Vacancy title:
Project Administrative Assistant

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Education, and Training, Category: Admin & Office, Business Operations, Education, Cleaning & Facilities]

Jobs at:
University of Nairobi

Deadline of this Job:
Monday, July 13 2026

Duty Station:
Nairobi | Nairobi

Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, June 30 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Background information about the job or company (e.g., role context, company overview)

The University of Nairobi, a body corporate established under the Universities Act 2012 of the laws of Kenya and the University of Nairobi Charter, is the pioneer institution of University education in Kenya and the region. The only institution of higher learning in Kenya for a long time, the University of Nairobi responded to the national, regional and Afr...

Responsibilities or duties

• Support project grant management
• Coordinate project operations at the University of Nairobi
• Assist in maintaining accurate and up-to-date employee records, both physical and electronic while ensuring confidentiality and compliance with data protection regulations
• Manage and monitor an electronic register of postgraduate research projects, schedules and training
• Performing any other related duty as assigned.

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following fields: Social Sciences/Humanities, Business Management, Project management, Office Management, or any other related field plus at least two (2) years’ experience providing program implementation in Human Resource OR a Diploma in Management, Accounting, Project Management, Office Management or any other related field plus 5 years’ experience in a large program implementation environment will be considered.
• Proficiency in word processing, spreadsheets, Excel.

Experience needed

At least two (2) years’ experience providing program implementation in Human Resource OR 5 years’ experience in a large program implementation environment.

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Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 12

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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Method of Application

Notes:

Applicants should  their application letters, certified copies of certificates and curriculum vitae (CV) giving details of their qualifications, experience and three (3) referees indicating their telephone contacts and  contacts;

Applications and related documents should be forwarded addressed to the Director, Human Resource, University of Nairobi;

Applicants should state their current designations, salaries and other benefits attached to those designations;

The application letter must bear the reference code indicated in the advertisement;

Late applications will not be considered.

Applications should be  as one file in PDF

CLOSING DATE: MONDAY, JULY 13, 2026

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