Front Desk Officer (Receptionist) at African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET)

Duration of Contract: One year

Job Description

• Manage the reception and carry out other front desk activities.
• Receive and screen visitors to the organization plus providing them with information regarding their requests and/or direct them to the respective offices.
• In charge of the organization’s Telephone exchange board and support for teleconferencing connections.
• Maintain staff attendance registration records, visitors’ registry plus generating monthly attendance reports.
• Receive, sort and route all incoming, outgoing mails and maintain a mail register for the organization.
• In charge of work appointments’ register, and responsible for distribution of messages to respective staff.
• Provide administrative support to all other departments with clerical work that range from: typing documents, correspondences, data entry, scanning documents, filing and photocopying.

Qualification and Requirements

• B.Sc in Secretarial and Business Studies or any other relevant qualifications.
• Proven experience of three (3) years’ of similar work at front desk in a busy work environment or any reputable organization.
• Excellent communication, Customer care and relationship skills.
• Excellent computer skills in Ms. Office packages, including internet.