Ensure that all meetings and events, including board meetings receive timely and adequate administrative support.
Arrange travel and hotel reservations, prepare travel authorizations, process requests for visas, identity cards and other documents, as required.
Perform routine administrative functions, including coordination of administrative and operational methods and procedures required to effect efficient and uniform operations of AFRODAD.
Provide administrative support to conferences, workshops, retreats.
Collect information and documentation for DSA, travel agencies and other administrative surveys.
Monitor and maintain office stationery supplies including maintenance of stock list of stationery, distribution of stationery and keeping a log of distribution, as required.
Maintain a record of suppliers and initiates procurement processes for office suppliers and services such as security, utilities, communication, courier, etc.
Provide administrative backstopping and logistic support to Programmes staff (e.g organising meetings, maintaining contact details for all partners of AFRODAD.)
Take notes during official meetings, type and ensure that they are circulated to relevant officers.
Maintain filing system ensuring safekeeping of confidential materials.
ROLE RELATED EXPERIENCE, SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential skills:
Proven academic background. Minimum of a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration, secretarial studies or equivalent any social science.
Excellent communicator in English with highly developed and convincing presentational skills, allied to a first class ability to write for a variety of audiences.
Organised and efficient.
Manage facilities including meeting rooms.
Essential experience and knowledge:
Over 2 years experience in Administrative functions.
A Clean and Valid Driver’s License.
Use ICT facilities for communication and administration work (Word processing, electronic filling, database creation, etc).
Communicate effectively.
Work with prescribed systems and procedures (Management Manual).
How to apply
If you wish to be considered please submit your application to the following email address:- mefta@afrodad.co.zwalternatively submit your applications at the following address:-
The Executive Director
African Forum and Network on Debt and Development (AFRODAD)
31 Atkinson Drive
Hillside
PO Box CY1517 Causeway,
Harare
Closing Date: 9 December 2018
