Office Assistant, Kabul

Vacancy No: USAID/306/09/39/OADA
Post Title: Office Assistant
Organization: USAID Afghanistan
Location: Kabul
Duration: 1 Year (extendable)
No of Post: 1
Sex: Male/ Female
Nationality: Afghan
Salary:
Date Announced: 2009-02-03
Closing Date: 2009-02-17

Background:
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Afghanistan is seeking applications from the Afghan nationals for the position of Office Assistant - Office of Alternative Development and Agriculture.
Position Grade-FSN:07

Duties & Responsibilities:
1. The incumbent provides support to the Office of Alternative Development and Agriculture and other team members to include: attending telephone and providing receptionist services; maintaining timekeeping leave and attendance records for the Office of Alternative Development and Agriculture; typing correspondence and cables; requesting office supplies and arranging meetings.

2. The incumbent will manage communications and records for the Office of Alternative Development and Agriculture., to include: filing material and maintaining the office filing system; receiving incoming correspondence and communications; reviewing outgoing communication, reports, etc for format, and grammar, as well as drafts non-technical correspondence.

3. Making travel arrangements, making arrangements for conferences; organizing the flow of clerical systems for the Office of Alternative Development and Agriculture.

Qualifications required:
Completion of High School (12th) is required. Some business school or college studies desirable.

Minimum three years of secretarial/admin experience in a reputable organization is required.

Submission Guideline:
Interested applicants from within the Mission should send their applications to email: ada0939@usaid.gov. Employees in probationary status are not eligible to apply.

Outside candidates: Should submit their application in the attached Employment Application Form along with their C.Vs to USAID by email to ada0939@usaid.gov. Application form can also be downloaded from USAID/Afghanistan website: http://afghanistan.usaid.gov.

Please note that applications without the completed form will not be considered. Closing date for submitting application is 02/17/2009 (1630 hrs). Any applications received after this date will not be considered. Please note that only short listed candidates for the interview will be notified.

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