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Job Title: Office Manager

Organisation: Wave Mobile Money

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

About US:

Wave Mobile Money is building a cashless Africa – starting in Senegal, Cote d’Ivoire, Uganda & now in Mali. Without access to financial institutions, people are forced to keep their savings under the mattress. Small business owners rely on lenders who charge extortionate rates. Parents spend hours waiting in line to pay school fees in cash. We’re solving this by building financial services that just work: no account fees, instantly available, and accepted everywhere. In places where electricity, water and roads don’t always work, you can still send money with Wave.

Job Summary:  The Office Manager will be responsible for the efficient functioning of our Kampala office through a range of administrative, financial, and managerial tasks. Coordinate and oversee administrative duties in an office, and ensure that the office operates efficiently and smoothly on a day-to-day basis. Your responsibilities generally include managing office supplies, overseeing and managing other administrative staff, owning budgets, and supporting the team with administrative tasks.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Supervise and monitor the work of administrative staff. As their manager, you will supervise, mentor, train, and coach our office staff and delegate assignments to ensure maximum productivity.
• Oversee general office operation and facilities management
• Implement and maintain procedures/office administrative systems
• Coordinate domestic and international travel. You will manage the flights, hotels, and car rental reservations.
• Coordinate company events or conferences, which will include
• Manage office budget
• Ensure that health and safety policies are up to date
• Handle all correspondences, complaints, and queries about the office and office facilities.
• Manage office logistics: You will be responsible for purchasing office supplies and equipment like stationery and furniture maintaining proper stock levels at all times
• Handle reports and contracts for different activities and vendors, creating presentations and other management-level reports.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The ideal applicant must hold a Bachelor’s degree or professional training in business administration or a related field
• At least five years of experience in an administrative / office management role
• Excellent command of written and spoken English.
• Computer proficiency
• Strong organizational and time management skills and ability to prioritize.

Desired:

• Have managed successful teams to achieve ambitious goals
• Demonstrate tenacity and a willingness to go the distance to get something done
• Are comfortable defaulting to over-communication and overreaching when it comes to coordination
• Adjust quickly to changing priorities and conditions and cope effectively with complexity and change
• Are analytical in your approach to problems
• Are excessively detail-oriented and seek to achieve excellence in everything you do

How to Apply:

All interested and qualified candidates should apply online at the link below.

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