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City
Nairobi
Institution
ICRAF

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World Agroforestry is currently looking for a Project Administrator. The position holder will offer administrative support to ensure that the project achieves its goals and objectives.

Tasks and responsibilities

  • Support the AVISA Project manager in communicating with AVISA project partners as well as coordinating events and meetings with partners
  • Provide administrative support to AVISA project staff, including but not limited to, recruitment of local/field staff, expense reimbursements, travel logistics, meeting logistics, procurement, etc.
  • Support the project manager in organizing project events
  • Support in the development and management of AVISA sub-grants
  • Review and verify requests for advances, payments and expense reports for project partners and staff
  • Design user-friendly expense reporting tools and support in collation of fund utilization certificates
  • Support project documentation archive and knowledge management
  • Liaise with project partners to ensure timely development of coherent plan of work and budgets
  • Support in monitoring realistic execution and delivery of project outputs against target milestones
  • Support the project manager in collating technical and financial reports from respective partners at agreed frequencies for timely submission to the donor
  • Maintain an internal communication mechanism among project partners and Regional office administrative management
  • Carry out any other duties to reinforce effective and efficient project administration as may be assigned by Supervisor

Minimum Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Project Management, Knowledge Management, Business Administration, Monitoring and Evaluation or any other related field.
  • 5 years with good knowledge of theories, practices, and procedures in project partnership, financial, monitoring, and knowledge management.
  • Proficiency in written and fluency in spoken English is a MUST.
  • Proficiency in standard software such as minor programming using macros, mail merge, designing customized reports, developing audio visual presentations and advanced skills in Windows Operating System, LAN, and Internet.
  • Work experience in Program/Project Management and Administration.
  • Good computing skills; EXCEL, MS-Word, PowerPoint, MS-Project, Web Management etc.
  • Exhibit the following competencies: Proactivity, Problem Solving, Decision-making, Achievement Orientation and Teamwork.
  • Ability to work respectfully and inclusively in a diverse, multicultural, multidisciplinary work environment.

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