[SN-ANNOUNCE] Vacancy: Senior Administrative Secretary/Administrative Secretary

[RLT]

TO ALL SANGONeT USERS

Vacancy: Senior Administrative Secretary/Administrative Secretary

The Rural Legal Trust is a non-governmental organisation based in
Braamfontein dealing with the provision of legal services to rural dwellers
faced with threatened and/or actual evictions and other related human rights
abuses. Its core business is to facilitate, monitor and guide action
oriented legal teams comprising of attorneys, candidate attorneys and
paralegals to support mainly the poor rural and peri-urban based communities
with legal advice and the pursuit and defence of their land rights and
related human rights problems in courts of law and alternative dispute
resolution forums. The legal teams are located in all the nine provinces in
the country.

RLT is seeking to engage the services of an independent and self-motivated
Senior Administrative Secretary/Administrative Secretary starting in May
2005 for a contractual period of two years. Responsibilities include:
managing the national office in Braamfontein; assisting the National
Programme Manager with correspondence and communication with legal teams and
host organisations; maintenance of appropriate information systems;
organising and servicing meetings of Members of the Board of Trustees;
telephone reception and maintenance and performance of general office
duties.

The candidate must possess at least a matric level academic qualification,
be computer literate and be able to communicate verbally and in writing in
the English language and at least one of the official indigenous languages.
Competitive remuneration and benefits and legislation compliant leave will
be offered to the successful candidate.

Interested persons should submit written applications accompanied by
curriculum vitae and the names and contact of two referees to: The National
Programme Manager, Rural Legal Trust, P O Box 31656 Braamfontein 2017;
e-mail busi at rlt.org.za. For further enquiries please phone B. Khalo at (011)
403 4426/8079. The applications should reach the above by 11 April 2005.