Technical And Administrative Assistant Based In Nairobi

Technical And Administrative Assistant Based In Nairobi
WWF- The Global Conservation Organization, Eastern & Southern Africa Regional Programme Office (WWF ESARPO), is seeking to recruit a:

TECHNICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT– based in Nairobi

Reporting to the Albertine Rift Montane Forests Ecoregion (ARMFE)Leader, the incumbent will work on full time basis to provide administrative and programmatic/technical support to the functions of Albertine Rift Programme.

Major duties include: Assist the ARMFE Leader and projects in managing communications and queries on WWF-ESARPO projects in the Albertine Rift area; tracking, consolidating and forwarding of project reports to WWF International and/or the relevant National Organization; initiating contracting process for partners and consultants and follow up on implementation of contract in close collaboration with relevant Project Managers; ensuring timely submission of technical and financial reports, etc; handling organizational aspects of visits and/or meetings/workshops;providing full time administrative and secretarial support to the functions of the ARMFE Leader and to the relevant projects of programme; Laying out, proof-reading, formatting, and editing of documents and reports; Maintaining the filing system up to date; assisting the ARMFE, Programme Conservation Director and Regional Representative in translating and producing documents from English to French.
Required Qualifications and Experience;
A minimum of Bachelor degree in Social or Natural Sciences; at least 3 years experience in project management; knowledgeable in conservation issues in Central and Eastern Africa; good communication skills; team player; good administrative/managerial skills; understanding of the project management cycle; excellent computer skills (window environment, word and Excel);fluency in French and in English; Outgoing personality and a self-starter; readiness to regularly travel abroad (DRC, Rwanda and Burundi in particular).

Interested candidates meeting the above requirements should send a letter of application and a detailed CV to the Human Resources Generalist, WWF- ESARPO, email HResource@wwfesarpo.org not later than 12 November 2010
Note: Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.