Administrative Assistant

About the Job:

The incumbent will assist in the Administration department and in the day to day administration of the office.

Key Responsibilities: 

• Work closely with the Administrative Coordinator to ensure that outsourced administrative services are running smoothly.
• Ensure the office is cleaned well and on time. 
• Purchase office supplies and consumables on time and maintain tracker/ inventory of utilization of supplies.
• Facilitate the smooth running of the meal and transport programmes by preparing employee lists for utilization of the services and being present during meal service and transport boarding
• Handle logistics for staff activities such as team buildings and offsite meetings as required
• Regular checks of facility to report and document any maintenance issues that may arise in a timely manner and ensure they are handled upon approval
• Manage the office main reception including handling all visitors, incoming and outgoing calls and parcels/ packages
• Work closely with the HR team to ensure all new staff are on-boarded within set timelines
• Any other duties as may be assigned by supervisor

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• Proven experience as an administrative assistant or in a similar role
• Proficiency with MS office Office Suite (Word, Excel, Power Point)

Good to Have:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Good team player
• Good organizational and planning skills
• Attention to detail and problem solving
• Flexible to work various shifts
• Willing to learn and grow

About Sama 

Sama provides high-quality training data that powers AI technology for Fortune 2000 companies such as Google, Walmart, Ford, Microsoft, and Marriott. We’re experts in data curation and data annotation for 2D and 3D image, video, and sensor data for machine learning algorithms.. Sama offers the highest quality SLAs in the industry, along with cutting-edge ML-assisted annotation tools, QA processes, and security and compliance standards. 

Founded in 2008 on the belief that “talent is equally distributed, but opportunity is not”, Sama is driven by the mission to expand opportunities for those who are underprivileged. As a certified B-corp, Sama has provided worker training programs to increase economic opportunity for more than 13,000 people from underserved communities. By connecting our customers with amazing talent in East Africa, we've impacted more than 59,000 workers and their dependents.

Today, our vision is to provide data scientists, ML engineers, and data operations teams with an indispensable, integrated platform for AI data preparation, labeling, and collection. 

For more information, visit www.sama.com.

More information can be found at:

• Featured in Forbes: How Ethical Is Your AI?
• Sama Honored on Inc. Magazine’s Annual List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies — the Inc. 5000
• Reversing Poverty - Ted Talk by our founder Leila Janah

Our Culture:

Sama is quite unique. We are a technology company with a social mission. People that thrive in a high-growth environment, love working on the bleeding edge of technology, and really care about having a positive impact on the world are a great fit for the Sama culture. Our core values are One Team, One Goal - Deliver. Period. - Trust & Transparency - Customer First - Humanity.

Our Benefits:

Sama is proud to offer competitive compensation corresponding to market data & level of experience. Sama also offers benefits packages based on country of employment, including but not limited to medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, holiday and vacation policies, professional development stipends and a paid sabbatical program. Our Talent Acquisition team would be happy to discuss our benefits packages with you in more detail during the interview process.

At Sama, we pride ourselves in being a diverse and equal opportunity employer.