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Executive Assistant & Events Planner - Rossyln Academy

Date Posted: Sep 05, 2022
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Job Detail

  • Location:
    Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
  • Company:
  • Type:
    Full Time/Permanent
  • Shift:
    First Shift (Day)
  • Positions:
    1
  • Experience:
    5 Years
  • Gender:
    No Preference
  • Degree:
    Bachelors
  • Apply Before:
    Oct 05, 2022
  • Days Remaining:
    -1395

Job Description

Grade: K – Office Admins
Reports To: Head of Communications
Department: Communications

Accountabilities
Executive Assistant

  • Provide administration support to the Executive team and Head of Communications.
  • Organizing meetings, including scheduling, sending reminders, and organizing catering when necessary.
  • Create and manage all marketing literature and social media pages.
  • Manage the school website and update as needed.
  • Produce information by transcribing, formatting, inputting, editing, retrieving, copying, and transmitting text, data, and graphics

Events Planning

  • Responsible for all school wide events and projects that are managed by the school Superintendent such as HS graduation, Staff Luncheon
  • PTF Coordinator- assist with selling tickets and/or booth spaces for various PTF Events (Harvest Carnival, Mistletoe Market, International Day, Spring Fling).
  • Assist PTF with the sale of Spirit Store merchandise as needed.
  • Assist the Head of Communications with event planning logistics and details.
  • Manage the Credit Sign Up Process for Professional Staff.

Community Communication

  • Format and distribute the Rosslyn Reporter on a weekly basis.
  • Manage the Community Portal logins and provide assistance to parents as needed.
  • Manage the School SMS messaging system to parents.
  • Prepares and distributes the daily announcements to all staff members.

Front Desk Receptionist

  • Make a positive first impression of Rosslyn (dress code, neat desk and office space)
  • Receive all incoming students, families and guests respectfully, professionally and direct them to appropriate personnel.
  • Assists in all aspects of maintaining a professional front office.
  • Receive and direct incoming phone calls to the appropriate staff member in a timely, professional manner.
  • Receives, all incoming mail, documents, books, materials and supplies and ensure delivery to the right people.
  • Filing and copying of sensitive information.
  • Print ID cards for staff, students and pool passes.
  • Assists guests with routine problems and will refer non-routine items to a supervisor.
  • Read, comprehend and apply job-related written material and make decisions as needed.
  • Serve as a host for prospective families or student testing.

All other duties as assigned

  • As needed will take on additional responsibilities within reason.

Qualifications and Experience Required

  • Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration/Communication
  • Proficiency in Microsoft office suite (Publisher, Word, PPT, Excel, SharePoint)
  • Proficiency in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator

Work experience

  • A minimum of 5 years of experience in a similar position directly reporting to senior management.
  • Must have Superb written and verbal communication skills, and leadership skills.
  • Project/task management.
  • Be able to learn new computer programs and design programs quickly
  • Exhibit a personality that demonstrates enthusiasm and the interpersonal skills to
    relate well with students, staff, administration, parents, and community and service providers
  • Experience overseeing budgets and expenses
  • Strong time-management skills and the ability to organize and coordinate multiple projects at once
  • Flexible team player willing to do what it takes to get the job done; adaptable and enjoys a challenge
  • Critical thinker and problem-solving skills
  • Exhibit a continuing sense of God’s calling to service
  • Demonstrate a respect and experience for diversity of culture, religion.
  • Embraces the concept of adding value and thrives on delivering results in a continually evolving work environment and being flexible

Functional Capabilities:

  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Organized & detail oriented
  • Time management
  • Problem solving skills
  • Communicate effectively, orally and in writing.

Barriers to Success in Position:

  • Lack of ownership and understanding of Rosslyn’s mission and vision.
  • Lack of life congruent with the Basic Tenets of Rosslyn Academy.
  • Lack of ability to collaborate across departments within Rosslyn.
  • Lack of credibility and relationships with internal and external stakeholders of
  • Lack of ability to drive continuous improvement and change whilst bringing people
    on the journey and continuing to delivering baseline performance.
  • Lack of high analytical, interpretative and decision-making skills
  • Inability to maintain confidentiality in their duties.
  • Lack of integrity and leadership skills.

Send your applications to recruit@rosslynacademy.com

https://rosslynacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/Executive-Assistant-Events-Planner.pdf

Benefits

  • Confidential.

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Company Overview

Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya

Tanzania, February 1947: Rosslyn Academy began as a small mud-walled, thatch-roofed building with four pupils and a teacher. Due to the prevalence of malaria, the school initially moved to a higher elevation, just outside what today is the Serengeti.... Read More

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