Executive Assistant Job in Kenya - UNDP

Duties and Responsibilities

Ensures effective and efficient functioning of the DRR (P) & DRR (O) office focusing on achievement of the following results.

  • Manage the DRR-P and DRR-O offices, ensure an environment of professionalism and teamwork environment at all times, and set exemplary standards of conduct for the CO team;
  • Manage DRR-P & DRR-O schedules efficiently and discretely with due regard to a balanced load, ensure punctuality, and help maintain a professional CO image and conduct for the CO team of support staff;
  • Organize regular and ad-hoc meetings taking minutes and summarizing actions for follow up by the DRR-P and DRR-O.
  • Screen all incoming communications, establish priorities, and advise DRR-P/DRR-O filter outgoing correspondence for DRR-P/DRR-O signature, clearance, and further action by other staff; wherever possible.
  • Adherence to appropriate protocol and correspondence guidelines by CO team when communicating with Government and other external partners.
  • Use of automated office management system

Ensures effective communications and administrative support to the office, focusing on achieving following results.


  • Initiatives to handle routine matters in close consultation with the DRR-P and the DRR-O
  • Maintenance of the filing system (digital or hardcopy) ensuring safekeeping of confidential materials. Use of automated filing system.
  • Information sharing between UNCT and the UN Coordination Unit.
  • Up-to-date information and data on UN country team, UN thematic groups’ activities and initiatives.
  • Drafting of routine correspondence, informal translations, interoffice circulars, general briefing notes, documents, reports, and minutes of meetings when requested.
  • Conduct of information search and research as required.
  • Arrangements and contacts for DRR-P and DRR-O travel, including preparation of agenda and schedules, confirmation of appointments, briefing materials, etc.
  • Administration of travel, meetings, appointments and briefings of DRR-P and DRR-O. Including drafting of background notes.
  • Maintenance of Teams’ status reports, best practices, lessons learned, publishing on section intranet and compiling of information for resource mobilization and communications officers.
  • Support to organization of advocacy events if required
  • Ensures facilitation of knowledge building and knowledge sharing in the CO focusing on achievement of the following results.Sound contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice.
  • Organization of trainings for the operations/ projects staff on programme.
  • Maintain organized records of DRR-P & DRR-O offices, meetings activities case studies, human-interest stories, photographs, and other relevant documents that can be drawn upon in support of knowledge sharing and advocacy.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

  • Secondary education is required, or
  • University Degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, or equivalent field will be given due consideration, but it is not a requirement.

Experience:

  • Minimum of 5 years (with high school diploma) or 2 years (with bachelor’s degree) of progressively responsible administrative or project experience is required

How to Apply

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