Summary
Date Posted: Monday, May 16, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
The Government of Uganda through the Ministry of Works and Transport is spearheading the development of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) network. The SGR Project is being implemented as a regional project with Uganda's Partner States of Kenya, Rwanda and South Sudan. The objective of developing the SGR network is to provide a modern, fast, reliable, efficient, and high capacity railway transport system as a seamless single railway operation.
The Project, therefore, invites applications from suitably qualified Ugandan nationals to fill the following vacant positions at the SGR Project Management Unit (PMU) headquarters as detailed below.

Job Title: Office Administrator (Secretary)
Salary Grade: SGR 6
Terms of Employment: Contract - from assumption of duty to December 2025 Number of Vacancies: One (1)
Reports to: Deputy project Coordinator Finance and Administration
Job Purpose:
To offer administrative support and secretarial services to the assigned office(s).
Main Duties and Responsibilities
• Taking dictation, transcribing and present accurate and error free work
• Attending to callers either in person or on telephone
• Organizing meetings, take minutes and convey decisions of such meetings to relevant offices/ officers
• Ensuring timely responses to inquiries and correspondences to and from office 5. Receiving incoming mail and supervise dispatch of outgoing mail
• Providing office managerial services which include ensuring cleanliness and orderliness of the office, managing records in accordance with established procedure, requisitioning and managing office stationery and equipment.
• Any other duties as assigned from time to time

Person / job Specifications
Applicants must possess the following:
• A Bachelor (Hons) Degree in Secretarial Studies, Administrative and Secretarial Science/ Office and Information Management from a recognized institution.
• At least two (2) years' experience as a Secretary or similar position in a reputable organization.
• Proficiency in MS Office.
• Ethics and Integrity, office management skills, effective communication; interpersonal skills, Result Orientation Computer Literacy

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 48

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
Ugandan Nationals meeting the above requirements may submit their written applications with letters of recommendation from either the current or previous employer(s) covering the last three consecutive years of employment, copies of academic certificates & transcripts, previous and current appointment letters, curriculum vitae, and a photocopy of your national ID and a recent passport size colour photograph.

Applications should be addressed to:
The Project Coordinator,
Standard Gauge Railway Project,
P. O. Box 27756, Kampala.
Applications should be delivered to the SGRP reception, Nakawa Business Park, Block D, 4th floor not later than 30th May 2022, before 5:00p.m.
Note:
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
• Canvassing or lobbying by applicants will lead to disqualification.
• Candidates who present forged documents/testimonials will be arrested and prosecuted.
• Envelopes containing applications should be clearly marked with the position applied for.

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