Office Assistant at Oikocredit

Oikocredit International is looking for an Office Assistant, (40 hours) to be based in Lagos, Nigeria. The Office Assistant is part of the Nigeria team, and reports to the Investments Manager- Nigeria & Ghana.

Responsibilities

As an office assistant, you will be responsible for:

• Ensuring the smooth running of the office administratively
• Supporting with accounting and compliance with local regulation   
• Supporting Marketing & Communications activities at country level
• Managing contracts with external consultants and other suppliers
• Receiving the organizations visitors and hosting organization events
• Client document handling in compliance with the system and process requirements

This job might be for you if:

• You feel close to Oikocredit’ s values and are eager to come join us to make a difference.
• You are service and detail oriented, have demonstratable ability to multi-task, good communication and relationship management skills, strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
• You have an entrepreneurial mindset and enthusiastic personality.

Education and experience

It is essential that: 

• Minimum of a first degree in a Business-related field e.g. Accounting, Business Administration, Economics,
• You have at least 2 years of experience of working in office administration
• You have excellent written and verbal communication skills in business
• Fluent in both written and spoken English.
• Experience in Financial Services Sector (Will be considered as an asset)