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Programme and Information Assistant - Drought Response
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Programme & Information Assistant – Drought Response at Oxfam Kenya in Nairobi – Kenya Jobs, Careers and Vacancies
Oxfam’s Kenya Programme is a complex programme that incorporates both rapid and slow onset emergencies as well as longer term development and policy work. Oxfam Kenya applies a one programme approach which means it has multiple activities that support a holistic approach to humanitarian, development and advocacy for long lasting change in poverty reduction. Oxfam in Kenya works in the north, principally in Turkana, Dadaab and Wajir, the Nairobi informal settlements and on national level advocacy and coordination issues in multi stakeholder fora.
PROGRAMME & INFORMATION ASSISTANT – DROUGHT RESPONSE
Ref: PROG 002
National Level E1; 6 months Fixed Term contract
Location: Nairobi
Closing date: 4th January 2012
You will provide support to the ECHO consortium by efficiently arranging for meetings/workshops, collating documentation and information to support these meetings through liaising with the administration department.
S/he will be responsible for setting up appropriate systems and procedures for gathering response data, in coordination and consultation with field offices.
The post holder will be collecting and disseminating data on the progress of the response on a regular basis; in liaison with the relevant program managers support the programme to develop accurate and timely figures for reporting, accountability, and communications purposes, with a particular focus on beneficiary numbers.
You will provide necessary clerical and secretarial support including maintaining effective filing, scanning, photocopying, archiving and record keeping systems, both paper and electronic of reports and other materials for all drought related information.
In liaison with the logistics department, you will coordinate internal visits to the Kenya program make flight bookings and efficient travel arrangements for drought related visitors and follow up paper work (e.g. Expenses).
To be successful in this role, you will require a diploma in Business Administration and secretarial studies coupled with intense experience as a program/administrative assistant.
You will have excellent communication skills, ability to convey complex information in a straightforward way coupled with strong attention to detail.
He/she will need strong interpersonal skills to establish and maintain effective working relations with people with different priorities, multi-cultural, multi-ethnic sensitivity and ability to work in a diverse team.
Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines is required.
To apply
If you believe you fit the profile, please submit your application and CV detailing your experience for the post and including daytime telephone contact and two referees, preferably your current line managers to kenyajobs@oxfam.org.uk quoting the title and reference number of the position you are applying for
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