Bilingual Secretary 

( Applications should be sent to: bilingualwaho@ecowas.int.)

 

NB: Locally recruited post; candidates to this position should be a Burkinabe or ECOWAS citizens legally resident in Burkina Faso

 

SUPERVISOR: THE DIRECTOR PRIMARY HEALTH, WAHO

 Grade: G5

 Annual Salary: UA 12,465 – UA 16,575

 Duty Post: BoboDIOULASSO, BURKINA FASO

 Duration: PERMANENT

 QUALIFICATIONS

A minimum of Higher National Diploma or equivalent in Secretarial Administration or related field.

 

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Six (6) years work experience

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Sense of confidentiality

Excellent operational and administrative skills

Must be computer literate and possess excellent command of computer applications: MS-office (word, Excel, powerpoint, Access)

Document and database management skills

Experience in electronic and physical filing of documents

Ability to work under pressure in a multicultural environment

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

 

1. Book and schedule appointments for the Director;
2. Make telephone calls, verify incoming calls to ensure their importance and possibility to respond
3.    Receive and guide visitors to the office of the Director;
4. Create a recording system of in-coming and out-going mails; ensure archiving and filing of documents;
5. Keep records of important files and documents for the Director and make them available for reference as and when needed;
6. Ensure follow-up on documents submitted to the Director for signature;
7. Drafts, prepares, types letters, reports, memos and general correspondence for Director
8. Organise and take minutes of Meetings;
9. Performs any other relevant duties as may be assigned

    LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

 

Fluency (written and oral) in two of the official languages of ECOWAS: French, English and Portuguese. A

Working knowledge of the third ECOWAS language would be an advantage

Applications should be sent to: bilingualwaho@ecowas.int.