Sightsavers Support Services Intern Jobs in Nigeria
Sightsavers Support Services Intern Jobs in Nigeria
Job PurposeWorking within the Operations, Performance & Finance Directorate, the job holders will be responsible for providing a flexible and multi-disciplinary range of services to the organisation.
Chief amongst these is the provision of:
Administrative assistance to the Support Services unit, other employees and visitors to the Country Office in Kaduna and the Abuja Annex Office.
Manning the front desks and protocol duties with regards to receiving and directing visitors and stakeholders
Working within the Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) programmes supported by the Nigeria CO under Operations, Performance and Finance, the intern will be supporting the implementation of Sightsavers NTDs project in the state:
He or she will assist the programme officer in the state for effective programme
implementation and in the process gained field experience in project implementation.
He or she will support in planning, development, design, budget, delivery and reporting of programme implementation in the state in line with the organization’s goal.
Assist in a wide range of tasks which the team undertakes in the implementation of the NTD programme in the state.
Main Responsibilities
Assist in the development and documentation of state NTD programme implementation plans.
Assist in documentation, filling and archiving of documents (programme, monitoring and financial reports) in appropriate storage filling methods.
Assist in innovative implementation of activities for programme delivery and achievement of organizational objectives.
Arranging and coordinating programme meetings and activities, also ensure reports are written and submitted within the expected timeframe.
Assist in preparation of payment vouchers, cashbook and bank reconciliation statement, partners financial report and donor report.
Assist in periodic verification of physical assets, bank transactions and collection of bank statement.
Assist in gathering / photocopying of supporting documentations for payment vouchers and coding and filling of payment vouchers in arch file accordingly.
Assist in process payment to vendors, per diem and transportation for participants during field activities.
Assist in tracking and following up on all outstanding advances to ensure timely retirement.
Support the team in the logistics for activity preparation and travels.
Carry out any other duty assigned by the programme officer.
The Main development of the Front Desk Officer:
The improvement of their appreciation for office etiquettes, acceptable behaviours, interpersonal skill and diligence to responsibility.
The preparation of the interns for future carers in administrative and corporate services roles.
The instilling of the culture of problem solving and to develop their capacity to stay calm under pressure
The main duties and responsibilities for the Front Desk Officer are as follow:
Provision of protocol services to stakeholders within the office premises
Provide day-to-day premises service to the NCO and Abuja Annex Office
Support the Administrative Secretary and Assistant in particular and the Support Services team in general where appropriate, to complete necessary tasks and projects
Assist the Support Services Manager with ad-hoc tasks and projects
Answer, screen, and forward incoming phone calls to recipients
Receive visitors to the organisation and direct them appropriately
Receive, sort and distribute mails and other deliveries
Develop a time-bound work plan with measurable activities:
1st week: The interns are inducted and introduced to all staff. Objectives are discussed and agreed with their line Managers, the Admin Officers and settle down in their workstations
2nd-4th week: Interns get engaged in their day-to-day tasks
Every Month end: Review meetings with line managers to discuss progress, lessons learned and evaluate performance in general
End of 12th Month: Final review of internship programme and closure
The key deliverables the intern is expected to achieve or deliver
Courteous and a welcoming ambience within the reception area
Establish and maintain good rapport with visitors and stakeholders
Willingness to help with and resolve stakeholder requests and enquiries
Ensure very clean and neat waiting area
Efficient handling of incoming telephone calls and mails
On-time delivery of other tasks and objectives as may be required by the Admin Officers or the Support Services Manager
Explain how the intern will be supervised, coached and her / his performance evaluated:
Review meetings will be held with the interns every month end
The interns will write progress reports after each review meeting
Core Behaviours
Communicating & influencing
Team working
Planning & organising
Change & improvement
Delivery and implementation
Skills (special training or competence):
Good analytical skills.
Ability to build strong working relationships to enable effective management of partnerships
Ability to think strategically and translate concepts into effective action plans.
Some experience in monitoring and evaluation of projects
Programme management and interpersonal skills.
Ability to understand and work with project budgets, forecasts and reports.
An understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity for disabled people.
Core Behaviours:
Change and Improvement
Communicating and Influencing
Decision Making
Team Working
Planning and Organising
Delivery and Implementation
Plus, we would expect the following:
Interpersonal and intercultural sensitivity
High degree of integrity
Active listener
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; Sightsavers Support Services Intern Jobs in Nigeria
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