Deadline: 30 September 2015
The Norlha is currently inviting applications from the eligible applicants for the pot of Executive Assistant based in Lausanne, Switzerland.
The Executive Assistant has the crucial role of supporting the Directors and Senior Management in a variety of tasks and the coordination of internal communication.
Norlha is a non-profit, non-political, non-religious association based in Lausanne, Switzerland, that supports remote communities in the Himalayas in building capacities that will allow their sustainable development, through integrated projects in food security, income generation and environment protection, with a strong focus on supporting women.
Key Job responsibilities
The Executive Assistant will perform the following functions-
- Administrational assistance to the director
- Emergency support to specific items
- Help with the migration of the web content
- Support to membership unit
- Organization of internal meetings.
- Support to senior management team in coordination:
- agenda reminder, prepare the room for the meetings, taking minutes
- taking minutes and circulating them to the senior management
Benefits
- Engagement in poverty reduction and development of people in need, focus on capacity building
- Experience in working with top management in an international NGO
- Working in an enthusiastic and motivated cohesive team,
- High degree of autonomy, good sense of responsibility, ample room for initiative
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must have-
- First experience in executive, administrative or organization management
- Knowledge of international cooperation an asset
- Fluency in English oral and writing a must, French an asset
- Excellent computer and writing skills
- Highly committed, independent and dependable, good interpersonal skills
- Interest in the Himalayan people and adherence to the values of Norlha.
How to Apply
Applicants are requested to send their CV and cover letters via email.
For more information, please visit Norlha.
