Administrative Assistant

Job Description

Title: Administrative Assistant

Company Name: The International Food Policy Research Institute

Vacancy: Undefined

Job Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor's degree plus a minimum of two years of work experience.

Experience Requirements:
∎ Na

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Assist the Country Representative and the Senior Finance and Administrative Manager of IFPRI-Bangladesh in day-to-day administrative matters.
∎ Assist in organizing special events, including meetings and conferences and training events. This function will include venue reservation, distribution of invitations and follow up, printing briefs and other materials, food catering and other functions, as needed.
∎ Prepare graphs and tables, and edit and format reports, journal articles, discussion papers, manuscripts, proposals, questionnaires, and other documents as needed per IFPRI guidelines.
∎ Make travel arrangements for senior IFPRI researchers and, if appropriate, project collaborators. Make hotel reservations for visitors, assist in coordinating visa applications, request for itineraries, issuance of air and/or train tickets etc.
∎ Receive and transfer telephone calls and receive visitors at the reception desk.
∎ Procure office supplies and maintain stock inventory for the office.
∎ Perform other duties as assigned by the management.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Excellent oral and written English language skills.
∎ Demonstrated experience handling confidential matters.
∎ Proficiency with computers, including experience with MS Office, especially Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint required.
∎ Excellent typing skills required; 50-65 wpm preferred (English); Bangla typing skill is preferred.
∎ Ability to handle multiple tasks and prioritize work responsibly with minimal supervision.
∎ Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work independently.

Salary:
∎ IFPRI offers a multicultural, collegial research environment with competitive salary and excellent benefits. IFPRI is an international and equal opportunity organization and believes that diversity of its staff contributes to its excellence.

Application Deadline: May 2, 2019

Company Information:
∎ The International Food Policy Research Institute
∎ Business : IFPRI is one of the international agricultural research institutes organized under the umbrella of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). The mandate of IFPRI is to identify and analyze alternative national and international strategies and policies for meeting world food needs in ways that conserve the natural resource base, with emphasis on low income and on the poorer groups in the countries.

Category: General Management/Admin

Source: bdjobs.com

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