Role summary

Cenfri is looking for an Excel expert with exceptional attention to detail.

In this Project Administrator role, you will support Cenfri’s research teams with coordination and administration of resource allocation and project management trackers, templates and processes.

Main deliverables:

• Coordination, administration and maintenance of the resource allocation process and templates
• Meeting administration for applicable project management and resource allocation meetings, including scheduling, minutes and follow-up on action items
• Coordination of feedback and outstanding information to update the resource allocation templates
• Maintenance of the Project Process Map – PPM (exchange rates, charge out rates, functionality updates)
• Documentation of project office processes and policies to be distributed internally
• Maintenance and updating of other project management templates
• Input into the Monthly Portfolio status report
• Managing the monthly timesheet reporting (sharing for review, actioning changes and drawing final reports)
• Maintenance or creation of timesheet reports to meet various donor reporting requirements
• Ad-hoc administrative tasks assigned/requested by manager

Requirements:

• Relevant administration qualification
• At least 2 years project management administration experience
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
• Strong Excel skills, specifically the ability to do Pivot tables
• Fast learner able to work in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to manage self and prioritise multiple inputs
• Strong sense of ownership and meeting deadlines

Cenfri’s core values drive everything we do. These are:

• Caring about the person
• Growing ourselves and others
• Applying systems thinking
• Generating insights that matter to development outcomes
• Quality in all we do
• Taking ownership
• Having patience to pursue impact

Location and Eligibility

Cenfri is based in Cape Town, South Africa, with an office in Kigali, Rwanda. Given the extent of teamwork, this is a Cape Town based role. The successful candidate is required to have a valid South African work permit and be able to travel to our offices in Bellville 2 times per week as part of our hybrid work environment.

Note: There would be an Excel and other technical tests to assess suitability for this role.

Application instructions

If you identify with our values, thrive on efficient project administration processes and would like to contribute to our success, we would love to hear from you.

Preference will be given to Employment Equity candidates.

Closing date: 16 February 2024

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