The duties of this position include answering busy phones, placing office supply orders, making travel arrangements, scheduling, planning meetings and special events, preparing correspondence, filing and maintaining contact databases. Some light bookkeeping and petty cash management responsibilities are thrown in for good measure. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 2-3 years progressive administrative experience. Mastery of Microsoft Office is essential.
French proficiency is strongly preferred.
Fax, mail, or send your resume, cover letter and salary requirements to the appropriate address at the top of the page. We are always interested to hear from people with the appropriate skills and experience to process and illustrate this material against rolling deadlines and to work on our range of editorial projects. Our editors need to be well-versed in contemporary African affairs, preferably with their own special area of interest, and to have experience travelling or living in Africa. They will speak and write excellent English and be able to read and speak French. Knowledge of Arabic or Portuguese would also be an advantage.