Administrative Assistant job at Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ)

Vacancy title:
Administrative Assistant

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Health Care , Category: Admin & Office ]

Jobs at:

Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ)

Deadline of this Job:
Wednesday, January 17 2024 

Duty Station:
Within Zambia , Lusaka, South - Central Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Monday, January 15 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:
Description:
• Reports to Project Manager. The incumbent provides administrative and financial support required by the respective teams, acts as administrative/logistical liaison between the teams, facilities, finance, grants, and procurement departments. Tracks administrative, financial requests, quotations and location of equipment and other relevant administrative/logistical tasks. .

Main duties
• Provides dynamic and proactive administrative support to the Provincial and District staff and Community Team members.
• Liaises with all team members to coordinate request of activity funds according to draw down schedule and according to approved budget.
• Processes and submits all expense requests as per the stipulated submission procedures as well as follow up the process proactively.
• Manages accurately office petty cash, prepares receipts and expenditure statements for submission to Finance and ensures timely retirements of activity funds.
• Facilitates procurement and availability of all required office supplies
• Ensures Office Utilities such as electricity are paid for timeously
• Tracks program expenses and supports tracking of approved regional budget.
• Maintains an active log system on all logistics orders and deliveries
• Maintains a good hard & soft copy filing system on all program correspondence and other documentation.
• Maintains a good stock and inventory management of onsite and offsite CIDRZ assets.
• Coordinates travel plans of the teams and help to plan/organize travel arrangements accordingly, with good communication of all parties involved
• Coordinates transport routing and drivers in line with CIDRZ transport policies
• Follows-up with other staff on program matters requiring timely decisions and actions
• Manages and organizes program events such as: trainings, meetings, retreats, team building activities, etc.
• Schedules and prepares for meetings and take minutes as requested
• Ensures Office premises are maintained in good order

Qualifications
• Diploma in Business Administration or relevant equivalent
• At least 2 years’ relevant work experience working in an office environment and program support
• Ability to understand and utilize systems (e.g. ERP System)
• Planning and Organisational Skills
• Proven competency in MS Office Programs
• Excellent interpersonal and intercultural communication skills
• Accurate and attentive to detail
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• A commitment to teamwork and ability to work individually

Work Hours: 8


Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education:
Postgraduate Degree

Job application procedure
• Suitably qualified candidates are invited to apply; however only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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Job Info
Job Category: Administrative jobs in Zambia
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: Wednesday, January 17 2024
Duty Station: Lusaka
Posted: 15-01-2024
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 15-01-2024
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 15-01-2066
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