With over 70 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Come join our 33,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Key Responsibilities:

Back ground

World Vision Uganda (WVU) is a Christian relief, development and advocacy non-government organisation dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. We currently work in 43 districts and have 48 Area Programmes implementing projects in health & nutrition, water, sanitation & hygiene (WASH), livelihoods & resilience, education and child protection. World Vision (WV) is committed to the protection of children and adult beneficiaries from exploitation and abuse and will not employ people whose background is not suitable for working with these beneficiaries. All employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of all applicable background checks, including criminal record checks where possible.

Due to expansion in scope of our programmes, we are now seeking for a qualified and passionate individual willing to share in our vision and join the team in the following role.

Position:        Office Assistant

Report to:      Program Support Assistant

Location:       Kyaka II and Rwanwanja

Advert Start Date:   24th July 2023

Advert End Date:      31st July 2023

Purpose of the position:

The Office Assistant will be responsible to maintaining the office premises ensuring cleanliness of offices, compound and will be responsible for managing the office kitchen.

Key Outputs/Responsibilities.

Cleaning offices regularly

• Ensure the offices are mopped daily (sometimes twice a day when needed).
• Ensure office windows, doors and walls are dust and cobwebs removed from the ceiling.
• Office waste bin are emptied regularly as well as cleaning of dustbins.
• Ensuring the hall is always cleaned and chairs dusted all the times.

To clean and maintain office washrooms /restrooms

• The washrooms are scrubbed daily including dusting on wash tanks, doors and windows.
• Timely replenishment of toiletries (toilet paper, toilet balls, liquid/hand washing soap).
• Timely replenishment of hand washing water and detergent.

To prepare tea for staff and visitors

• Prepare tea for staff and serve for guests.
• Wash utensils immediately before and after staff have used them.
• Maintain a clean kitchen at all times.

Clean and maintain stores and archive rooms.

• Ensure routine cleaning of the office stores and archive room daily including cobwebbing and dusting.
• Ensure routine service of office machinery and assets.

Any other duties assigned.

• Issuing of items from the store
• The staff is expected to be at office at all times.

Qualifications: Education/Knowledge/Technical Skills and Experience.

• Minimum of 2 years related work experience
• Professional, motivated, open, creative, mature, responsible, flexible and, culturally sensitive
• Strong leadership, organizational and analytical skills, and ability to work under pressure
• Excellent verbal and written skills in English
• Good time management.
• Excellent computer skills, particularly with Microsoft Excel, spreadsheets and word
• Certificate in social work and social administration
• A high level of integrity is required.
• Ability to communicate well with staff and visitors at all levels.
• Must be a committed Christian, able to stand above denominational diversities. Willing to attend and participate/lead in daily devotions and weekly Chapel services.
• Ability to communicate well with staff and visitors at all levels.
• Must be a committed Christian, able to stand above denominational diversities. Willing to attend and participate/lead in daily devotions and weekly Chapel services.
•  Office environment: typical Field Based.
• Fluency in English both spoken and written and knowledge of one of the local language (Kiswahili, Rutoro, Ruyankole and Rukyiga) spoken in the area is an added advantage.

Applicant Types Accepted:

Local Applicants Only