Administrative Officer - Kenya National Hire at Church World Service

Qualifications:

Education & Certifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree is required (or 4 years of work experience in lieu of a bachelor’s degree)

Experience:

• Experience with event planning, coordinating travel logistics, and managing calendars preferred
• Minimum of 8 years of work experience, 5 years’ experience supporting senior leadership preferably in a non-profit environment
• Direct experience in managing sensitive and confidential matters with a high level of professionalism

Skills:

• Strong independent thinking skills with ability to work independently and follow through on assignments with minimum supervision
• Strong organizational skills with demonstrated experience working on multiple projects simultaneously
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationship within the organization and externally
• Excellent administrative, and customer service skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to draft correspondences and other communication with minimum direction
• Professional maturity and strong decision-making skills
• Forward looking thinker, who actively seeks opportunities and proposes solutions
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, SharePoint, Word, Excel and Power point) and other acceptable social media platforms

Abilities:

• Ability to act with discretion and maintain confidentiality
• Work with minimal supervision
• Manage large and diverse workload under pressure with competing priorities.
• Maintain the integrity of official records;
• Analyze and solve complex problems and make sound decisions;
• Maintain a high performance standard with attention to detail;
• Work independently and contribute to overall operations of RSC Africa;
• Actively participate in the implementation of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP).
•  Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment required

Special Requirements:

• COVID Vaccination is strongly recommended for all successful candidates
• The candidate should be of good health, willing and able to travel extensively in often difficult conditions, and have a high degree of flexibility. Must have proof of Yellow Fever vaccination before traveling for RSC Africa.
• This position is based in Nairobi, Kenya.
• This position requires use of laptops at all time, competence in Microsoft office packages is required.
• This position may require travel in sub-Saharan Africa on short notice and under sometimes difficult conditions to meet demands of a dynamic operational program
• Background check which includes references and an educational and criminal check is required before the start of employment for International applicants.
• A valid passport and the ability to maintain a valid passport throughout the entire appointment is required, which includes having enough passport pages for travel.
• Physical: This position requires bending, squatting, crawling, climbing, kneeling, sitting, standing, walking, pushing/pulling, handling objects (manual dexterity), reaching above shoulder level, using fine finger movements and lifting/carrying heavy loads.**
• Environmental: Incumbents in this position will be exposed to excessive noise, marked changes in temperature and/or humidity, dust and infectious diseases, harsh weather climates, long work hours, bumpy roads, extended travel, excessive sun exposure, and non-ventilated spaces.
• Full Time
• All employees should be prepared to work from the CWS office within their location of hire. Remote work arrangements may vary depending on location and the governing rulings regarding the COVID-19 pandemic

Closing date4 Mar 2022