Administrative Assistant - British Council Armenia - Yerevan

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Deal with routine correspondence, including answering telephone and email enquiries;
- Coordinate the flow and distribution of incoming and outgoing documentation;
- Provide translation and interpretation between English and Armenian and Russian as requested;
- Arrange meetings at request of British Council staff;
Assist staff with business travels (flight bookings, travel insurance and transportation);
- Coordinate procurement logistics;
- Maintain an effective filling and records management system including staff/ partners/ stakeholders/ service providers contact data;
- Assist the administration of Scholarships/ fellowships organized by the British Council;
- Prepare information for general public use;
- Perform other administrative duties as assigned by the Line Manager or Country Director.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Higher education;
- Previous work experience in a similar position for minimum of 2 years;
- Fluent in Armenian, Russian and English languages;
- Excellent knowledge of MS Office package;
- High self-organizational skills and sense of responsibility, accuracy, integrity and commitment;
- Energetic, hands-on personality and ability to work under pressure;
- High communication skills, teamwork abilities;
- Personal discipline and efficiency of actions.

APPLICATION PROCEDURES:
Please fill out and send the application form, quoting reference 011 in subject line, to: jobs@britishcouncil.am . The application form and all the necessary information can be downloaded from British Council Armenia website http://www.britishcouncil.org/armenia-about-us-jobs.htm. Applications are accepted only by e-mail. No phone calls, please.
Applications received after the deadline will not be accepted.
In support of your application, please provide evidence that you meet the following:
- Behavioural competencies;
- Skills, knowledge and experience;
- Any specialist qualifications stated in the person specification.

Before filling out the application form please read the Information about the job, Guidance on completing the application form and the Behavioural competency dictionary available on British Council Armenia website.

Please attach only documents supporting your evidence for meeting the essential or desirable competencies, skills and experience. No CVs please.
Shortlisted applicants will be asked to do translation from/to English.