Summary
Date Posted: Friday, October 21, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
E T Temporary - Team Assistant

The IFC’s Nairobi office is seeking to recruit a highly motivated Extended Term Temporary -Team Assistant (ETT) to provide effective and efficient administrative support to the assigned departmental team. This role will contribute to the effective operation and administrative coordination of the Country Manager’s office and should be ready to step up to undertake new responsibilities and challenges with enthusiasm.

Duties And Responsibilities
• Provide high quality support to the departmental team, including scheduling of appointments, monitor documents for signature/approval; monitor and follow up on issues and priorities; handle incoming correspondence and internal and external queries; draft and handle routine correspondence;
• Provide primary assistance in the implementation of the teams work program, including some specialized support in a specific area(s), e.g. task management, procurement, database management, information technology, editorial assistance, etc;
• Identify and resolve diverse issues/problems as they arise, which often requires interpretation of existing procedures and processes and independently determining the appropriate application;
• Suggest ways to enhance work organization and effectiveness;
• Exercise quality enhancement function for project and other documents by ensuring adherence to departmental, and institutional guidelines;
• Serve as an information resource on status of projects/products and draft a variety of standard project-related correspondence;
• Act as back-up to other ACS colleagues in the office in their absence or during a busy period.
• Undertake ad hoc duties that may be assigned by the Country Manager or the designated Country Office supervisor.
• Work will involve frequent interaction with the internal contacts: other VP units, World Bank as well as staff in all locations, locally and internationally.
• Work will involve frequent interaction with the external contacts: Government Officials, Consultants, External Organizations, and other Service providers.

Selection Criteria
• Minimum of High school diploma, Bachelor’s Degree preferred with at least 2 years or more of experience, or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Relevant work experience in a large multinational organization.
• Demonstrated proficiency in office productivity tools (including MS Office, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook).
• High degree of judgment and tact in handling, processing and communicating matters of a sensitive and confidential nature.
• High degree of motivation, initiative, flexibility and reliability.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills to interact effectively with a range of contacts internally and externally and deal effectively with diverse situations which require good judgment, tact and diplomacy.
• Proven ability to work effectively in a team-orientated, multi-cultural environment, and function as an effective team member in various groups.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to prepare draft communications and ensure quality of written outputs.
• Strong written and communication skills in English.
• Ability to produce high quality work under pressure.
• Effective time management and organizational skills.


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: Postgraduate Degree

Job application procedure

Interested and qualified? Go to International Finance Corporation (IFC) on worldbankgroup.csod.com to apply

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