Assistant, Administration

Job Description

World Change Starts with Educated Children

Position Overview:

- The Assistant, Administration will be located at Delhi (India Country office). They will assist and report to the Senior Associate/Associate, Administration.
- Primary responsibilities will include day-to-day office support such as office administration, logistic arrangements, maintaining stock register, office maintenance, documentation, and maintaining the inventory of office stationery.
- Coordinates operations such as meetings, conferences, workshops, and/or special events.

Roles and Responsibilities:

- Ensure that the office equipment is functional and timely repair and maintenance is done.
- Supervising of major office day-to-day maintenance such as electricity, plumbing works, air conditioning, drinking water, tea/coffee machine.
- Ensuring that the workstation, conference room, washrooms are in working condition; responding to the staff request.
- Provide logistics support during the time of any workshop/training/meeting/conference.
- Assist in organizing office events, meetings, and other engagement activities.
- Handle courier services - incoming and outgoing packages and documentation.
- Support in travel bookings, accommodation arrangements, and logistics for employees and guests.
- Maintenance of admin related files office files, etc.
- Point person for the collection book dispatch request from SOs and forward the same to Warehouse and ensure timely delivery.
- Maintain an inventory of office equipment and other items.
- Assist in gathering information for reports on the status.
- Participate in any other activities, which may be required to be undertaken to fulfil the objectives of the organization.
- Manage office stationery, pantry, and other supplies - procurement and stock management.
- Any other job assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications:

Required:

- Graduate in any Discipline.
- 1-2 years of relevant experience in office administration/general administration roles.
- Ability to perform multi-task.
- Self-motivated, flexible and able to work without close supervision.
- Attention to details.
- Honest and trustworthy.

Compensation:

- Room to Read offers a competitive salary with excellent benefits.
- Benefits include thirteenth month bonus, health insurance and a retirement plan.
- The non-monetary compensation includes a unique opportunity to be part of an innovative, meaningful, and rapidly growing organization that is changing transforming the lives of millions of children in developing countries on literacy and gender equality in education.

Room to Read is a child-safe organization.

Location(s):

- India - Main - New Delhi

To be successful at Room to Read, you will also:

- Have passion for our mission and a strong desire to impact a dynamic nonprofit organization
- Be a proactive and innovative thinker who achieves results and creates positive change
- Have a very high level of personal and professional integrity and trustworthiness
- Embrace diversity and a commitment to collaboration
- Thrive in a fast-paced and fun environment

Room to Read is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to identifying and developing the skills and leadership of people from diverse backgrounds. EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled

About Room to Read:

- Founded in 2000 on the belief that World Change Starts with Educated Children, Room to Read is creating a world free from illiteracy and gender inequality through education.
- We are achieving this goal by helping children in historically low-income communities develop literacy skills and a habit of reading, and by supporting girls as they build life skills to succeed in school and negotiate key life decisions.
- We collaborate with governments and other partner organizations to deliver positive outcomes for children at scale.
- Room to Read has benefited more than 45 million children and has worked in 24 countries and in more than 213,000 communities, providing additional support through remote solutions that facilitate learning beyond the classroom.

Learn more at www.roomtoread.org.

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