficient transportation and accommodation of visitors
    and local staff on transit
  • Perform
    administrative duties such as drafting arid typing /processing
    correspondences and other office specific documents
  • Plan and
    Manage office supplies and logistics
  • Assist the
    project manager to meetings, seminars and workshops and take and produce
    minutes
  • Effectively
    and efficiently maintain office diary entries
  • Performing
    any other duties as assigned by the designated supervisor
Qualifications, Skills
and Experience:
  • The prospective applicant should hold an Honors
    Bachelors degree in secretarial studies, administrative and secretarial
    science or office and information management from a recognized University
    / Institution
  • The Administrative Assistant must possess at
    least three years experience with a other international organizations such
    as IITA, regional NGOs such as RUFORUM is a requirement
  • Additional relevant working experience in this
    position for other international or regional organizations is a
    requirement
  • Ability to demonstrate a high level of
    discipline both among project staff and entire work environment
  • Excellent People management and coordination
    skills
  • Strong interpersonal and net working skills
  • High level of communication
  • Demonstrated willingness to work for extra
    hours to produce results with minimum supervision
  • Proficiency in typing, word processing and
    computer skills
  • Good office management skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication
    skills
How to Apply:
All interested candidates should send their applications with recent passport
size photographs, Curriculum Vitae, certified copies of academic certificates
and transcripts and indicate two competent referees with day time telephone
contacts to: The Director, National Crops Resources Research Institute,
National Agricultural Research Organization, P 0. Box, 7084, Kampala, Uganda
Telephone No: +256414573016 Gayaza Zirobwe Road.
Deadline: 30th
December, 2013

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