This is a heavy-duty engagement for a systems thinker who anticipates operational bottlenecks, triages competing priorities with minimal supervision, and delivers on-site at the Chancery.

THE OPPORTUNITY

We are engaging an exceptional, execution-oriented professional on an independent contractorbasis. This is a heavy-duty, high-responsibility engagement designed exclusively for an experienced professional with a well-developed sense of initiative who thrives under pressure with minimal supervision. We require a specialist who thinks in systems, anticipates operational bottlenecks before they occur, and takes personal ownership to triage competing priorities and see complex tasks through to completion. The services are delivered on-site at the Chancery, given the in-person nature of protocol liaison, event execution, and day-to-day operations.

SCOPE OF SERVICES AND DELIVERABLE WEIGHTINGS

Performance is measured against institutional outcomes. Weightings are resource-allocation planning guides, not prescribed shifts.

PROFILE OF THE IDEAL CANDIDATE

• Diplomatic Mission Experience: prior experience within a United Nations agency, international organisation, foreign mission, or related privileged institution is required; candidates who intimately understand diplomatic etiquette and diplomatic workflows will have an immediate edge.

• Systems Thinker and Exceptional Administrator: you do not just file paperwork; you build and optimise smooth administrative systems, look at the big picture, and understand how a delay in one department affects the entire operation.

• High Initiative and Self-Motivation: you are comfortable walking into a fluid, unpredictable environment and independently figuring out how to deliver results.

• Performance Under Pressure and Triage: proven ability to independently triage multiple competing emergencies under tight deadlines, separate noise from critical priorities, and solve complex problems calmly with zero hand-holding.

• Keen Relationship Skills: exceptional professional polish, emotional intelligence, and diplomatic etiquette, with the ability to leverage an established network of institutional counterparts and communicate assertively yet respectfully across cultural and bureaucratic structures.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS

• A degree in International Relations, Public Administration, Business, Communications, or a related field, with no less than two years of experience in these functional areas; equal weight is given to a proven track record of high-stress operations, results delivery, and a rich network of institutional contacts

• Strong initiative and self-motivation, with the capacity to think in systems, build administrative workflows, and deliver with minimal supervision

•A relevant degree with no less than two years of experience in these functional areas

Excellent numeracy, verbal, and written communication skills

• Fluency in English and Kiswahili

• Ability to pass an intensive institutional security clearance prior to engagement and maintain it throughout, under a regime of random compliance checks

• Kenyan citizenship or valid work authorisation