Office Assistant at International Potato Center

Ref: 2016/033/NRS/SSA

The International Potato Center (CIP) is seeking an Office Assistant to work in our CIP office based in Eldoret, Kenya.
The Center: CIP is a not-for-profit international agricultural research-for-development organization with a focus on potato, sweetpotato, and Andean roots and tubers. Its vision is of roots and tubers improving the lives of the poor.

The Position:

• The Office Assistant will be responsible for keeping the office and surrounding area clean.
• The Assistant is expected to be courteous to staff and visitors and provide a welcoming environment to the office.

Office Assistant Job Tasks & Responsibilities

The principal tasks and responsibilities include the following:

• Keep the office premises and surrounding area clean and tidy (cleaning, dusting, mopping and drying floors, windows, furniture and kitchen equipment);
• Make tea/coffee for CIP staff and visitors;
• Replenish consumables (soap, tissue, paper towels) on regular basis;
• Keep an update on the conditions of office items and kitchen equipment;
• Weekly count of office items and recording them;
• Photocopying and Binding;
• Carrying out messenger duties (e.g. posting parcels, banking services, payment of bills, obtaining quotations);
• Make sure the office is locked properly at the end of the day;
• Any other duty assigned by the supervisor within the overall function of the job.

The successful Office Assistant will have:

Requirements for Office Assistant Job

• A KCSE Certificate as minimum educational qualification;
• Fluency in English and Swahili required;

Conditions:

• The employment contract will be for a two-year term (with three months’ probation period) with the possibility of renewal subject to performance and availability of funds.