Job Title: Administration Officer (2 Career
Positions)
Positions)
Organisation: Save the
Children
Children
Duty Station: Kampala and Fort Portal, Uganda
About Save:
Save the Children is the world’s leading independent organization for
children and has program presence in over 120 countries in the world. Save the
Children envisions a Uganda in which every child attains the right to survival,
protection, development and participation. Our mission is to inspire
breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate
and lasting change in their lives. We strive to create impact for children by
delivering our Programmes through partnerships, by being innovative, by acting
as the voice for and of children, and by achieving results at scale. In Uganda, we implement programmes in six
thematic programme areas of Child Protection, Child Rights Governance,
Education, Livelihoods & Food Security, Health, Nutrition and HIV/AIDS in
development and emergency contexts. Save the Children delivers programs in over
36 districts in the North, Rwenzori, North-Eastern and Central regions of
Uganda, Currently, Save the Children has a staff complement of over 200
persons. We save children’s lives. We fight for their rights. We help them
fulfill their potential. In 2013, we reached over 143 million children through
our work around 52m directly and 91 million indirectly around the world.
children and has program presence in over 120 countries in the world. Save the
Children envisions a Uganda in which every child attains the right to survival,
protection, development and participation. Our mission is to inspire
breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate
and lasting change in their lives. We strive to create impact for children by
delivering our Programmes through partnerships, by being innovative, by acting
as the voice for and of children, and by achieving results at scale. In Uganda, we implement programmes in six
thematic programme areas of Child Protection, Child Rights Governance,
Education, Livelihoods & Food Security, Health, Nutrition and HIV/AIDS in
development and emergency contexts. Save the Children delivers programs in over
36 districts in the North, Rwenzori, North-Eastern and Central regions of
Uganda, Currently, Save the Children has a staff complement of over 200
persons. We save children’s lives. We fight for their rights. We help them
fulfill their potential. In 2013, we reached over 143 million children through
our work around 52m directly and 91 million indirectly around the world.
Job Summary: The Save the
Children Administration Officer will mainly provide professional, efficient and
effective reception services for the office; handles bookings and confirmations
for travel, functions and hotels reservations. The person also provides support
in administrative, stores, facilities maintenance, repairs for office and
residential property and attends to residential services. He /she in addition
provides timely, efficient and effective filing management and archiving system
for Office, manages the resource centre and handle all incoming and outgoing
mails.
Children Administration Officer will mainly provide professional, efficient and
effective reception services for the office; handles bookings and confirmations
for travel, functions and hotels reservations. The person also provides support
in administrative, stores, facilities maintenance, repairs for office and
residential property and attends to residential services. He /she in addition
provides timely, efficient and effective filing management and archiving system
for Office, manages the resource centre and handle all incoming and outgoing
mails.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The applicant should preferably hold a
Good Bachelor’s Degree in humanities or relevant field. - A minimum of three or more years’
experience in office administration or management preferably in an INGO - Computer literacy skills i.e. proficiency
in the use of MS Word, Excel, Power Point, email & Internet use. - A strong team player worker with good interpersonal
communication skills. - Past exposure and experience of working
with local partners and District Local Government in Child Rights
Governance, Health, Nutrition, Education, HIV/AIDS or Child Protection is
an added advantage. - Possess excellent analytical skills and
strategic planning abilities. - Ability to establish and maintain
conducive collegial relations and perform effectively as a member of a
team. - Willingness to travel and work in
hard-to-reach areas, occasionally under strenuous conditions. - Computer literacy and excellent
documentation skills are a must. - Availability and willingness to work extra
hours during times of humanitarian responses. Highly developed cultural awareness
and ability to work well in an international environment with people from
diverse backgrounds and cultures - Ability to intervene with crisis
management or troubleshooting as necessary. - Excellent interpersonal and communication
skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching - Excellent time management and planning capacity.
- Availability and willingness to work extra
hours during times of humanitarian responses.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates who wish to join Save the Children
International NGO should send their application letters with detailed CVs
indicating three professional referees, two of whom should have been direct
supervisors should be submitted to:
International NGO should send their application letters with detailed CVs
indicating three professional referees, two of whom should have been direct
supervisors should be submitted to:
The Director of Human Resources & Administration
Save the Children
Plot 68/70, Kira Road
P.O Box 12018,
Kampala, Uganda
Electronic copies can be sent via email to:
[email protected]
[email protected]
NB: Testimonials/certificates should not be
attached to applications that are submitted online.
attached to applications that are submitted online.
Deadline: 5th
September 2014.
September 2014.
Save the Children is an equal opportunity employer, persons with
disabilities and female candidates are encouraged to apply.
disabilities and female candidates are encouraged to apply.
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