Programme Assistant - Commonwealth Secretariat

Job Title:          Programme Assistant

Division:          Strategic Planning and Evaluation Division

Grade:              N

Closing date:    9 June 2015 at 17:00 BST

This is an opportunity to use your secondary qualification to “A” Level or equivalent vocational qualification, plus your administrative working experience and familiarity of liaising with governing bodies to support our key Strategic Planning and Evaluation Division (SPED).

Your role is to provide administrative support to SPED’s professional and diplomatic officers as needed, in a team-working environment. You will be responsible for arranging meetings and travel; preparing financial data and reports; filing and records management; handling enquires from Commonwealth High Commissions and other esteemed stakeholders; and assisting with publications and briefs, all of which will require you to maintain strong relationships across the organisation and externally with member governments.

It is a role in which every day will be different as you become involved in a wide variety of tasks from obtaining quotations from hotels and travel agents, to monitoring project expenditure, to reconciling reimbursements and preparing cash advances, to contract management within procurement guidelines, and producing and tracking budgets and analysing variances.

If you are customer-focused, diplomatic and credible with a positive, can-do approach, please apply via the link provided. To be considered, you must be a citizen of a Commonwealth country with the right to live and work in the United Kingdom.

As the inter-governmental body of the Commonwealth, comprising 53 independent sovereign states, our overall aim is to provide sustainable and people-centred development through professional advice, transfer of best practice and the enhancement of skills and knowledge. This is an exciting time to join us as we make tangible improvements to the wellbeing of 2.2 billion citizens, 60% of whom are under 30 years of age.

Please apply via: http://thecommonwealth.org/jobs/programme-assistant-0