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• Create and modify documents using Microsoft
  Office
• Organize and coordinate meetings,
  conferences, travel arrangements
• Communicate verbally and in writing to answer
  inquiries and provide information
• Work closely with internal and external
  contacts
• The incumbent maintains documents, office files
  and records for the purpose of providing up-to-date reference and audit
  trail for
• Ensure compliance with regulations.
• Coordinate the flow of information both
  internally and externally
• Maintain schedules and calendars
• Update and maintain office supply inventories
• Setup workstation and office orientation for
  new employees
• Perform any other duties as assigned

• The ideal candidate for the Administrative
  Assistant career opportunity should hold a diploma or higher in Business
  administration or social sciences.
• A minimum of two years’ experience handling
  administrative duties
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Good planning and organizational skills
• Prioritizing
• Problem assessment and problem solving
• Information gathering and information
  monitoring
• Keen attention to detail and accuracy
• Flexibility
• Customer service orientation
• Good teamwork
• Computer literacy i.e. Proficiency in Ms
  Office
• Fluency in both English and Swahili, written
  and spoken
• Proven ability to multi task
• Good judgment in trouble shooting, problem
  solving, awareness of own limitations, strong inter-personal skills and
  internal motivation essential
• Working knowledge of principles and practices
  of basic office management

• A detailed doer – You have a track record of getting
  things done. You’re organized and responsive.  You take ownership of every idea you
  touch and execute it to a fine level of detail, setting targets, engaging
  others, and doing whatever it takes to get the job done.  You can multi-task dozens of such
  projects at once and never lose sight of the details.  Likely, you have some experience in a
  start-up or other rapid-growth company.
• A networking mastermind – You excel at meeting new people and
  turning them into advocates.  You
  communicate in a clear, conscientious, and effective way in both written
  and oral speech.  You can influence
  strangers in the course of a single conversation.  Allies and colleagues will go to bat for
  your ideas.
• A creative problem-solver – Growing any business from scratch
  comes with massive and constant challenges.  On top of that, Bridge works in
  volatile, low-resource communities and runs on fees averaging just $6 a
  month per pupil.  You need to be
  flexible and ready to get everything done effectively, quickly, and
  affordably with the materials at hand. 
  Every dollar you spend is a dollar our customers, who live on less
  than $2 a day, will have to pay for.
• A customer advocate – Our customers – these families
  living on less than $2 a day per person – never leave your mind.  You know them, get them, have shared a
  meal with them (or would be happy to in the future).  You would never shrink back from shaking
  a parent’s hand or picking up a crying child, no matter what the person
  was wearing or looked like.  Every
  decision you make considers their customer benefit, experience, and value.
• A life-long learner – You believe you can always do
  better.  You welcome constructive
  criticism and provide it freely to others. 
  You know you only get better tomorrow when others point out where
  you’ve missed things or failed today.

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