WWF ESARPO Technical and Administrative Assistant Job in Nairobi Kenya

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.

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