Admin Assistant Job in Kenya - Marie Stopes

Key Responsibilities

  • Cross-Cutting Responsibilities
  • Workplan Coordination
  • Consolidate all team workplans and share with respective leads by the 1st of every month for approval.
  • Financial Facilitation
  • Review surrenders, claims, and advance requests for all supported team members and facilitate their timely processing.
  • Procurement Support
  • Assist team leads and staff in preparing requests through Tradogram and follow up with Procurement & Logistics (P&L) for timely delivery.
  • Support supplier pre-qualification processes for regularly used consumables as needed.
  • Field Operations Support
  • Follow up with field teams tensure logistics support is provided (conference packages, accommodations, vehicle requests, and hotel/supplier payments).
  • Prepare a monthly logistics support tracker tassist with budget monitoring and prevent overruns.
  • Training and Event Coordination
  • Provide logistical support for trainings, including booking flights, accommodation, local travel, communication with participants, and raising requisitions on Tradogram.

  • Coordinate administrative and budget-related preparations, and facilitate timely payments for workshops, trainings, and materials.
  • Data Verification and Spot Checks
  • Participate in data validation exercises and spot checks using digital tools as delegated by the leads.
  • Operational Efficiency
  • Ensure accurate documentation and filing of all programmatic and financial documents on SharePoint.
  • Act as a liaison between field teams and central support functions tremove operational barriers.
  • Maintain effective communication between field teams and the Support Office.
  • Track and verify promotional materials, registers, commodities, and supplies, ensuring correct quantities are ordered, distributed, and recorded according tforecasts.
  • Financial Documentation and Compliance
  • Support leads in managing all cash and financial transactions in line with organizational policies.
  • Ensure all field expenses, advances, and reconciliations (including per diems) are submitted fully, correctly, and on time, in compliance with SOPs.
  • Provide training and support tfield teams on financial and administrative documentation requirements, and ensure all necessary tools are available.
  • Reporting, Coordination, and Meeting Support
  • Ensure activity workplans and reports are properly circulated trelevant teams tenhance coordination.
  • Support leads in organizing review and planning meetings, including minute-taking, documentation of proceedings, and tracking progress on action points.
  • Data and Information Management
  • Archive operational data and performance information on SharePoint.
  • Update various SharePoint databases (e.g. performance narratives, stock levels, staff training records).
  • Maintain an efficient and accessible archiving system for use by team leads.
  • Other Duties
  • Perform any other duties as assigned by supervisors tsupport program efficiency and effectiveness.
  • KPIs

Qualifications

  • Diploma in business management or related field
  • 1-2 years administrative support experience
  • Knowledge on, and values-alignment with the MSI Reproductive Choices Kenya and its commitments
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills (English).
  • Strong organizational, and time management skills, with experience of self-management,  meeting deadlines and working with minimum supervision.
  • Proactive, with the ability twork independently and as part of a team.
  • Willingness tlearn and keeping a healthy attitude tquick and changing requests 
  • Demonstrated ability tsupport the organizing and implementation of events and meetings.

How to Apply

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