POSITION: OFFICE ASSISTANT

LOCATION: E-MAC TANZANIA HEAD OFFICE, NGARAMTONI-KILIMAMOTO AREA

WORKDAYS: MONDAY TO FRIDAY

E-MAC TANZANIA AT A GLANCE

E-mac Tanzania is a  registered  Non-Governmental  Organization with a  registration number  00NGO/00006226 under the  Non-Governmental Organizations  Act  2002,  with the legal capacity to operate in  Tanzania mainland.  E- mac envisions an empowered community with sustainable well-being.  Its’  mission is to empower marginalized communities including women and girls for well-being through the promotion of sustainable initiatives and networking with other like-minded partners.  E-mac  Tanzania has implemented projects in   Morogoro   DC, Mvomero  DC,  Gairo  DC,  Simanjiro  DC,  Arusha  DC,  Arusha  CC, and  Rungwe  DC.  These programs cover various thematic areas including Sexual  Reproductive  Health,  HIV,  TB,  Malaria,  Maternal  Neonatal and  Child  Health, WASH, and entrepreneurship, fighting FGM, and life skills.

Achievements of these programs include but are not limited to 1. Capacity building: to 92 Community Owned Water Supply organizations (COWSOs)  leaders and  10  schools’  committees.  2.  a  total of  10242  population has been reached for Arusha DC and Arusha CC on promotion and awareness creation about Sexual Reproductive Health and  Rights,  Menstrual  Health  Management and a  population of  115  has been trained in the campaign to end gender-based violence notably Female Genital Cutting in Simanjiro DC.

E-mac Tanzania has a team of rigorous staff with a clear will to achieve the organization’s mission and currently seeks to add to its list an office assistant. Preferably female, the assistant is expected to generally internalize E-mac’s vision and mission as such upon successfully securing the job, staff will adjust to the busy working environment.

Summary

• An office assistant is responsible for ensuring that the office functions efficiently and smoothly. In order for this to happen, the office assistant provides clerical, secretarial, and administrative support to other employees working in the office. E-MAC’s human resource approach is for every employee to work in the most comfortable and free environment, professionally act in one’s job scope while maintaining a harmonious relationship with the rest of the staff. The Office Assistant will work closely with officers and office managers.

 

Duties

The office assistant will execute the following duties and responsibilities:

(a)    Communication

• Use a personal computer/desktop computers and a host of other office software applications, including word processing, email, and file management tools such as
• Greet customers or other personnel of the organization by phone, in person, or through electronic media (zoom, Microsoft teams), and e-mail. Assistant will enter data and forward paperwork
• Assess the needs of beneficiaries and provide relevant information concerning the services, procedures, and guidelines of the

 

 

(b)    Administration, Staff Welfare and Office Tidying

• Handle requests and transactions, or direct the matter or person to the proper unit or level of
• Assist in resolving problems and complaints raised by unsatisfied beneficiaries/customers.
• Prepare files and documents in MS-Word by using predefined templates or by creating them from the scratch.
• May be asked to make PowerPoint presentations and use databases or
• Operate office equipment like fax machines, printers, and photocopy machines and make copies of various documents as
• May act as a receiver of mail and correspondence for the work
• Responsible for opening or reviewing correspondence and determining proper action to be
• Responsible for unit supplies and inventories, including tracking status and orders. I Will make sure every unit has enough supplies and will request when they fall
• File documents; develop and modify filing practices – this includes the usage of electronics in addition to paper records.
• Coordinate and organize unit activities and functions like meetings; schedule, obtain use of rooms and set up the rooms and equipment to be used
• Keep all office rooms, latrines, and office surroundings tidy and well kept. Will report immediately any deficit, leakage, or damage in the
• Prepare meals for staff. Assistant will prepare and serve 2 meals for staff: Breakfast and Lunch. Will keep an inventory of kitchenware and make sure all supplies are

 

Resume

• Preferably but not limited to residents of Arusha, applicants of this job position will possess the following qualifications and skills:

 

(a)    Academic Qualifications Basic

• A form four or form six leaver
• Possessing a certificate or diploma in secretarial and office cleaning studies from a NACTE recognized college/institution.
• Applicant should be between 18 to 35 years of

Added Advantage

1. Certificate or diploma in culinary and or nutrition
2. On-the-job experience
3. Resident of

 

(b)    Skills

• Flexibility and ability to prioritize new tasks as they come
• Interpersonal communication. Should be able to communicate fluently in English and Swahili
• Able to manage
• Ability to provide professional customer
• Able to develop desirable client and public relations
• Must be computer and technologically literate. Able to operate tools such as computers, photocopiers, scanners, and printers
• Attentive to details. Assistant will prepare documents that would be shared with the public and therefore should be attentive to details avoiding typos for such important
• The assistant must be very confidential. Important information about the organization is shared through letters and e-mails accessible by

 

Remuneration

• The successful applicant will be offered a monthly salary based on E-mac’s salary scales.

 

Application

• Interested applicants should prepare (on their own) and submit their word-processed CV and Cover Letter detailing their interest to work with e-mac in the post
• The application should be attached with a birth certificate and relevant academic

 

Submission

Prepare one (1) PDF

• The application package should not exceed five (5) pages and a size limit of 2 MB
• Application package with subject/title APPLICATION FOR OFFICE ASSISTANT JOB POST should be submitted via sleonard@emac.or.tz; Cc bbanda@emac.or.tz and info@emac.or.tz.Any application submitted through other means will not be accepted.
• AN APPLICATION WHICH WILL NOT FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS LISTED IN ‘Application’ and ‘Submission’
• SUBTITLES ABOVE SHALL BE NULLIFIED.

 

Deadline

• All applications should reach the email addresses above by Friday 29^th January 2021 at 2359hrs.
• Because of voluminous applications, we regret that we won’t reply to every applicant and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Thus, consider yourself unsuccessful if you don’t hear from us in one week after the application deadline.