Office Manager

About American University of Afghanistan

Job Summary

Job Summary:
The International Center for Afghan Women's Economic Development (ICAWED) at the American University of Afghanistan (AUAF) is seeking through innovative training, education, and hand-on-experience in various emerging industries to bolster the role of women in business across the Afghan economy. Through career training and internships with emerging Afghan industries, ICAWED, Intends to nurture talent and bolster small business initiatives.In order to smooth the administrative and financial processes, The International Center for Afghan Women’s Economic Development (ICAWED) at the American University of Afghanistan (AUAF) is seeking applicants to hire an Office manager to assist in following areas:

Duties & Responsibilities

The Office Manager Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:


Perform as a focal point/liaison between AUAF department and ICAWED

Proven budgeting and financial management, grants management, and event management skills

Write letter and documents to government ministries on behalf of ICAWED (in dari language) as directed by the ICAWED Director

Assist in overall Administrative activities of the ICAWED

Process and follow up financial , Procurement, and administrative documentation of the ICAWED with relevant department within AUAF;

Follow up with relevant department for booking flights and accommodation for staff of women center for travels and guests/visitors and advised;

Maintain a proper electronic and hard copy file tracking system of all documents (in/out) of the ICAWED;

Assist and facilitate networking and coordination among afghan business women for meeting and/or events at the ICAWED;

Assist in ensuring timely information exchange with relevant partners and other stakeholders as necessary;

Prepare minutes and discussion notes of the meeting and discussion with ministries;

Arrange transport for ICAWED meetings

Take active part in arranging logistic and administrative issues of events at the ICAWED;

Report to director of ICAWED on regular basis;

Travel to provinces for official purpose when required;

Keep track of movement schedule of the Executive Director of ICAWED

Perform any other assigned task by Director of ICAWED

Job Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.


A Bachelor’s degree in management or any relevant field. Master degree will be preferred.

A strong Dari communication is required in both written and spoken

At least four years of administrative, liaison and program budgeting experience

Good networking and interpersonal skills in Dari and English languages

Strong conflict resolution skill

Willingness to travel nationally

Great knowledge of computer skills (word, Excel, Power point)

Submission Guideline

Applicants must submit their resume and cover letter in one document as PDF or MS Word electronically. Applications are accepted in English only. Please include “Office Manager” in the subject line of the email.
Application Deadline: All applications must be submitted on or before August 15th, 2017. After reviews of the applicants, interviews for the finalists will be set up in Kabul on the AUAF Campus.

Functional Area

Administrative

Countries

Submission Email

nationaljobs@auaf.edu.af

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