Project Assistant Intern Jobs at Oxford Business Group

Job Title: Project Assistant Intern

Organisation: Oxford Business Group

Location:  Nairobi

Role: The Project Assistant’s role is to provide administrative assistance to the Country Director, but has growth potential depending on outward performance.

This role requires extensive training, and we are seeking a candidate eager to develop and learn.

The ideal applicant has recently graduated university, and is in need of practical real world work experience.

Key Responsibilities:

Office Administration

• Meets with the Country Director daily to discuss the daily and weekly priorities
• Arranges meetings
• Organises the Country Director’s daily agenda, schedule, and CRM system
• Collects artwork and submits to the head office
• Helps organise delivery of books with the project coordinator (both to advertisers and to other contacts requested)
• Ensures that she/he is available on phone / on line at all times, especially  when staff is out of office for meetings
• PR Assistance
• Liaises with Country Director about spontaneous PR meetings
• Provide assistance to the Project Coordinator for the Academic Programme to create partnerships between OBG and universities, and sign up students
• Participation at conferences where OBG serve as media partners and assistance to the Project Coordinator with the OBG stand. Contact with the event organisers to ensure the smooth running of the events.

Editorial Assistance

• Assists the advertising staff with their research
• Assists the editorial staff with their research (helping read local papers and cutting out informative articles daily, assist to find the most appropriate local analysts, assist the staff or analysts to find interesting companies/organisations/institutions within each sector for interviews)
• Helps in sending letters for published interviews for The Report: Kenya 2014
• Assists with extensive writing requirements
• Finance Administration
• Liaises with the head office to receive the invoices, proof read invoices and check accuracy, send invoices to clients
• Works with head office to ensure timely collection of invoices – close follow up with clients for payment including meeting with them if necessary.

Key Requirements:

• Excellent English
• Able to use MS Office Applications
• Works with utmost professionalism
• Relevant experience in research and writing
• Strong planning, organisation and administrative skills
• Eager to learn and be trained appropriately
• Good communication skills, strong customer orientation with excellent phone etiquette, able to handle high volume calls
• Experience in the sales support or customer relations operations – not a must but a strong asset
• Capable of completing job with accuracy

How to Apply

All applicants should send a CV and cover letter to Ousamma Laatiris at olaatiris@oxfordbusinessgroup.com.

Compensation to be discussed.

Closing Date: 13 January 2014

Internship Vacancies at Kenya National Commission on Human Rights

Job Title: Interns - Open
Purpose: Internship in various departments and Mombasa regional   Office
Duration: One Year
Location: Head office and Mombasa regional offices
Start Date: 1st February, 2013

The Commission is inviting applications from young, industrious, honest, self driven, analytical graduates with relevant degrees or diplomas to apply for various intern positions in the following departments: Human Resource and Administration, Finance, Complaints and Investigations, Reforms and Accountability, Public Affairs and Communication, Economic Social and Cultural Rights, Public Education and Training, Monitoring and Evaluation, Research and Compliance and Mombasa Regional Office.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

    To work closely with programme staff in order to learn from the work of the commission in its various department

Skills, Experience and Academic Qualifications.

    A degree/Diploma from a recognized university in a relevant field.
    Good ICT skills.
    Proven research capability.
    Ability to work effectively and take guidance from seniors.
    Excellent Interpersonal and communication skills.
    Commitment to social justice.
    Some exposure in a relevant field will be an added advantage.

Other Attributes

In addition to the above qualifications for all the positions above, the suitable candidates should posses the following skills and attributes:

    Good communication skill, both written and oral, interpersonal , organization   and report writing skills.
    High integrity, Honesty, transparency and self discipline.
    Attention to detail.
    Ability to work effectively with others in a team environment.



How to Apply:
If you posses the qualities and specifications as listed, please send your application, together with a detailed C.V, a daytime telephone contact, and names and telephone contacts of three referees, indicating the position you have applied for and the preferred department/location (for Intern and Driver positions) by 9th January, 2013 to:

The Commission Secretary
Kenya National Commission on Human Rights
Lenana Road, CVS Plaza, 1st floor P O Box 74359-00200 NAIROBI
Email: recruitments@knchr.org


Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. KNCHR is an equal opportunity employer and offers a competitive remuneration commensurate to qualifications and experience.