Executive Assistant to Country Representative
Job Description
Title: Executive Assistant to Country Representative
Company Name: Mennonite Central Committee
Vacancy: Undefined
Job Location: Dhaka
Employment Status: Full-time, Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor's Degree in administration, management, or any other relevant field.
Job Context:
∎ Mennonite Central Committee Bangladesh (MCCB) is a program of Mennonite Central Committee (MCC), has been working in Bangladesh for over 40 years, working with the marginalized and vulnerable to increase their capacities and provide greater hope for the future.
∎ Job Context: This position is to provide support for the Country Representative and to help manage correspondence and daily work. It is important that this person has a high level of initiative and can work independently. This position is also responsible for ensuring Gender balance within our National Staffing and for our program participants. This is a critically important position to MCC Bangladesh.
∎ Employment Status: Full-time or contract.
Job Responsibilities:
∎ To watch and prioritize MCC Country Rep email and to give initial responses as needed.
∎ To research, prepare reports, documents and drafts of official correspondence for CR and to complete documents appropriately.
∎ To help CR to gain a culturally sensitive perspective as it relates to all of MCCB relationships inside MCC and externally.
∎ To attend meeting and take notes/ minutes for CR as required.
∎ To monitor reporting of program projects; flag and match them with proposals.
∎ To collaborate with All levels of staff to develop and implement an effective office environment.
∎ To communicate with our field offices/ persons as needed and when requested.
∎ To participate in discussion regarding National Staff Policy and flag future proposed changes.
∎ To assist in translation of information: English to Bengali and Bengali to English.
∎ To monitor and plan gender balance for national staff and program participants.
∎ Providing necessary supports to Foreign Service Workers by communicating with the local people.
∎ Contact with the Government agencies, other INGOs and NGOs when requested.
∎ Accompanying MCCB visitors to travel around various places of Bangladesh when requested
∎ To complete other tasks as requested.
Additional Requirements:
∎ Fluency in both English and Bengali speaking and writing including making correspondence independently.
∎ Ability to work well under pressure, communicate appropriately and maintain confidentiality.
∎ Having a helping attitude above and beyond the assigned responsibilities.
∎ Experience in office management, working with foreigners, etc. will be treated as a plus.
Salary:
∎ Attractive salary will be offered to the deserving candidate along with other benefits as per organization policy.
Application Deadline: May 2, 2019
Company Information:
∎ Mennonite Central Committee
∎ Address : 4/10 Iqbal Road, Block-A, Mohammadpur, Dhaka-1207 Bangladesh.
∎ Web : https://mccbangladesh.wordpress.com
∎ Business : It is an international NGO that has been working in the development field of Bangladesh since 1970. It started activity in Bangladesh through relief work in the aftermath of a devastating tropical cyclone of 1970 when approximately half a million people lost their lives. Today, it continues to work in Bangladesh through expatriate and national staff. We work together with churches and other partner organizations, striving towards sustainable communities where all people can live together in peace.
Category: NGO/Development
