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Administration Intern at Save the Children

  • Job Type Contract
  • Qualification BA/BSc/HND
  • Experience
  • Location Nairobi
  • Job Field Administration / Secretarial  , Internships / Volunteering 

Administration Intern at Save the Children

Administration Intern

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Day to Day Administrative tasks 

  • Handling incoming and outgoing correspondences for the office.
  • Issuing stationaries and Consumable supplies.
  • Monitoring inventory levels to ensure store records match between the physical stock and bin cards.
  • Performing clerical tasks such as filing, recording deliveries and tracking parcels.
  • Help in maintaining trackers and reports in excel.
  • Contributing to the improvement of administrative processes and efficiency.
  • Completing additional tasks as assigned on ad-hoc job basis.
  • Support with Invitation letters when needed.
  • Support with payment processing when needed.

Other duties through Job shadowing:

  • Supporting in management of admin stores by maintaining store records and conducting regular inventory checks to ensure stock are maintained above the reorder level. Implementing FIFO effectively during issuance.
  • Supporting event management, booking accommodation, conferences and outside catering, from sourcing to payment processing.
  • Gain knowledge on GPE (General Programme Equipment) management. 
  • Learning how to use Cost Benefit Tracking tool to analyse and report on cost efficiency.
  • Learn travel management, from receipt of approved TAR to placing a booking and ticket payment.
  • Support with the front office management.

Child Safeguarding: 

  • The Administration Intern has an obligation to ensure he/she fully understands the provisions of the Child Safeguarding Policy, the Code of Conduct and related policies. He/she must conduct him/herself in accordance with the rules of the Child Safeguarding Policy, in his/her personal and professional lives – which includes reporting suspicions of child abuse.
  • The Administration Intern must ensure the way he/she is carrying out his/her work is not putting children at risk (or further risk).

SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)

Accountability:

  • Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
  • Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved

Ambition:

  • Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves (and their team), takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages others to do the same
  • Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
  • Future orientated, thinks strategically

Collaboration:

  • Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, members and external partners and supporters
  • Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
  • Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to

Creativity:

  • Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
  • Willing to take disciplined risks

Integrity:

  • Honest, encourages openness and transparency

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

  • A degree in Business Administration or any other relevant degree.
  • Attachment or Internship experience with other organisation will be an added value.
  • Possess proficiency in Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint). 
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Strong and proven experience in people and relationship management.
  • Diligent, organized and meticulous
  • Thrives in a fast pace, constantly changing environment
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Has a good eye for detail
  • Is responsible and dependable
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office/Google Docs and Sheets preferable
  • Willing to learn
  • Comply with the requirements of Save the Children’s Child Safeguarding Policy and other Global Policies
  • Commitment to Save the Children Value

Method of Application

Interested and qualified? Go to Save the Children on hcri.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com to apply

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