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Peace Corps Vanuatu wishes to recruit a highly qualified Ni-Vanuatu professional as the Administrative Assistant/Travel Specialist (AA/TS). The Administrative Assistant/Travel Specialist is a new position in the Peace Corps Vanuatu Post that reports directly to the Director of Management and Operations. The Administrative Assistant/Travel Specialist serves as primary point of contact for all Peace Corps official travels. The AA/TS position coordinates staff and volunteer in-country and international travels and hotel bookings, maintains administrative filing systems, completes data entry, files transactions documents, and enters payment into PC payment systems.
Criteria:
Requirements:
- A year 12 certificate is required. A tertiary qualification in accounting, business, finance or related fields is preferred
- Combination of a completed secondary school, secretarial certificate, computing or accounting technician
- Three to five years of related experience in accounting, bookkeeping or similar duties is essential
- Computer literacy with good proficiency in MS Word, Excel and Access
- Excellent English communication skills both oral and written. Knowledge of French is helpful
- Able to pass a U.S. Embassy background security investigation
- Possession of valid driver's license; and ability to drive both manual and automatic transmission vehicles.
Qualifications:
- Ability to meet deadlines; pays attention to details; and demonstrate a high level of integrity
- Ability to maintain good working relationships with Peace Corps staff (American and Ni-Vanuatu) and Volunteers
- Ability to maintain good working business relationship with vendors including Airline Agents & Hotels & Motel operators
- Willingness to travel to the outer islands if requested
- Demonstrated abilities to work as a team member
- Ability to interpret Fiscal, procurement policies, travel regulations and related administrative services and operations.
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