With over 70 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.
Come join our 34,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Key Responsibilities:
Back ground
World Vision Uganda (WVU) is a Christian relief, development and advocacy non-government organisation dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. We currently work in 43 districts and have 48 Area Programmes implementing projects in health & nutrition, water, sanitation & hygiene (WASH), livelihoods & resilience, education and child protection. World Vision (WV) is committed to the protection of children and adult beneficiaries from exploitation and abuse and will not employ people whose background is not suitable for working with these beneficiaries. All employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of all applicable background checks, including criminal record checks where possible.
Due to expansion in scope of our programmes, we are now seeking for a qualified and passionate individual willing to share in our vision and join the team in the following role.
Position: Office Assistant
Report to: Programme Support Assistant and Administration Officer
Location: Arua, Yumbe Districts
Advert End Date: 7th September 2022
Purpose Of Position
The Office Assistant will be responsible for maintaining the office premises ensuring cleanliness of offices, compound and will be responsible for managing the office kitchen.

Key Outputs/Responsibilities
Cleaning offices regularly
• The staff is expected to ensure the offices mopped daily (sometimes twice a day when needed).
• Ensure dusting and cobwebbing in offices, windows and walls
• Office waste bin are emptied regularly as well as cleaning of dustbins
• Ensuring the hall is always cleaned and chairs dusted all the times.
To clean and maintain office washrooms /restrooms
• The washrooms are scrubbed daily including dusting on wash tanks, doors and windows.
• Timely replenishment of toiletries (toilet paper, toilet balls, liquid/hand washing soap).
• Timely replenishment of hand washing water and soap.
Clean and maintain stores and archive rooms
• Ensure routine cleaning of office stores and archive room daily including cobwebbing and dusting.
To prepare tea for staff and visitors.
• Prepare tea for staff and serve for guest
• Wash utensils immediately before and after staff have used them.
• Maintain a clean kitchen at all times.
Any other duties as assigned by supervisor
• The staff is expected to be in office at all times

Qualifications: Education/Knowledge/Technical Skills and Experience.
• Experience in the use of computers and office software packages (MS word, excel and Access)
• Certificate in social work and social administration
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• A high level of integrity is required
• Minimum of 2 years related work experience
• Professional, motivated, open, creative, mature, responsible, flexible and, culturally sensitive
• Strong leadership, organizational and analytical skills, and ability to work under pressure
• Excellent verbal and written skills in English
• Excellent computer skills, particularly with Microsoft Excel, spreadsheets and word.
Complete Travel and/or Work Environment statements if applicable.
• Office environment: typical Field Based.
• Travel: Domestic travel is required.
• On call: During normal working hours unless there is an emergency.
Applicant Types Accepted:
Local Applicants Only