Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, August 27, 2020 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Afya Mzuri is a Zambian local non-governmental health organization founded in 2003 with the ambition to be recognized as Zambia’s leading local expert in behaviour change, community empowerment and knowledge management. Its mission is to contribute to the national health response through empowering people and communities to adopt healthy behaviours through innovative and participatory approaches.
Afya Mzuri has an extensive background in behaviour change interventions, working in both urban and peri-urban settings to address health risks focusing on Gender, Sexual Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) and HIV Prevention since 2003. Afya Mzuri’s participatory approach aims at including target key populations including (but not limited to) adolescent girls and boys, young women and youths and inadequately serviced population.
Afya Mzuri’s service provision has expanded in recent years to focus on all aspects of health and wellbeing – specifically Tuberculosis (TB), malaria, maternal newborn & child health, nutrition, reproductive health, and lifestyle diseases.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit on a number of positions on the 5 years approved sub-award on TB Local Organization Network (TBLON) project under USAID Cooperative Agreement working with Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ). The project aims at strengthening public health responses and improving community awareness on TB in Southern Province of Zambia.
Administrative Assistant (01 Lusaka) .

Roles and Responsibilities:
• Provide dynamic and proactive administrative support to the AHRM and other team staff.
• Processes and submits all expenses requests as per the stipulated submission procedures as well as follow up the process proactively.
• Facilitate procurement and availability of all required office supplies.
• Ensures payments for office utilities such as electricity is processed in time;
• Maintain an active log system on all logistics orders and deliveries.
• Maintain a good hard and soft copy filling system on all programme correspondence and other documentation;
• Maintain a good stock and inventory management of assets.
• Coordinate transport routing and drivers in line with transport policy.
• Manages and organizes programme events such as trainings, meetings, activities etc.
• Schedules and prepares for meetings and take minutes as requested.
• Manages the organisation calendar;
• Ensure office premises are maintained in good order;
• In addition, perform any other duties as may be assigned.

Job Skills: Not Specified

Qualifications:
• Diploma in business administration, degree will be an added advantage or relevant equivalent.
• Ability to understand and utilize systems;
• Planning and organizational skills;
• Proven competency in MS office programmes;
• Excellent interpersonal and intercultural skills;
• Accurate and attentive to detail communications skills;
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines;
• A commitment to teamwork and ability to work individually;

Job Education Requirements: Diploma in business administration,

Job Experience Requirements: Not Specified

Work Hours: 8

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Job application procedure
Applicants should submit a covering one paged letter detailing how their skills, qualifications and experience match the minimum requirements outlined above, together with a CV (maximum 3 pages) and the full contact details of at least 3 professional referees, one of which should include current employer, where applicable and the expected salary.
The closing date for applications is Monday 31 August 2020. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Please submit applications by addressing to the Executive Director, Afya Mzuri, Lusaka, indicating the position applied for in the subject to both email addresses: afyamzurijobs2020@gmail.com  and enquiries@afyamzuri.org.zm
*NO HARD COPY APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED*

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