Office Assistant – CASE-OVC (Meru) at Christian Aid 88 views0 applications


Christian Aid is a UK-based international humanitarian and development non-governmental organisations. It is currently working in more than 50 countries, and has been working in Kenya since 1997. The Kenya Country Programme presently focuses on community health, inclusive markets and climate change resilience delivery interventions that influence shifts in power relations in favour of poor and marginalised communities and groups as a means to ending poverty cycles.

About the role

To provide effective and efficient administrative support to enable the smooth functioning of the Meru  office. This role will provide general office and administrative support and undertake routine duties ensuring that procedures are followed and standards are upheld. Duties will include reception management, logistical support and procurement of office supplies and basic services, bookkeeping, stock maintenance, filing, archival activities, catering, meeting rooms management, flights & taxis among others. Any other support as deemed relevant.

Key Outcomes:

  • Office communications: telephone calls, emails and correspondence dealt with efficiently
  • Effective administrative and logistical support provided to the Kenya office including meeting room management, travel bookings, facilitation of meeting among others..
  • Accurate and up-to-date contact details, information and database records and other reports maintained on the Intranet site
  • Petty cash management and book keeping
  • Front office reception services management.
  • Procurement and management of services such as telephone bills, kitchen supplies, stationery, among others.
  • Maintenance of the resource centre, archive database, stationery stores and inventories.
  • Effective support on ad-hoc projects such as conferences and workshops and cross departmental activities.

 About you

You will be based in Meru and your role works within the Finance and Operations role family and is key to driving effective systems and processes that enable the workgroup to meet its financial and operational objectives. You will  play a critical role in supporting and facilitation of the programme, the regional staff by providing logistical, procurements and Front office services.

Further information

This role requires applicants to have the right to work in the country where this position is based.

We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in its workforce. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

You can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance.

Competency questions

As part of your application you will be asked to demonstrate your suitability by giving answers to the following questions:

Communicate effectively

Tell us about a time when you knew you had communicated some information clearly and concisely to someone else: What was the situation? What was the information or message you had to communicate? How did you communicate? What method(s) did you use? What was the outcome? How did you know you had communicated concisely and clearly?

Steward resources

Give us an example of when you managed your time effectively: What was the context? What was expected of you? What action(s) did you take to manage your time more effectively? What was the outcome? What benefits could you demonstrate?

Deliver results

Please tell us about a time when you were particularly conscious of the quality of your work and how you ensured it met the standards required: What was the situation? Which piece of work? Why was it memorable? What had you been ask to do? What action(s) did you take to check the quality and standard? Were you successful? If so, how did you know?

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Christian Aid is the official relief and development agency of 41 British and Irish churches, and works to support sustainable development, stop poverty, support civil society and provide disaster relief in South America, the Caribbean, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. Christian Aid campaigns to change the rules and systems that keep people poor, speaking out on issues such as tax justice, trade justice, climate change, and Third World debt. Christian Aid has fought poverty for more than 65 years.

Christian Aid's essential belief is summed up in the statement "We believe in life before death", often used alongside the Christian Aid logo. Christian Aid states it works where the need is greatest, regardless of religion, nationality or race. One of its other messages is "Poverty Over", represented by the word "Over" highlighted within the word "Poverty". It works with 570 local partner organizations in 45 countries around the world to help the world's poorest communities. It is a major member of the Stop Climate Chaos, The Fairtrade Foundation and Trade Justice Movement campaigns. Christian Aid's headquarters are in London and it has regional teams across the UK and Ireland. Christian Aid also organizes the UK's largest door-to-door collection, Christian Aid Week, which takes place in May each year.

Who we are

Christian Aid is a Christian organisation that insists the world can and must be swiftly changed to one where everyone can live a full life, free from poverty. We provide urgent, practical and effective assistance where need is great, tackling the effects of poverty as well as its root causes.

Christian Aid is a Christian organisation that insists the world can and must be swiftly changed to one where everyone can live a full life, free from poverty.

We work globally for profound change that eradicates the causes of poverty, striving to achieve equality, dignity and freedom for all, regardless of faith or nationality. We are part of a wider movement for social justice.

We provide urgent, practical and effective assistance where need is great, tackling the effects of poverty as well as its root causes.

Our vision 

Poverty is an outrage against humanity. It robs people of dignity, freedom and hope, of power over their own lives. Christian Aid has a vision - an end to poverty - and we believe that vision can become a reality.

From April 2012, Christian Aid's work will be focused around the goals and objectives identified in our corporate strategy

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0 USD Meru Town CF 3201 Abc road Fixed Term , 40 hours per week Christian Aid

Christian Aid is a UK-based international humanitarian and development non-governmental organisations. It is currently working in more than 50 countries, and has been working in Kenya since 1997. The Kenya Country Programme presently focuses on community health, inclusive markets and climate change resilience delivery interventions that influence shifts in power relations in favour of poor and marginalised communities and groups as a means to ending poverty cycles.

About the role

To provide effective and efficient administrative support to enable the smooth functioning of the Meru  office. This role will provide general office and administrative support and undertake routine duties ensuring that procedures are followed and standards are upheld. Duties will include reception management, logistical support and procurement of office supplies and basic services, bookkeeping, stock maintenance, filing, archival activities, catering, meeting rooms management, flights & taxis among others. Any other support as deemed relevant.

Key Outcomes:

  • Office communications: telephone calls, emails and correspondence dealt with efficiently
  • Effective administrative and logistical support provided to the Kenya office including meeting room management, travel bookings, facilitation of meeting among others..
  • Accurate and up-to-date contact details, information and database records and other reports maintained on the Intranet site
  • Petty cash management and book keeping
  • Front office reception services management.
  • Procurement and management of services such as telephone bills, kitchen supplies, stationery, among others.
  • Maintenance of the resource centre, archive database, stationery stores and inventories.
  • Effective support on ad-hoc projects such as conferences and workshops and cross departmental activities.

 About you

You will be based in Meru and your role works within the Finance and Operations role family and is key to driving effective systems and processes that enable the workgroup to meet its financial and operational objectives. You will  play a critical role in supporting and facilitation of the programme, the regional staff by providing logistical, procurements and Front office services.

Further information

This role requires applicants to have the right to work in the country where this position is based.

We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in its workforce. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

You can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance.

Competency questions

As part of your application you will be asked to demonstrate your suitability by giving answers to the following questions:

Communicate effectively

Tell us about a time when you knew you had communicated some information clearly and concisely to someone else: What was the situation? What was the information or message you had to communicate? How did you communicate? What method(s) did you use? What was the outcome? How did you know you had communicated concisely and clearly?

Steward resources

Give us an example of when you managed your time effectively: What was the context? What was expected of you? What action(s) did you take to manage your time more effectively? What was the outcome? What benefits could you demonstrate?

Deliver results

Please tell us about a time when you were particularly conscious of the quality of your work and how you ensured it met the standards required: What was the situation? Which piece of work? Why was it memorable? What had you been ask to do? What action(s) did you take to check the quality and standard? Were you successful? If so, how did you know?

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