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Office Assistant at Food for the Hungry (FH Kenya)

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Company Details
Industry: Non-Profit Organization Management
Website: https://fh.org/
Description: Food for the Hungry is an international relief and development organization that answers God’s call to meet the physical and spiritual needs of the poor in more than 26 countries. Founded in 1971 by Dr. Larry Ward, Food for the Hungry exists to help individuals reach their God-given potential. In developing countries on nearly every continent, Food for the Hungry works with churches, leaders and families to provide the resources they need to help their communities become self-sustaining. When disasters strike, Food for the Hungry is often one of the first organizations on the ground to provide and facilitate emergency relief assistance to those in urgent need of food, shelter, and medical care. In 1976, Food for the Hungry (FH) provided emergency relief supplies to Kenya in the Marsabit district. In 2011, Kenya and four other countries experienced the worst drought in 60 years. Through livestock programs, the poor were able to sell their livestock to earn $2.2 million during the drought. This helped communiti
Job Description

Principal Responsibilities

Key result # 1 – Office management 

  • Clean all the Wamba offices every morning and ensure the office is neat and tidy.
  • Dusting and polishing surfaces and emptying dustbins.
  • Prepare office tea and clean the utensils.
  • Ensure there are sufficient cleaning detergents and kitchen beverages and in stock by requisitioning as necessary
  • Ensure there is always adequate drinking water with clean glasses.              
  • Cleaning the office toilets and ensure there is adequate toiletries.

Key result #2 – Clerical Works

  • Managing the office float as may be assigned by the Accountant/Manager by enforcing the finance policy.
  • Compute and summarize petty cash expenses, reimbursements, claims, disbursement etc. for Wamba AP office to make sure payment amounts, records and supporting documents are correct.
  • Have an updated stationery kitchen and household items received in the AP office.
  • Collect and deliver official documents and mails to the respective persons.
  • Run errands for the office as directed.
  • Make requests for office supplies, monitor and document the daily consumption
  • Support in timely processing and submission of check payments requests for both administrative and programs activities as directed.
  • Booking of venues for office events and follows up to ensure payments are made on time.

Key result #3 – Reception Duties

  • Greet visitors and direct them to the appropriate persons.
  • Make calls and receive incoming calls and ensure the message is delivered to the concerned person.
  • Filing of all the official documents received.
  • Custodian of the official files in Wamba Office.
  • Assist in raising casual request forms.
  • Ensure that effort sheets are filled and submitted to the HR office

QUALIFICATIONS   

  • Vibrant personal relationship with Christ
  • Good interpersonal skills
  • People skills: warmth with people, conversational, able to relate to and be in continual interaction and communication with people. 
  • Effective verbal and listening communication skills
  • Strong working knowledge of computers and MS Office Suite

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

  • KCSE Certificate
  • Certificate or Diploma in Business Management, Administration or related course
  • 2 years working experience within a similar or comparable environment. 
Salary: Discuss During Interview
Education: Diploma
Employment Type: Full Time

Key Skills

administration  secretarial 
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