ABOUT VILLAGEREACH
VillageReach transforms health care delivery to reach everyone, so that each person has the health care needed to thrive. We develop solutions that improve equity and access to primary health care. This includes making sure products are available when and where they are needed and primary health care services are delivered to the most under-reached. Radical collaboration with governments, the private sector and other partners strengthen our ability to scale and sustain these solutions. Our work increases access to quality health care for more than 46 million people in sub-Saharan Africa. VillageReach is incorporated in Washington State and has offices in Seattle (USA), Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, and Mozambique.
VillageReach is searching for an experienced, reliable and task-oriented individual to join the Global Technical Team (GTT) as an Assistant. The Assistant, GTT will split their time across two functions 1) providing administrative support to the Global Technical Team leadership, and 2) supporting the Supply Chain Integrators (SCI) investment, which aims to build health supply chains that are demand-driven, resilient and integrated.
The Assistant will report directly to the Director of the GTT with dotted line management to the SCI Award Manager. GTT administrative support accounts for roughly 50% of the position and SCI accounts for the other 50% although effort spent on each may vary daily depending upon assigned tasks and deadlines.
The ideal candidate is highly self-motivated, professional, and capable of managing their workload and prioritizing tasks in a fast-paced environment. This is an excellent opportunity to join a mission-oriented, global organization. The preferred location for this position is Kenya.
This role provides administrative support to the GTT Leads and SCI by coordinating executive communications, managing requests for information, conducting research, website and social media management, and performing clerical functions such as preparing correspondence, managing team calendars, arranging meetings and webinars, supporting retreat planning, and synthesizing meeting notes into actionable next steps.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:
GTT Duties (50%)
SCI Duties (50%)
Competencies:
The following competencies reflect what is expected of all VillageReach employees; including examples of how one might demonstrate each of these competencies in oneβs role.