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Administrative Assistant NGO Job Opportunities – WaterAid
Job Title: Administrative Assistant
Organization: WaterAid
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
Reports to: OD Coordinator
About Us:
WaterAid’s Vision is of a world where everyone has access to safe water
and sanitation. Our mission is to transform lives by improving access to safe
water, hygiene and sanitation in the world’s poorest communities, WaterAid
works with partners to maximize its impacts for policy change/influence. WaterAid works through supporting local
organizations and government authorities to design low cost sustainable
projects using appropriate and affordable technologies that can be managed by
the community itself. WaterAid also
seeks to influence the policy change through government and other key
international organizations to secure and protect the right of poor people to
safe, affordable water and sanitation services.
and sanitation. Our mission is to transform lives by improving access to safe
water, hygiene and sanitation in the world’s poorest communities, WaterAid
works with partners to maximize its impacts for policy change/influence. WaterAid works through supporting local
organizations and government authorities to design low cost sustainable
projects using appropriate and affordable technologies that can be managed by
the community itself. WaterAid also
seeks to influence the policy change through government and other key
international organizations to secure and protect the right of poor people to
safe, affordable water and sanitation services.
Job Summary: The Administrative
Assistant will mainly ensure effective and efficient planning and management of
administrative support function including responsibility for logistics,
documentation, travel, visitor management, accommodation facilitation and
upkeep and management of WaterAid’s property in Kampala.
Assistant will mainly ensure effective and efficient planning and management of
administrative support function including responsibility for logistics,
documentation, travel, visitor management, accommodation facilitation and
upkeep and management of WaterAid’s property in Kampala.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Admin Support:
- Supporting the Front Office to ensure that
reception services including telephone calls, letters, e-mail etc. are
provided in such a professional fashion that visitors are provided with a
warm welcome and that their needs are swiftly met. - Ensuring that a high standard of
secretarial service is provided to WaterAid including an efficient system
for keeping all records. - See that all rental, utility bills,
subscriptions or other service contracts - (photocopier, internet and other machinery
servicing contracts) are renewed in a timely manner through maintenance of
a holistic Administration work plan and monitoring schedules. - Supporting Finance to ensure that all
valuable assets are insured and that all insurance policies are kept up to
date. - Supporting Finance in the updating and
maintaining of the fixed assets register, quarterly, and whenever new
items are purchased together with ensuring that all valuable assets are
branded, insured and that all insurance policies are kept up to date. - Ensuring that work is planned and
organised, that admin related staff are given appropriate workloads and
are clear about what is expected of them and are working effectively to
meet their responsibilities - Preparing Administrative budgets and
monitor budget variances Provide monthly and quarterly expenditure
reforecast - Provide support in preparation of reports
for internal and external use - Following up on any Admin related advances given to ensure correct
reporting and accountability - At all times acting according to the
highest standards of professionalism and personal integrity in managing
and overseeing the affairs of WAU - Undertake routine and periodical review,
spot checks to ensure that the office, access, fixtures, equipment,
facilities, leakages, Lighting are maintained and repairs are done in a
timely manner. The whole office cleanliness and ambiance in all areas
including the kitchen are kept to required standard as delegated to
members of the team. - Prepare and have a work plan as well as an
office improvement plan incorporating the health and safety, security
measures as well as access and inclusion for discussions with the Line
Manager.
Logistics Management:
- As part of your support to the Finance
team, support and coordinate all procurement process i.e. preparing
purchase analysis, and local purchase orders and ensure storage of
supplies. - Administer all agreements and contracts
with Service providers. - Ensuring that logistic services are
provided in a timely and reliable fashion (e.g. travel arrangements,
conference venue bookings, meetings arrangements etc.) - Purchasing e-tickets for travel and
facilitating the acquisition of all associated paperwork and rescheduling
of flights for all international staff as per their plans. - Arrange for office space and other
logistics requirements for all staff in the CP and to ensure the office
space is fit for purpose - Taking the initiative in collecting
feedback from staff and working to continuously improve the quality of the
logistics service through staff satisfaction survey questionnaires and
other feedback methods. - Responsible for managing and following up
on CP visitors needs including per diem payments, finding their way around
the country and CP among other needs
Transport Management:
- Surveying the transport needs and ensuring
that an effective system is in place to these needs of staff in the most
cost-effective manner possible (e.g. by planning and tracking vehicle
allocation, vehicle movements, vehicle utilisation, fuel consumption etc.) - Together with the drivers enable high
quality maintenance, regular servicing of vehicles, generators and other
mechanical equipment. - Ensuring that all vehicles in the WaterAid
fleet are roadworthy and immediately advising if any problems are
anticipated. - To provide team stewardship in a fast and
revolving environment for staff to ensure effective delivery of
operational support by: - Over all people management of the team based
on their delegated roles and on WAU practices and guidelines.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the WaterAid
Administrative Assistant employment opportunity must hold a Bachelor’s
Degree or Post graduate degree in Business Administration/ office
management or secretarial studies. - At least six years related experience
- Extensive knowledge of office
administration and management - Knowledge of air ticketing, immigration
rules, training and workshop venues, office cleanliness, hygiene,
gardening and ground keeping - Experience in procurement and logistics
administration. - Secretarial and Computer Skills in MS
Windows, Word, Excel, internet explorer, Outlook express or Microsoft
outlook Competencies - Excellent communication skills, both
written and oral and excellent relationship building skills - Desirable
- Strong relationship building. Building and
managing relationships with key stakeholders - Commitment to WaterAid’s Values and
working style that exhibits our leadership behaviours. - Planning, Organising, analysis and
Reporting - Good skills in public speaking,
documentation and information management.
Personal Competencies:
- Proactivity and practicing innovation and
change. - Driven by Impact and results oriented
- Team player
- Inclusive and value for diversity
- Personal Integrity
- Flexibility
- Thoroughness
- Customer care
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their
updated CVs and motivation letters to: WAUrecruitment@wateraid.org including
three work related referees. Emails should not exceed 2MB.
updated CVs and motivation letters to: WAUrecruitment@wateraid.org including
three work related referees. Emails should not exceed 2MB.
NB: In order to apply for
this role, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in Uganda.
this role, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in Uganda.
Deadline: 19th
December 2017
December 2017
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