The World Bank Kenya Administrative Officer

Administrative Officer

Local 2 year Term Appointment, Nairobi, Kenya

Job No# 122049

Closing Date September 17, 2012

The World Bank‘s Country Office in Kenya plays an increasing regional role, including supporting regional units that serve the entire continent, as well as the Country Director for the Sudan and South Sudan and the Global Center on Conflict, Security, and Development.

These units, plus regional sector, and several non-operational units, have created the need for an Administrative Officer.

The selected candidate will report to the Country Director (Kenya) or his/her delegate.

The World Bank is looking to appoint a high caliber team leader who will be innovative, and capable of navigating the shortest path through the Bank’s internal processes to deliver quality work and strike the right balance between technical excellence, country knowledge, and client focus.

This position is critical to the overall performance of the Bank at the Kenya duty location.

The selected candidate will supervise the Bank’s administrative functions at the Kenya duty location.

The incumbent will supervise about a dozen Bank staff and several contract staff.

The position entails interacting with the Resource Management (RM), Corporate Real Estate (GSDCR), Corporate Security (GSDCS), Health Services Dept HSD, IT, Administration and Client Support (ACS), Human Resources (HRS) and management teams, and a wide spectrum of sector staff and the external business community.

S/he will interact frequently with government or other similar organizations; and provide mentoring and guidance to junior staff.

The responsibilities will include:

(i) General Office Administration;

(ii) Manage the administrative team;

(iii) Management of administrative procurement contracts and processes;

(iv) Participate in office aesthetics and greenery efforts in liaison with the Facilities Manager and be part of the Facilities Consultancy Group;

(v) Manage office transportation and transportation policy;

(vi) Management of Events and visiting missions.

The successful candidate will be holder of

(i) Bachelor’s degree, preferably in business administration or related field with 5 years’ experience in the Administration/Resource Management area, with at least 3 years in a supervisory capacity acquired in a large international organization or a large national or multinational corporation;

(ii) Demonstrated ability to lead and supervise diverse resources and staff; with high sensitivity to cost effectiveness, quality and timeliness of delivery;

(iii) Capacity to deal sensitively in multi-cultural environment and build effective working relations with clients and colleagues at all levels.

For the full job descriptions and full selection criteria, for all the positions; qualified candidates are requested to visit and submit an electronic application through the World Bank careers website: www.worldbank.org/careers and click on Employment opportunities >professional/technical staff opportunities >current vacancies > job No. (Indicated on the specific job advert above).

Email or paper/postal applications will not be considered.

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

The World Bank Group is committed to achieving diversity in terms of gender, nationality, culture and educational background.

Individuals with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply.