Junior Assistant Country Officer

1. Position: Junior Assistant Country Officer
2. Location: Nairobi
3. Employment type: 1 year contract (renewable up to 4 years)

※After the selection process, the candidate will be registered with a staffing agency and will be dispatched from there.

1. To support administrative procedures of scholars who will go to and return from Japan
2. External affairs to contact, coordinate and negotiate with various levels of the project stakeholders (government officials and other organizations of Kenya and Japan)
3. To make necessary arrangements for recruitment and selection of scholars
4. To support procedure of sending and scholars to Japanese universities
5. Daily maintenance of the office equipment (Office equipment, stationeries, etc.)
6. Secretarial tasks such as a book keeping, data entry and management, drafting business / official documents, sending documents, etc

To assist an accounting works (Collection, sorting, making copy of invoices, etc.)

1. To assist Japanese officer and Senior Assistant Country Officer to implement JDS scholarship project
2. To conduct VISA & Stay Permit matters with local immigration department for Japanese guests
3. Other duties as assigned

1. Qualifications and Requirements:

1. Academic background Bachelor Degree
2. Work experience Minimum 3 year-experience of office work
3. Language skill Fluent English proficiency in speaking, writing, listening and reading.

Fluent Swahili language

1. Computer literacy Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, experience of TV conference through Zoom and Teams (Microsoft)
2. Overtime will be offered depends on working situation.
3. Good understanding of the government of the Republic of Kenya, government works and practices.
4. Good communication skills to maintain relationship with governmental authorities and scholars colleagues, and any Japanese and Kenyan people related to the JDS project
5. Sincere and faithful personality to comply with rules on works and attendance management.
6. High sense of responsibility, willingness to take initiative, meeting deadlines, pro-activity and team spirit are important assets
7. Willingness to understand the scholarship program, development/social issues in the Republic of Kenya, Japanese culture and society
8. Experience of working in international organization is preferable.

Accept and respect Japanese ways of thinking, customs, and manners.