Secretary

US Embassy is recruiting a Secretary, to be based in Maputo, Mozambique.

Duties

• The incumbent will provide secretarial and clerical support services to the Executive Office, and will directly support the Supervisory Executive Officer in coordination of responsibilities
• He/she will perform a variety of administrative tasks such as: facilitating the flow of documents for clearance through the EXO office
• Preparing translations of letters/documents; following-up on outstanding actions
• Writing complex, non-technical correspondence for review by the supervisor
• Preparing charts, tables using spreadsheets as requested by the supervisor
• Maintaining the supervisor’s calendar; coordinating all the arrangements for meetings and conferences
• Maintaining the filing system and serving as primary liaison with the Embassy and other US government agencies, for all administrative and general services coordination

Requisites

• Completion of High School. Five years of progressively responsible secretarial, administrative assistant, or substantive clerical experience
• At least two years of this work experience with an international, NGO, or donor organization office environment
• Fluency in English and Portuguese reading, writing and speaking

Notes

• Only short listed applicants will be contacted