CONTACT is recruiting a Administrative Assistant, to be based in Maputo, Mozambique.
Duties
- Reporting to the Site Director and the Managers, the Assistant - Generic’s main responsibilities include to:
- Acts as the point of contact between site director, executives, employees, clients, external partners and stakeholders;
- Ensure compliance with all relevant HSE requirements across works to promote a healthy and safe work environment;
- Follow up on administrative duties for the team such as preparation of mission orders, expense forms, leave schedules, timesheets etc.;
- Coordinates and manages the site director's complex and demanding agenda;
- Always handle strictly confidential and sensitive information with discretion;
- Negotiate and organize conference facility bookings, catering and accommodation arrangements for visitors;
- Receive and process invoices for payment; prepare agendas, background documents, and accurate meeting minutes;
- Follow up on action points and track completion with relevant stakeholders;
- Independently organize and coordinate high‑level and confidential meetings, management meetings, visits;
- Prioritize daily flow of information to the site director and managers in a timely and accurate manner;
- Independently assesses incoming correspondence and redirects to the appropriate leadership team member;
- Prepare, consolidate, and format high‑level reports, dashboards, and briefing documents for management reviews, governance meetings, internal and external stakeholders;
- Maintains and updates the site organizational chart in coordination with HR and managers;
- Develop and maintain professional presentations (powerpoint) aligned with corporate standards;
- Responsible for organization and maintenance of the filing and database systems;
- Develops and implements improvements for information management in the share point;
- Assist in completing forms in accordance with company procedures and policies as may be required by the entity;
- Receiving calls, visitors, handling their inquiries and directing them to the appropriate persons;
- Handle stock records, requisition orders and follow up accordingly in SAP;
- Actively participate and follow up on the organization of all required events;
- Participate in HSE reporting as required;
- Carry out any other duties that may be assigned to him/her by the line manager;
- Assist to gather and validates "lessons learnt" from all project team and provides feedback;
- To keep informed the project management team of matters related to the office spaces;
- To liaise with other assistants for ensuring whole consistency of the organization of their work.
Requisites
- Bachelor’s degree in business-related area or equivalent;
- Minimum of 03 years’ of experience in administrative and secretarial work including but not limited to drafting reports, organizing meetings, travel and accommodation booking;
- Advanced experience in database management including MS access, word, project, excel and power point;
- Very Good command of English knowledge (both written and spoken);
- Good communication, organizational skills;
- Capabilities to take workload & work under pressure;
- Able to work in a multicultural and cross-functional environment;
- Living in the local area of the job will be an advantage.
Benefits
- The possibility of working in a Company that offers salary conditions compatible with the level of experience and level of responsibility of the role, as well as opportunities for personal development
Notes
- Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted