Administrative Assistant

Organizational Context and Scope

• Under the overall supervision of Head, Resource Management Officer (SRMO) and direct supervision of Resource Management Officer (RMO), and in collaboration with relevant unit at the Administrative Centres, the Administrative Assistant will be responsible and functional in Sub-Office in Kano Nigeria.

Responsibilities

• Screen requests for appointments with supervisor, maintain supervisor’s calendar, confirm mutually convenient schedules and arrange appointments, receive visitors, place and screen telephone calls. Respond to queries and correspondence, often of a sensitive, confidential or technical nature. 
• Coordinate office support services for meetings, trainings, seminars, committees, and special projects and events. Attend meetings, prepare minutes, monitor follow-up activities and make arrangement for formal editing, translation, etc., of documents and publications. 
• Review, record, distribute and process incoming mail and correspondence, follow-up on pending actions, prepare draft responses to a wide range of correspondence and other communications, often requiring knowledge of technical terminologies and/or detailed office procedures. Carry out quality control functions for outgoing documents, proofread texts for adherence to format, grammar, punctuation and style. 
• Perform a variety of administrative duties, e.g. contract extensions and requests for temporary staff, leave and attendance recording, budget preparation and follow-up. Coordinate with other units to support smooth running and to expedite work within the unit. 
• Research, compile, and organize background information and reference materials from various sources for reports, briefs and speeches, generate a variety of statistical and other reports from various databases. 
• Monitor and process administrative actions (Human Resources (HR), contracts, procurement, accounting, finance, logistics) in the International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) computerized systems. 
• Create and maintain the work unit’s filing and reference systems, review the efficiency of office procedures and make suggestions for improvements and update office websites. 
• Perform such other relevant duties as maybe assigned. 

Qualifications
Required Qualifications and Experience
Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration or a related field from an accredited institution with three years of relevant professional experience; or,
• High school diploma with five years of relevant professional experience.
• Accredited Universities are those listed in the UNESCO World Higher Education Database.

Experience:

• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, E-mail, Outlook;  
• Attention to detail, ability to organize paperwork in a methodical way;  
• Discreet, details and clients-oriented, patient and willingness to learn new things; and,  
• Prior work experience with international humanitarian organizations, non-government or government institutions/organization in a multi-cultural setting is an advantage.  

Skills:

• Administration and Finance processes
• In depth knowledge of the broad range of migration related subject areas dealt with by the organization.
• Knowledge of UN and bilateral donor programming
• Knowledge of Financial rules and regulations and procurement and Human resources process.

Languages:

• All IOM staff members in all categories are required to be fluent in one of the IOM's official languages (English, French, Spanish).
• For this position: English
• Proficiency of language(s) required will be specifically evaluated during the selection process, which may include written and/or oral assessments.

Application Closing Date
8th September, 2026; 12:55 AM.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

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