Give Directly Office Assistant Job in Kisumu Kenya

Title: Office Assistant

Positions: 1

Reports to: Office Manager

Location: Kisumu

Opening Date: 16th January 2014

Summary: GD is a Non-Governmental Organization that provides cash transfers to poor households in Kenya.

Job Description: Helps maintain a clean, hygienic, Organized and positive office environment. 

Provide administrative and clerical support to others in the office.

Essential Requirements:

• Minimum of Form Four Certificate
• Ability to use computers- mainly office suite
• At least 6 months cleaning experience  in a busy work environment

Skills and Behaviour

• Empathy, honesty, and the highest standards of integrity
• Strong interest in advancing the distinctive values and mission of GiveDirectly
• Time management and multitasking
• Excellent interpersonal  and oral communication skills especially English and Kiswahili
• Proactive attitude, identifying and finding ways to solve problems without guidance
• Proven ability to handle challenging work load
• Cross-cultural experience, understanding and sensitivity;

Duties / Responsibilities:

• Clean all floors daily by sweeping and mopping
• Empty office dustbins daily and dispose of all refuse appropriately for collection
• Check bathrooms/toilets twice a day and clean accordingly.
• Dust office furniture at least weekly, taking care not to disorganise documents on desks
• Clean windows, glass partitions, and mirrors at least quarterly on a rotational basis.
• Store all cleaning equipment and products neatly in the designated cupboards
• Identify and report possible repairs.
• Conduct a weekly stock check to ensure adequate stocks of cleaning materials, hygiene supplies and kitchen items such as tea / coffee etc.
• Replenish consumable items if required
• Deliver and pick up office items or documents
• Assist Office Manager with Organization and distribution of field equipment to field teams
• Print, Photocopy, and  scan office documents as needed
• Data entry of hand-written documents into word or excel
• Undertake any other reasonable duties within the overall functions of the job

Remuneration: 12,000/= per month.

Terms of Employment: Three (3) months probation followed by the possibility of a six month to one-year contract.

Closing date: If you feel you are the right candidate for this position, please send your Cover letter and CV to gd.kenya.jobs@gmail.com with the title “Office Assistant” no later than 23rd January 2014