Personal Assistant
Disability Rights and Rights of Older Persons
About Disability Rights and Rights of Older Persons
Purpose of the Job:
To serve as a Personal Assistant of employees with disabilities in order for them to function successfully.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
- Filing or manipulating paper documents;
- Retrieving work materials that are out of reach;
- Accompanying an employee in and around the office;
- Accompanying an employee on workshops/meetings in and outside of the office;
- Providing travel assistance (field travel) for an employee during work related travel;
- Reading handwritten mail or hardcopy material to the employee with a visual disability;
- Serve as sighted guide at events, providing assistance to a seat during meetings, attending meetings and participating in social gathering. Assist with personal care tasks, such as eating;
- Converting inaccessible texts into accessible format;
- Perform other tasks as assigned.
| Education | BA or Diploma (Level IV Certificate) in any Social Science Studies. |
| Experience | 0 year of experience with BA degree. 2 years of experience working as Personal Assistant, Secretarial Service or Office management for Diploma (Level IV Certificate) |
| Other Requirements | Commitment and willingness to work with persons with disabilities. Computer literate. Knowledge of Amharic and English is required. Knowledge of other local languages is advantageous.
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