Operations Assistant Job in Kenya - Busara Center for Behavioral Economics

The Busara Center for Behavioral Economics is seeking qualified individuals for the position of Operations Assistant. 

This is a high-level administrative support role working with the Director of Operations and the Operations team. 

This person will maintain documentation systems as well as providing copy-editing, meeting notes, and general operations project support.
 

Responsibilities:

• Act as support to Operations Team in performing business operations duties.
• Assist in copy-edits and drafting of internal operation procedures and documents as needed.
• Coordinate with Director to schedule meetings and to provide follow-ups.
• Support the Operations Team in managing and resolving operational issues.
• Participate in a wide variety of meetings and disseminate minutes of meetings to internal and external audiences.
• Sort and distribute documents, mail, and other materials to respective personnel.
• Store, file and retrieve corporate documents and reports as and when needed.
• Order, store and organize all office supplies.
• Manage incoming and outgoing letters and packages.
• Perform general office administrative and clerical duties.
• Assist with procurement process and reconcile payments and receipts to various parties on time.
• Documenting and filing communications, documents, and reports to support day-to-day operations functions.
• Assist in organizational knowledge management processes and systems.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in business management, procurement, social sciences, public policy, public administration or similar.
• 1-3 years work experience in fast-paced organizations.
• Strong communications skills; must have the ability to communicate accurately and clearly both orally and in writing to both internal and external audiences.
• Superior organizational skills, strong attention to detail and strong problem solving skills.
• Knowledge of office management systems and procedures.
• Excellent time management skills and ability to multi-task and prioritize work.
• Proficiency in MS Office.

**Local candidates only**

To apply, please submit your CV and cover letter to jobs@busaracenter.org and ensure that the subject line reads:

"Operations Assistant REF NO: OA-16-2-22"

Deadline to Apply: March 18, 2016