Apply: African Development Bank| Recruitment, Senior Administrative Assistant

Apply: Recruitment Of Team Assistant At The African Development Bank

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Company Brief

The African Development Bank is the premier pan-African development institution, promoting economic growth and social progress across the continent. There are 80 member states, including 54 in Africa (Regional Member Countries).

The Bank’s development agenda is delivering financial and technical support for transformative projects that will significantly reduce poverty through inclusive and sustainable economic growth.

Job Description

The company is hiring a well educated and experienced individual for this job

Listed below is what there is to know about the job

Responsibilities

  • Receive and register all incoming and outgoing documents of the Department;
  • Ensure that documents presented for the Director’s signature are complete, with necessary attachments and background documents;
  • Draft general or administrative correspondence on own initiative or on the basis of instructions and finalize for the Director’s signature;
  • Verify that outgoing correspondence is presented in accordance with the Bank’s accepted formats and check on probable typographical errors, presentation, completeness and procedural accuracy of all documents submitted to the Director for clearance, approval or signature;
  • Review and classify priority and important correspondences and submit accordingly;
  • Follow-up and ensure that target dates and deadlines are met using appropriate tracking tools and that correspondence and queries are responded to in a timely manner;
  • Channel correspondence for action by the Director or sends directly to the concerned Division, if necessary.

Qualification

  1. Hold at least a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Commerce, Administration or related discipline;
  2. Training in secretarial Science and/or Administration and Office Management is advantageous;
  3. Have a minimum of four (4) years of relevant and practical experience in administrative and secretarial roles, in similar offices of international Organizations, Development Banks or similar institutions;
  4. Having private sector experience will be an added advantage;
  5. Good knowledge of administration and office support services, including systems and procedures;
  6. Good coordination skills – methodical and self-organized;
  7. Demonstrable commitment to delivering excellent customer service focused reception and administration service;
  8. Good interpersonal, planning and organizational skills;
  9. Ability to think quickly to respond to immediate requests;
  10. Flexibility to adapt, positive attitude towards change, and a constructive and creative approach to problem-solving;
  11. Proficiency in the use of standard equipment (computer, fax, scanner, photocopies, etc.);
  12. Communication;
  13. Problem Solving;
  14. Client Orientation;
  15. Team working;
  16. Operational Effectiveness;
  17. Innovation and Creativity;
  18. Attention to detail;
  19. Ability to communicate effectively (written and oral) in English or French, preferably with a working knowledge of the other;
  20. Competence in the use of standard Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, SAP and/or other integrated document management system).

Application Deadline

There is no deadline set for this job position at the time of publishing but be sure to get in touch with the business for further details.

How To Apply

To apply for this position send your CV and application letter to the official website. Visit here to apply