Administration Assistant

Job Title: Administration Assistant

Reference: AA_2015

Recruiter: Altima Africa Ltd
 

Contract: Permanent       
 

Location: Nairobi

Available: ASAP

Profile Introduction: Our Client is a leading Insurance company with operations across the Greater East African region. 

Our client seeks to recruit a self driven individual for the position of Administration Assistant - Reporting to the General Manager (Operations).

Minimum Requirements

• University Graduate;
• Have at least 2 years work experience in Office Administration work; 
• Be proficient in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint; and
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills;

Job Specification

• Receive and respond to all incoming calls for the department and maintain detailed records of all the issues, especially those not addressed satisfactorily;
• Attend to all incoming clients and refer them on who should assist;
• Prepare general correspondence i.e memos requesting for cheques and follow-up with finance for payment
• Collect all incoming mail from the mailroom and distribute for further action;
• Organize departmental meetings and ensure minutes of the meeting are sent to the departmental members on time;
• Maintain the Head of Department’s diary and book appointments as well as travel arrangements for the HOD;
• Manage departmental stationery re-order levels and request for departmental equipment’s when need arises including branches (Brochures);
• Assist in compiling and maintaining departmental leave days; Ensure all machinery are operational i.e. printers, extensions;
• Maintain departmental files so that information is easily accessed and
• Perform other duties as instructed by Management;

Competencies

• Excellent communication skills;
• Reliable and Dependable;
• Honesty;
• Great Interpersonal Skills;
• Speed and Accuracy and
• Customer Focused.

How to Apply

If you are qualified and up to the challenge visitwww.altimaafrica.com/careers.php and apply online by 5pm 30th June 2015

Please note that only qualified candidates will be contacted

Our client is an Equal Opportunity Employer