Office Assistant

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide administrative and clerical support
• Manage incoming calls and emails.
• Handle office supplies and inventory..
• Ensure office cleanliness
• Ensure warm reception of visitors
• Maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.

Job Specifications:

• Diploma in in any of the following fields: Business Administration, Office Management, Secretarial Studies or an equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
• A minimum of two (2) years of relevant work experience in a donor funded research project.
• The candidate must demonstrate proficiency in Microsoft Office applications specifically word, excel and power point.
• Demonstrate strong organizational and communication skills
• Must possess a high level of integrity and professionalism.

Notes:

• Applicants should email their application letters, certified copies of certificates and resume of maximum two pages, giving details of their qualifications, experience and three (3) referees indicating their telephone and e-mail contacts;
• Applications and related documents should be forwarded addressed to the Director, Human Resource, University of Nairobi;
• Applicants should state their current designations, salaries and other benefits attached to those designations; 
• The application letter must bear the reference code indicated in the advertisement;
• Late applications will not be considered;
• Applications should be emailed to as one file in PDF:

CLOSING DATE: MONDAY, MAY 11, 2026