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Administrative Assistant 1

Lashkar-Gah (LAK)

  • Organization: ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross
  • Location: Lashkar-Gah (LAK)
  • Grade: Administrative support - Administrative Services and Support - Generally no need for Higher Education
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Operations and Administrations
    • Administrative support
  • Closing Date:

Reports to (role)

  • Head of Unit

Purpose

Administrative Assistant 1 provides secretarial and/or administrative support.

Accountabilities & Functional responsibilities

ACCOUNTABILITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

  • Functional Responsibilities:
  • Updates and retrieves data in/from specialized tools and databases. 
  • Creates and maintains paper or electronic files up-to-date. 
  • Follow-up on specific processes. 
  • Drafts and finalizes correspondence, bordereaux, internal presentations, meeting minutes and other documents; shares information among users. 
  • Updates the timeline, tables and charts, schedule and other tools and ensures invoices are followed up on. 
  • Prepares for meetings by setting up rooms and materials, including technical set-up for conference calls, presentations and video conferences. 
  • Carries out secretarial tasks such as making photocopies, destroying documents and managing stationary stocks. 
  • Applies information-management instructions and ensures compliance with procedures.
  • May be called upon to manage petty cash.

SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES 

  • Ortho Work - Office activities (Secretarial duties)
  • Photocopies and distributes messages to all concerned departments.
  • Pays the salaries.
  • Opens individual file and keeps it up-to-date at all time.
  • Prepares and co-signs employment contract and other
  • Contractual documents.
  • Records and follows-up absences.
  • Provides statistics or other reports when required.
  • Be aware of the Orthopaedic Centre's activities and objectives

People management responsibilities

Yes

Scope & Impact

  • Geographical remit: delegation-level (field) or headquarters.
  • Financial remit: prepares and follows up on invoices (for meetings, etc.).

Relationships

  • Internally, interacts with staff within the delegation or headquarters.
  • Externally, interacts with commercial providers.

Certifications / Education required

  • High school diploma or equivalent training.
  • Excellent command of English; other languages an asset.
  • Computer skills, including Microsoft Office suite.

Professional Experience required

  • Two years' experience in a secretarial position.

Our Values

  • At the ICRC, we value impact, collaboration, respect, and compassion. We seek candidates who demonstrate behaviors based on these shared values. For more information on the ICRC values, please visit this
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