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Deloitte East Africa provides seamless cross-border services to multinationals, large national enterprises, small and medium sized enterprises and the public sector, across four (3) countries in the region: Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. A career with Deloitte offers you the opportunity to engage with and work alongside leading corporations within the East African region, and an opportunity to start and grow your career within a dynamic and rewarding environment. You will get the support, coaching and training needed to advance your career in Uganda and within the East Africa market.

Deloitte (Uganda) Limited currently has an exciting opportunity for dynamic persons to join our Internal Clients Services - Administration team as an Intern. This position will be based in our Uganda office in Kampala.

Main Purpose of Job

The Internship will provide you with good hands on experience in various aspects of Administration. You will provide assistance to the organizations clients’ and operate the telephone at the switchboard.

What you will do

Reception:

• Ensure that the reception area is kept tidy at all times;

• Receive and record incoming hand deliveries, sign for them, and place in trays for dispatch to the different departments and staff;

• Receive clients and visitors and notify relevant department/staff members of their arrival;

• Receive telephone messages and advise staff or clients;

• Ensure that outgoing all outgoing mails/documents are registered and signed for upon pickup by the right recipients;

• Hold letters, cheques and documents for collection by clients;

• Ensure necessary publications are available at the reception;

• Arrange for accommodation for incoming staff in liaison with Procurement office;

• Maintain confidentiality and proper records management of clients’ information;

• Archive files in liaison with the Administration & Security Officer;

• Organize for stationary, vouchers and follow up with de clean desk etc.;

• Co-ordinate courier services;

• Front line for COVID 19 office protocols (Record staff in office daily, check temperature of staff and all that access office and emphasize SOPs are observed daily); and

• Attend to the reception in the absence of a Receptionist.

Office Administration:

• Book meeting rooms through outlook calendar for staff as and when requested;

• Manage Partners’ diaries;

• Order all office stationery/ business cards including all printed stationery;

• Request for cash for Newspapers, Water, Partners lunch and other related items as and when they arise;

• Order all kitchen consumables, i.e. sugar, tea bags, Coffee etc;

• Maintain stock controls of all office materials and consumables;

• Process office recharges for DHL packages;

• Assist in preparation of monthly costing of outgoing couriers for re-charging, and pass them to the Administration Officer for checking and forwarding to the Finance department before the set deadline.

• Raise receive, record and submit local purchase orders;

• Follow up on all invoices in assigned areas to ensure correctness of invoices, timely approval and follow up on payments;

• Involvement in supplier’s procurement processes;

• Recharge the stationery and photocopy docket;

• Ensure that the office machines/equipment are in good working order at all times and any faults reported and necessary repairs carried out in a timely manner;

• Ensure that drinking water and disposable cups are delivered as per the contract; and  

• Ensure that water is delivered to the drinking points.

Security:

• Oversee the security of the office by ensuring doors are locked at the prescribed time and report any security issues arising to the Admin/Security Officer; and

• Ensure that all light bulbs in the offices are replaced immediately they blow up.

Events Management:

• Coordinate logistics and planning for special events, conferences, meetings and other training on or off-site including booking rooms, preparing presentation materials, ensuring that catering services and other necessary materials are available.

Communication:

• Support in focalization, dispatch and follow up of fee notes as requested.

• Provide clerical support by attending departmental (and other selected) meetings, preparing agenda, point record and circulate minutes and timely follow up on action items after meetings; and

• Contribute to the development of effective communication and knowledge management systems, including efficient handling of paper flow, storage, retrieval and sharing of information within the department and wider firm, updating departmental procedure manuals and practice guidelines, while maintaining the necessary levels of confidentiality.

Others:

• Perform any other tasks as may be assigned from time to time.

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field;

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal;

• Good interpersonal and relationship building skills;

• Strong client delivery focus;

• Focus on quality and risk;

• Problem solving ability;

• Good business acumen; and

• Be a Ugandan Citizen.

What impact will you make?

At Deloitte we have a clear purpose, to make an impact that matters to our clients, our colleagues and our communities while you thrive in a dynamic culture of inclusion, collaboration and high performance. From professional development to leadership opportunities and career advancement, we empower our people to be their very best - because that’s how you make an impact. 

Our purpose 

Deloitte is led by a purpose: to make an impact that matters. Every day, Deloitte people are making a real impact in the places they live and work. We pride ourselves on doing not only what is good for clients, but also what is good for our people and the communities in which we live and work—always striving to be an organization that is held up as a role model of quality, integrity, and positive change. Learn more about Deloitte’s impact on the world. #Makinganimpactthatmatters

If you meet the above requirements, please visit our website and apply online: Deloitte East Africa Careers portal.

Closing date: 7 March 2021. 

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not ask individuals to pay any fees or money as part of the recruitment process.