IITA, with Headquarters at Ibadan, is an International Agricultural Research centre in the Consultative Group on international Agricultural Research (CGIAR), which is an association of about 50 countries. International and regional organizations,, and private foundations. IITA seeks to increase agricultural production in a sustainable way, in order to improve the nutritional status and well-being of people in tropical Sub-Saharan Africa.
The international Institute of Tropical Agriculture seeks suitable candidates for the below position at the institute’s Headquarters in Ibadan.
Position: Project Administrative Assistant
(2-year renewable contract)
Duties
Successful candidate will:
- Assist Project Administrator with day to day project administration;
- Maintain electronic filling/archive system of Project related documents;
- Assist with drafting, negotiating and finalizing Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs), Memorandum of Agreement (MoAs), and other related documents for both donors and partners;
- Assist with donor and partner communication and Material Transfer Agreements and other IP-related issues;
- Assist with keeping up-to-date database and retrieve information from both paper files and database to resolve queries;
- Perform other duties as may be assigned.
Qualifications Experience and Personal Attributes
- Candidate must possess B.Sc/HND in Business Administration with 5 years post-qualification working experience in a multinational organization.
- Must have good working knowledge of basic accounting and legal issues, computer software programmes especially use of Oracle Applications.
- Candidates must have good interpersonal skills, be honest, trustworthy, hardworking and highly discreet. He/She must be very good with figures and willing to work extra hours when the need arises.
Remuneration:
We offer highly competitive salary with equally attractive fringe benefits and excellent working conditions in a pleasant campus environment.
Method of application:
Interested applicants should forward their applications with a detailed curriculum vitae, the names and addresses of three professional referees (including telephone, fax and e-mail addresses, if available),, evidence of current remuneration package and photocopies of credentials (including proof of age) to the Personnel Manger,
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, PMB 5320, Oyo Road, Ibadan, Nigeria on or before 17th November, 2009
Applicants should state their street address not P.O. Box.
N.B: Please note that application letters not accompanied with evidence of current remuneration and age will not be treated.
These job vacancy can also be found on our website; www.iita.org