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Senior Assistant, Administration
2026-01-19T04:49:44+00:00
Jhpiego
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FULL_TIME
 
Dar es Salaam
Dar es Salaam
00000
Tanzania
Nonprofit, and NGO
Admin & Office, Business Operations, Transportation & Logistics
TZS
 
MONTH
2026-01-23T17:00:00+00:00
 
 
8

Responsibilities

  1. Administrative and Field Team Support
  • Provide day-to-day administrative support to regional field teams and project management staff.
  • Coordinate travel arrangements, approvals, itineraries, and supporting documentation for field activities.
  • Support meeting logistics, correspondence, filing, and record management.
  • Serve as a primary point of coordination between field teams and technical, operations, and logistics staff.
  1. Logistics and Operational Coordination
  • Support logistics planning and coordination for trainings, supervision visits, outreach activities, and meetings.
  • Assist with tracking and follow-up of operational and logistical requests from field teams.
  • Ensure field teams receive timely logistical support aligned with approved activity plans.
  1. Procurement, Stores, and Asset Support
  • Support procurement processes by preparing requisitions, tracking requests, and following up with procurement and finance units.
  • Assist with management of project assets, stores, and inventories, including updating tracking tools and maintaining documentation.
  • Support periodic inventory counts, reconciliation, and reporting.
  1. Fleet and Transport Support
  • Support fleet operations, including vehicle scheduling, logbooks, fuel tracking, and maintenance coordination.
  • Ensure vehicle documentation and records are complete and properly filed.
  1. Documentation, Systems, and Reporting
  • Maintain organized electronic and physical filing systems, including SharePoint and other approved platforms.
  • Support preparation of routine administrative and logistics summaries and reports.
  • Ensure documentation related to field activities, logistics, and operations is accurate, complete, and up to date.
  1. Compliance, Quality, and Accountability
  • Support adherence to Jhpiego policies, Department of State regulations, and internal procedures related to administration and logistics.
  • Promote consistency, quality, and accountability in administrative and operational processes.
  • Flag administrative or operational challenges and risks for follow-up by the Senior Program Officer.

Required Qualifications

  • Diploma or degree in Public Administration, Business Administration, Logistics, Operations Management, or a related field, degree preferred.
  • At least 4-5 years of relevant experience providing administrative, logistics, or operational support to donor-funded programs.
  • Experience supporting procurement, logistics coordination, office operations, and field-based teams.
  • Experience supporting fleet management, asset tracking, and inventory systems.
  • Familiarity with U.S. Government–funded project administrative and compliance requirements is an advantage.
  • Proficiency in MS Office applications and electronic filing systems; experience with logistics or inventory systems (e.g., eLMIS) is an advantage.
  • Strong organizational, coordination, and problem-solving skills.
  • High attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
  • Fluency in English and Kiswahili required.
  • Willingness to live in any location in Kagera and Pwani regions in Mainland Tanzania or Pemba and Unguja in Zanzibar.
  • Ability to undertake regular travel within the assigned region and provide periodic support to other project-supported areas, as required.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external customers those contacted during work.
  • Planning and negotiation skills required
  • Good level of computer literacy, conversant with all Microsoft products
  • Provide day-to-day administrative support to regional field teams and project management staff.
  • Coordinate travel arrangements, approvals, itineraries, and supporting documentation for field activities.
  • Support meeting logistics, correspondence, filing, and record management.
  • Serve as a primary point of coordination between field teams and technical, operations, and logistics staff.
  • Support logistics planning and coordination for trainings, supervision visits, outreach activities, and meetings.
  • Assist with tracking and follow-up of operational and logistical requests from field teams.
  • Ensure field teams receive timely logistical support aligned with approved activity plans.
  • Support procurement processes by preparing requisitions, tracking requests, and following up with procurement and finance units.
  • Assist with management of project assets, stores, and inventories, including updating tracking tools and maintaining documentation.
  • Support periodic inventory counts, reconciliation, and reporting.
  • Support fleet operations, including vehicle scheduling, logbooks, fuel tracking, and maintenance coordination.
  • Ensure vehicle documentation and records are complete and properly filed.
  • Maintain organized electronic and physical filing systems, including SharePoint and other approved platforms.
  • Support preparation of routine administrative and logistics summaries and reports.
  • Ensure documentation related to field activities, logistics, and operations is accurate, complete, and up to date.
  • Support adherence to Jhpiego policies, Department of State regulations, and internal procedures related to administration and logistics.
  • Promote consistency, quality, and accountability in administrative and operational processes.
  • Flag administrative or operational challenges and risks for follow-up by the Senior Program Officer.
  • Strong organizational, coordination, and problem-solving skills.
  • High attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
  • Good level of computer literacy, conversant with all Microsoft products
  • Diploma or degree in Public Administration, Business Administration, Logistics, Operations Management, or a related field, degree preferred.
  • At least 4-5 years of relevant experience providing administrative, logistics, or operational support to donor-funded programs.
  • Experience supporting procurement, logistics coordination, office operations, and field-based teams.
  • Experience supporting fleet management, asset tracking, and inventory systems.
  • Familiarity with U.S. Government–funded project administrative and compliance requirements is an advantage.
  • Proficiency in MS Office applications and electronic filing systems; experience with logistics or inventory systems (e.g., eLMIS) is an advantage.
  • Fluency in English and Kiswahili required.
  • Willingness to live in any location in Kagera and Pwani regions in Mainland Tanzania or Pemba and Unguja in Zanzibar.
  • Ability to undertake regular travel within the assigned region and provide periodic support to other project-supported areas, as required.
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external customers those contacted during work.
  • Planning and negotiation skills required
associate degree
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Vacancy title:
Senior Assistant, Administration

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO, Category: Admin & Office, Business Operations, Transportation & Logistics]

Jobs at:
Jhpiego

Deadline of this Job:
Friday, January 23 2026

Duty Station:
Dar es Salaam | Dar es Salaam

Summary
Date Posted: Monday, January 19 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Responsibilities

  1. Administrative and Field Team Support
  • Provide day-to-day administrative support to regional field teams and project management staff.
  • Coordinate travel arrangements, approvals, itineraries, and supporting documentation for field activities.
  • Support meeting logistics, correspondence, filing, and record management.
  • Serve as a primary point of coordination between field teams and technical, operations, and logistics staff.
  1. Logistics and Operational Coordination
  • Support logistics planning and coordination for trainings, supervision visits, outreach activities, and meetings.
  • Assist with tracking and follow-up of operational and logistical requests from field teams.
  • Ensure field teams receive timely logistical support aligned with approved activity plans.
  1. Procurement, Stores, and Asset Support
  • Support procurement processes by preparing requisitions, tracking requests, and following up with procurement and finance units.
  • Assist with management of project assets, stores, and inventories, including updating tracking tools and maintaining documentation.
  • Support periodic inventory counts, reconciliation, and reporting.
  1. Fleet and Transport Support
  • Support fleet operations, including vehicle scheduling, logbooks, fuel tracking, and maintenance coordination.
  • Ensure vehicle documentation and records are complete and properly filed.
  1. Documentation, Systems, and Reporting
  • Maintain organized electronic and physical filing systems, including SharePoint and other approved platforms.
  • Support preparation of routine administrative and logistics summaries and reports.
  • Ensure documentation related to field activities, logistics, and operations is accurate, complete, and up to date.
  1. Compliance, Quality, and Accountability
  • Support adherence to Jhpiego policies, Department of State regulations, and internal procedures related to administration and logistics.
  • Promote consistency, quality, and accountability in administrative and operational processes.
  • Flag administrative or operational challenges and risks for follow-up by the Senior Program Officer.

Required Qualifications

  • Diploma or degree in Public Administration, Business Administration, Logistics, Operations Management, or a related field, degree preferred.
  • At least 4-5 years of relevant experience providing administrative, logistics, or operational support to donor-funded programs.
  • Experience supporting procurement, logistics coordination, office operations, and field-based teams.
  • Experience supporting fleet management, asset tracking, and inventory systems.
  • Familiarity with U.S. Government–funded project administrative and compliance requirements is an advantage.
  • Proficiency in MS Office applications and electronic filing systems; experience with logistics or inventory systems (e.g., eLMIS) is an advantage.
  • Strong organizational, coordination, and problem-solving skills.
  • High attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
  • Fluency in English and Kiswahili required.
  • Willingness to live in any location in Kagera and Pwani regions in Mainland Tanzania or Pemba and Unguja in Zanzibar.
  • Ability to undertake regular travel within the assigned region and provide periodic support to other project-supported areas, as required.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external customers those contacted during work.
  • Planning and negotiation skills required
  • Good level of computer literacy, conversant with all Microsoft products

 

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 48

Level of Education: associate degree

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This position will be closed on January 23, 2026.

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Job Info
Job Category: Administrative jobs in Tanzania
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: Friday, January 23 2026
Duty Station: Dar es Salaam | Dar es Salaam
Posted: 19-01-2026
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 18-01-2026
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 10-10-2076
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