Administration Assistant to the GM at Avenue Healthcare
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Date posted
February 12, 2026
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Closing date
February 12, 2026
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Hiring location
Kisumu County
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Qualification
Bachelor Degree Diploma
Description
Purpose Statement
Our purpose is to enable and maintain health.
Mission
To provide high quality care that exceeds our clients’ expectations.
Job Description
About Avenue Healthcare
Avenue Healthcare is one of the leading private healthcare groups in East Africa running 3 Hospitals, and 16 Medical Centres across Kenya, and a Home-care business. With over 25 years in the healthcare industry, Avenue Healthcare runs 300 hospital beds with over 1,000 staff members, and more than 400 specialists and serves over 400,000 patients annually, offering primary, secondary, and tertiary healthcare services.
Position: Administration Assistant to the GM
Type: Permanent
Location: Kisumu
Department: Administration
Reports To: General Manager
Job Objective/ Purpose:
To support the General Manager (GM) in Operational and Administrative office duties, providing an enabling environment for staff, patients and clients within the Hospital and partners of the Hospital.
Key Responsibilities:
1.Manage the General Manager’s calendar, providing real-time scheduling support by booking appointments and preventing conflicts, assisting in managing the GM’s agenda and organizing key meetings on behalf of the GM.
2.Prepare, edit and disseminate communications to and from the GM’s office as delegated, including maintaining regular reports and keeping minutes of staff and departmental meetings.
3.Assist with business reporting and analysis as required, including preparation of reports, papers and presentations, conducting research on various topics as requested by the GM, and providing insights to support decision-making.
4.Maintain polite and professional communication by receiving, screening, forwarding or responding to inquiries, consulting with relevant authorities, and handling emergencies effectively and efficiently.
5.Make travel arrangements, such as booking flights, cabs, and making hotel and restaurant reservations for the Hospital senior management team and other Hospital Manager’s guests.
6.Assist the GM in managing petty cash allocation, ensuring periodic accounting is done per AG procedures, reconciling expense reports and invoices, and submitting the same to the GM in good time.
7.Ensure that Avenue Healthcare corporate governance policies are adhered to, including preventing, detecting, and reporting any fraud or criminal activities, and Implementing audit recommendations.
8.Ensure adequate knowledge of, and compliance to all Avenue Healthcare policies, procedures, and systems, especially policies pertaining to the provision of medical services and finance.
9.Maintain privacy and confidentiality at all times.
10.Any other duty as assigned by the supervisor.
Person Specification
- Diploma/ Bachelor's degree in business administration, communications, or a related field.
- Computer proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel), advanced proficiency in Excel is Mandatory.
- Data Analysis skills and basic book keeping/ accounting knowledge highly desirable.
- At least 3 years of relevant work experience working in a corporate environment.
- Good planning and organizing skills
- Tact and diplomacy, Discretion and Confidentiality
- Strong interpersonal skills, team playing abilities, and communication skills.
- Highly responsive, ethical and responsible
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Avenue Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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