Administration Assistant Job at Tea Board of Kenya

Job Title:  Administration Assistant

Employer: Tea Board of Kenya

Duty Station:  Mombasa

Application Deadline: 16th December 2013

The Board wishes to recruit highly driven Administration Assistant for its Mombasaoffice.

Reporting to the Trade Compliance Manager, the successful candidate will be required to ensure the effective and efficient running of the office and play a support role to the Trade Compliance Officer.

• The successful applicant must be dynamic; result oriented, responsible and able to demonstrate initiative.

• Must be a holder of Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (C Plain).

• The candidate must also possess Diploma in Secretarial Studies and posses relevant experience in the agriculture sector.

• He /she should have a minimum experience of four (4) years; must have ability to communicate well in English and Kiswahili;

• He/she should have strong Public Relations skills; should also have ability to use own initiative and work independently and must be computer literate;

• He/she should have good interpersonal Skills and must have ability to work under pressure with minimum supervision.

• He/she must be honest and a person of high integrity.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

The job entails assisting the Trade Compliance Manager in -

• Handling the office calendar and diary for appointments and meetings;
• Attending to general correspondence /e-mails and organize meetings;
• Maintaining filing system ensuring safekeeping of confidential matters;
• General correspondence / documents(electronic and paper files;
• Handling incoming and outgoing calls, and visitors and guests to the office;
• Follow-up on issues agreed upon or directed by supervisor;
• Managing office imp rest where applicable/necessary;
• Safeguarding the office equipment ; and
• Any other duties assigned by the Trade Compliance Manager.

How to Apply:

If you meet the above requirements, please send your application by 16th December 2013 with detailed Curriculum Vitae, current remuneration, day and evening telephone numbers, names of three referees and copies of testimonials and certificates to:

The Managing Director

Tea Board of Kenya

Naivasha Road-Off Ngong Road

P.O. Box 20064-00200,

Nairobi

www.teaboard.or.ke

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Any canvassing prior to or after the interviews will lead to automatic disqualification.

Tea Board of Kenya is an equal opportunity employer