Location: Dakar, Senegal or Nairobi, Kenya
Contract Type: Full-time
Deadline: 21 November 2024
Salary: Commensurate with experience
Contact: [email protected]
About the Role:
Options is seeking a Team Assistant to support the WISH 2 Programme (Lots 1 and 2) with efficient administration and management of the programme. The role involves providing essential administrative and project support to the team, helping to strengthen operational systems, and managing the development and rollout of the project management system.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide administrative support to the WISH 2 Programme team, including programme managers.
- Assist in the development, roll-out, and maintenance of project management systems and software, in collaboration with the Programme Resource Unit (PRU).
- Manage SharePoint pages and document libraries, ensuring relevant information is uploaded and maintained.
- Coordinate travel logistics (flights, visas, and accommodation).
- Assist with administrative tasks related to financial and logistical support in a busy office environment.
- Prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced setting while maintaining strong attention to detail.
Requirements:
- Experience in financial, administrative, and logistical support in an office environment.
- Previous experience working in international development organizations.
- Experience organizing travel logistics (flights, visas, accommodation).
- Strong ability to multi-task and prioritize rapidly.
- Proficiency in MS Office and other office-based software.
- Experience rolling out systems/software.
- Good numeracy and experience working with budgets and financial systems.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, including report and presentation formatting.
- Strong organizational skills with attention to detail.
Benefits:
- Comprehensive benefits package, including generous annual leave, private medical insurance, and 13-month pay.
Application Process:
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews, which are scheduled for the week of 2 December 2024.
- Full pre-employment background checks, including criminal record check, identification check, employment references, and right to work verification (where applicable) will be required.
Other Information:
Options is committed to equal opportunity for all and values diversity in its workforce. The organization is also dedicated to safeguarding the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.
Eligibility:
Applicants must have the right to work in Senegal or Kenya.
How to Apply
To apply or for further inquiries, please send your CV and cover letter to: [email protected].
Supporting Documents
2024 11 Team Assistant (WISH – Senegal or Kenya) JD.pdf
Options promotes diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunity, and we encourage all qualified individuals to apply.
