Job description
Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40 countries around the world, we partner to put bold solutions into action - helping people triumph over adversity and build stronger communities from within now, and for the future.
Mercy Corps has worked in Nigeria since 2012, focusing its programming on adolescent girls’ empowerment, economic development, conflict mitigation, and humanitarian response.
We are recruiting to fill this position
Job Description
- Facilitate the smooth flowing of routine, administrative work of the Mercy Corps office and program support operations;
- Enforce adherence to Mercy Corps administrative, IT, HR and logistics procedures and staff policies by support staff;
- Responsible for the smooth running of the following office functions: receiving visitors and ensuring they are going to the right offices
- Responsible for all travel and accommodation arrangements for Mercy Corps guests and staff in Maiduguri.
- Ensuring all photocopiers, printers, scanners, mail services, telephones etc are running within the office and any calls for repairs or maintences needed are properly reported to the right department focal persons.
- Oversees cleaners, gardeners that will maintain office premises are cleaned and general cleanliness is maintained.
- Oversee the smooth flow of routine, administrative work in Maiduguri office is in compliance with mercy corps field administration manual and national staff policy handbook.
- Responsible for maintaining an accurate inventory of office supplies to include stationery, consumables and cartridges/tonner.
- Conduct him/herself both professionally and personally in such a manner as to bring credit to mercy corps and not to jeopardize its humanitarian mission
- Ensure compliance with security procedures and policies as determined by Mercy Corps Country Program.
- Proactively ensure that team members operate in a secure environment and are aware of policies.
Candidate Requirements
- Minimum 2 years’ experience in office administration roles;
- Good computer skills– at a minimum strong familiarity with Microsoft Word, Excel and other common Windows programs.
- Must be an independent thinker and have strong organizational skills;
- Minimum of a degree in business or public administration, social work, education or other related field.
- Demonstrated excellence in administration, particularly in a multi-cultural environment, including staff training, motivation, and discipline
- Good writing and communications skills.
- Demonstrated attention to detail, ability to follow procedures, meet deadlines and work independently and cooperatively with team members.
- Good negotiation and representation skills and the ability to work comfortably with an ethnically diverse staff.
- Ability to demonstrate innovative approaches to solving problems.
- Ability to communicate fluently verbally and in writing in English Hausa, and preferably also in Kanuri.
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