Administrative Assistant at US Embassy

Summary:

The U.S. Consulate General Lagos, Nigeria is seeking eligible and qualified applicants for the position of Administrative Assistant in the Management Office.

Duties

Serving as the Administrative Assistant (AA) in U.S. Consulate General Lagos General Services Section (GSO), Incumbent supports the American Supervisory General Services Officer (S/GSO) in providing and overseeing a full range of services in support of the International Cooperative Administrative Support Services (ICASS) GSO structure to the 7 agencies and their 85 American Direct Hires, 18 Eligible family members and over 310 Locally Employed Staff positions represented at US Consulate General, Lagos. Incumbent reports directly to the S/GSO.

Requirements:

• All selected candidates must be able to obtain and hold a non-sensitive security clearance. 
• All selected candidates will be subject to a background investigation and may be subject to a pre-employment medical exam.  
• Selected candidate must be able to begin working within a reasonable period of time (6 weeks) upon receipt of agency authorization and/or clearances/certifications or their candidacy may end.

Education Requirements:

• Two (2) years of full-time college or university studies in Secretarial Administration, Business Administration, Social Sciences or Arts is required

Experience:

• Five (5) years of progressively responsible accounting, administrative and secretarial experience is required.

Job Knowledge:

• Knowledge of commercial business administration standards in office administration and maintenance is required.  Knowledge of accounting procedures and methods is required.

Skills And Abilities:

• Must have strong computer skills and be proficient in MS Office - Excel, Outlook and Word are used daily.  Must have strong customer relations and customer skills. Organizational skills are required.