Thursday, 1 February 2018

Duma Works Job Vacancy : Administrative Assistant

Duma Works is recruiting an Administrative Assistant for a leading sms service provider in Nairobi.

Responsibilities

  • Provide overall administration of the office.
  • Assist in the development and implementation of administrative plans as needed.
  • Organize and store paperwork and contracts, other documents and computer-based information and electronic files (correspondence, presentations, spreadsheets, reports etc.)
  • Handle incoming calls, mails and other materials.
  • Order and maintain stationery and office supplies.
  • Operate office equipment and manage office space.
  • Organize regular maintaining activities (office systems, devices and equipment).
  • Liaise with internal and external contacts and departments.
  • Book meeting rooms and conference facilities and schedule meetings, organize calendars and confirm appointments, take meeting minutes and notes.
  • Organize or help with the organization of in-house and external events; organize travel arrangements and accommodations when requested.
  • Other tasks required by the employer ( may be additionally given orally or in writing).

Required Competencies

Team Work

  • Is helpful to colleagues and makes time to support them.
  • Takes the interest of others into account when performing his tasks, seeks for a ‘win-win’ outcome for himself and other team members.
  • Has can-do attitude towards team tasks and contributes to brainstorming sessions in his/her work area.
  • Overcomes conflicts in a constructive manner.
  • Openly shares knowledge within own team.

Technical Skills

  • Has basic understanding of financial terminology, accounting/bookkeeping.
  • Can quickly adapt to new projects/ laws and performs effectively.
  • Able to read basic financial data and reach reasonable conclusions.
  • Able to produce simple reports in Word and to use Excel efficiently and confidently by creating spreadsheets encompassing simple financial and mathematical functions.
  • Able to navigate through the various book keeping modules and locate information.

Organizational Skills

  • Plan the use of his/her time, effectively allocates time to planning , thinking and mapping out tasks.
  • With the help of others, is able to determine task priorities.
  • Identifies requirements and use available resources to meet own work objectives in optimal fashion.
  • Performs his/her work in efficient way ( both from the perspective of time and material resources ), in order to minimize cost/maximize profit for the company; recognizes and eliminates distractions that affect work completion.
  • Is detail-oriented and thorough in his/her approach.

Problem Solving

  • When stumbles upon a problem, persists in solving it.
  • Shows interest in the issue, participates in issue discussion and asks relevant questions.
  • Seek relevant information and answers to key questions from team members.
  • Proposes simple solutions to generic problems with the help of others.
  • Uses systematic approach to solving problems ( as opposed to ‘quick fix’ approach).

Communication

  • Is honest in communication with others.
  • Shows interest and actively seeks information to understand stakeholders’ circumstances and issues.
  • Understand how tasks and assignments address stakeholder’s needs.
  • Presents all information needed in a clear and concise manner, both orally and in written form.
  • Uses team approach to come up with solutions, together with the stakeholder.

Personal Excellence

  • Quickly and proactively accepts new and non- conventional tools, methods of work etc. applicable to her/his work; willingly takes on tasks that can develop new skills and build knowledge.
  • Responds constructively to feedback, takes responsibility for own improvement and quality of work; takes responsibility to achieve results in his/her domain.
  • Independently deals with tasks which need to be done and when stumbles upon a problem, doesn’t give up easily.
  • Does not ‘overthink’ problems or tasks; reacts with appropriate urgency to situations and events that require a quick response or turnaround; reacts constructively to setbacks.
  • Pays attention to even the smallest detail that might impact team’s performance.

Customer Focus

  • In contact with stakeholders represent the department/company in a professional way.
  • Responds to stakeholder’s requests in a friendly, polite and timely manner.
  • Involves in a dialogue with internal or external customers in order to understand their needs and expectations.
  • When coming across more complex requests, involves more experienced colleagues.
  • Makes an effort and invests time ( i.e through asking other colleagues, online research, analysis of information on our system) to understand the customer’s business and how our services can help the clients be successful.

Qualifications

  • Diploma/degree in finance, accounting or business administration or equivalent.
  • Preferred 2-3 years of experience.
  • Book keeping experience.
  • Proficiency in MS Office, especially in excel.
  • High level of written and oral communication skills.
  • Advanced knowledge of English language.

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