Office Assistant/Interpreter Job

LEONARD CHESHIRE Disability INTERNATIONAL 

OUTLINE JOB DESCRIPTION  

JOB TITLE: Office Assistant/Interpreter 

LOCATION: East & North African Regional Office 

1. Main purpose of the job

The Office assistant will provide administrative and programme support to staff in the region office and projects. 

2. Position in the Organization

Responsible to the Regional Programme Manager 

3. Scope of job

To provide support to the Regional Office in Nairobi 

4. Duties and responsibilities
• Providing administrative support to projects.
• Responsible for sign language interpretation during presentations, meetings, workshops and conferences.
• Assist staff in understanding sign language.
• Assist in reception duties such as answering and making calls, confirming appointments and welcoming visitors.
• Liaise with Project Officers on providing regular feed backs on case studies.
• Responsible for photocopying the office forms, and project materials and ensuring that they are available at all times when required.
• Ensuring that project files are up to date.
• Make advance preparation during staff meeting and other meeting that the office is represented and taking notes/minutes.
• To participate in any other aspect of the regional office as directed by the Regional Programme Manager.

 

5. DIMENSIONS AND LIMITS OF AUTHORITY

 

• Expenditure will be subject to the approval of the Regional Programme Manager

 

6. PERSON SPECIFICATION

 

	ESSENTIAL
Work experience/Knowledge	Experience of working in a team Experience of working at a front desk, making phone calls, using internet and e-mails. Experience or knowledge of working in the voluntary sector Understanding of the impact of disability Experience of interaction with schools, children, disabled children Experience of putting together written reports
Skills	Excellent oral and written English communication skills Good organizational skills Good understanding of sign language Ability to work independently and as part of the team Ability to manage a varied workload Computer skills, spanning Microsoft applications and other key data processing software Social interaction skills
Other Factors	Ability to travel to schools and families to meet teachers and pupils and parents A positive attitude towards disability A genuine commitment to the values and ethos of Leonard Cheshire

 
 
   Please send your application letter, CV and list of three references by email before 14^th/06/2010 to info@lcd-enar.org .  
 
 

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