Assistant to Director, Development Cooperation

The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) is an international development agency working in partnership with governmental institutions, NGOs, as well as with other national and international agencies. The goal of SDC is sustainable poverty reduction, focusing its programme support on the private sector development in agriculture, health as well as on governance and accountability. The Swiss Cooperation Office Tanzania is located in the Embassy of Switzerland in Dar es Salaam.

In order to strengthen our team we are currently looking for an

Assistant to Director, Development Cooperation

Job Description / Responsibility

 - Act as an administrative assistant to the Director (correspondence, appointment scheduling, planning, etc.)

 - Prepare and maintain minutes of weekly staff meetings

 - Support the Director in the coordination and follow-up of smaller projects

 - Travel management (purchase of domestic and international air tickets, hotel and vehicle booking).

 - Coordinate mission for incoming visitors, head office staff etc.

   

Requirements

Nationality, Age

 - Tanzanian

 - Age 28+

Education        

 - Master (in social science preferred)

 - Bachelor in Business Administration and/or MBA

 - Very strong communication skills in English (written and spoken (IELTS 7+)

Experience

 -  Min. 5 years working experience in administrative tasks, thereof a minimum of 2 years as senior secretary

 -  Experience with an international employer or foreign mission is a must

 -  Work experience in the development sector would be a strong advantage

Other skills

 - Excellent ICT skills, well versed in working with Ms Outlook, Word, Excel and Power Point

 - Excellent communication and typing skills (English and Swahili)

 - Very good organization skills; through knowledge of modern office procedures and practices

 - Analytical skills and able to meet deadlines while remaining organized and accurate

Interested candidates who fulfill the requirements are requested to submit the required application form (see our website) along with a motivation letter and a recent photograph by e-mail.

Embassy of Switzerland

HR Manager

79 Kinondoni Road

P.O. Box 23371

Dar es Salaam

E-mail applications shall be sent to: des.jobapplication@eda.admin.ch

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an assessment

Application Deadline 13 April 2014