Job Title: Administration Officer
Organization: Save the Children
Location: Kasese, Uganda
Deadline: 4th Oct 2013
About Us:
Save
the Children is the world’s leading independent organization for
children and has program presence in over 120 countries in the world.
Save the Children envisions a Uganda in which every child attains the
right to survival, protection, development and participation.
Our
mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats
children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.
We
strive to create impact for children by delivering our Programmes
through partnerships, by being innovative, by acting as the voice for
and of children, and by achieving results at scale. In Uganda, we
implement programmes in six thematic programme areas of Child
Protection, Child Rights Governance, Education, Livelihoods & Food
Security, Health, Nutrition and HIV/AIDS in development and emergency
contexts. Save the Children delivers programs in over 36 districts in
the North, Rwenzori, North-Eastern and Central regions of Uganda,
Currently, Save the Children has a staff complement of over 190 persons.
We save children’s lives. We fight for their rights.
We help them fulfill their potential. In 2012, we reached more than 100 million children around the world.
Job Summary:
The
Administration Officer provides professional, efficient and effective
administrative services for the office; handles bookings and
confirmations for travel, functions and hotels reservations. The person
also provides support in stores, facilities maintenance, repairs for
office and residential property and attends to residential services. He
/she in addition provides timely, efficient and effective filing
management and archiving system, manages the resource centre and handles
all incoming and outgoing mails. The Officer may be called upon as and
when necessary to support the emergency team in cases of humanitarian
crisis.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
All candidates should possess Bachelors’ Degrees in humanities.
At least 3 years of accrued working experience in office administration
or management with an international NGO dealing with child and/or
youth-focused interventions
Experience of working with local
partners and District Local Government in Child Rights Governance,
Health, Nutrition, Education, HIV/AIDS or Child Protection is an added
advantage.
Strong analytical skills and strategic planning abilities.
Ability to establish and maintain conducive collegial relations and perform effectively as a member of a team.
Willingness to travel and work in hard-to-reach areas, occasionally under strenuous conditions.
Computer literacy and excellent documentation skills are a must.
Availability and willingness to work extra hours during times of humanitarian responses.
Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an
international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and
cultures
Ability to intervene with crisis management or troubleshooting as necessary.
Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching
Excellent time management and planning capacity
Availability and willingness to work extra hours during times of humanitarian responses.
How to Apply:
All
suitably qualified candidates should send their application letters
with detailed CVs indicating three professional referees, two of whom
should have been direct supervisors should be submitted to:
The Director of Human Resources & Administration
Save the Children
Plot68/70, Kira Road
P O Box 12018
Kampala, Uganda
Or on email: uganda.recruitment@savethechildren.org
NB:
Testimonials/certificates should not be attached to applications that are submitted online.
Candidates are therefore encouraged to apply at the earliest opportunity.
Save the Children is an equal opportunity employer, persons with disabilities and female candidates are encouraged to apply.
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