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Management Assistant , PharmAccess Foundation

PharmAccess is a young, fast-growing, international, not-for-profit organization of Dutch origin. Our mission is to improve access to quality health care in low-income countries in Africa, through building sustainable health systems and applying innovative financing mechanisms. We establish public-private partnerships with local organizations and use an output-based approach.

PharmAccess was founded in 2001 and its key activities are currently focused on 10 African countries. Our head office is in Amsterdam (60 fte) and we have country offices in Tanzania, Nigeria, Kenya, Namibia and Ghana (in total 40 fte). Our activities are financed by donors and clients, such as the Dutch ministry of Foreign Affairs, the World Bank, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), multinational corporations and the Rockefeller Foundation.

PharmAccess supports programs and offers services in several areas:

· voluntary health insurance for low-income groups;

· quality improvement, assurance and accreditation of clinics and hospitals;

· support of corporate and national healthcare programs;

· clinical and operational research programs.

PharmAccess co-initiated the Health Insurance Fund (HIF), the Investment Fund for Health in Africa (IFHA), the Medical Credit Fund (MCF) and SafeCare. These organizations form a cluster with a common heritage and shared vision, and together aim to achieve impact through a mix of innovation and implementation.

Profile

To support two Managing Directors we seek an experienced and internationally orientated Management Assistant. You are able to assist the Managing Directors as much as possible and keep them fully informed by monitoring and following up progress and prioritizing day-to-day business. You will be responsible for scheduling agenda’s, manage mail traffic and organizing (foreign) travels. The job has a strongly confidential character and a great sense of integrity is therefore required.

Main tasks

· Monitor assigned tasks and follow up;

· Complex agenda management;

· Various activities such as monitoring in- and outgoing mail, receiving guests, filing, plan meetings;

· Compiling agendas for meetings;

· Preparing PowerPoint presentations;

· Booking business travels and preparatory work for visas;

· Writing minutes of (board) meetings;

· Performs miscellaneous job-related duties.


Qualifications & Requirements

· A university qualification or equivalent (Dutch HBO+ or higher)

· A minimum of 8 years’ experience as a Management Assistant;

· Accurate and service minded;

· Energetic and enthusiastic, flexible and able to think out of the box, a problem solver;

· A skillful communicator, a team player, and able to cope well in a demanding organization;

· A high degree of organizational sensitivity and ability to operate strategically in a complex political setting;

· Hands-on and receptive mentality;

· Native Dutch speaker with a good command of verbal and written English;

· Excellent knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and MS-Outlook;

· Affinity with our mission and objectives.

PharmAccess offers

PharmAccess offers an excellent job opportunity in a dynamic international environment with solid terms and conditions conform to industry standards. PharmAccess has a fulltime workweek of 40 hours, a collective pension scheme and a collective health insurance. We offer 25 vacation days a year based on a fulltime employment agreement.

How to apply
Suitable candidates can apply by filling out their details on our recruitment page: http://webapp.pharmaccess.org/hrdoc.

For more information please see our website www.pharmaccess.org or contact Mr. Vincent Telling, Recruiter at PharmAccess Foundation +31 (0)20 56 67158.