Project Assistant Job opening at IITA

 

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is a not-for-profit institution that generates agricultural innovations to meet Africa’s most pressing challenges of hunger, malnutrition, poverty, and natural resource degradation. They work with various partners across sub-Saharan Africa, to improve livelihoods, enhance food and nutrition security, increase employment, and preserve natural resource integrity. They are a bonafide member of CGIAR, a global agriculture research partnership for a food secure future.

IITA is actively recruiting for the position below.

 

Role Title: Project Assistant

Location: Ibadan, Oyo State.

Role Responsibilities:

• Arrangement of travel, hotel booking, facilitate procurement of necessary visa, and travel documentation for team members and partners.
• Management of payment of all approved payments request and working with the banks.
• Maintenance of basic financial records on projects implemented by IDH Nigeria
• Hosting visitors, responding to inquiries, planning workshop and meeting, drafting correspondence and scheduling appointment, and general office management including managing office supplies inventory.
• Liaising with West-Africa Regional Administrator, IITA Finance Directorate, and other Units to ensure compliance with IITA procedure and timely response to requests.
• Provision of periodic reports while getting approval to have viewing right to the budget.
• Responsible for ensuring accurate recording of minutes at a meeting.

 

Required Qualifications:

 

• B.Sc / HND in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or any other equivalent discipline.
• Minimum of three years relevant experience working in a similar role.
• Experienced in administrative function, budgeting and financial management procedure.
• Outstanding English reporting, written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent ability to co-ordinate, prioritize and organize workload, taking initiative and work under pressure.
• Excellent in the use of Excel, Word PowerPoint, and other MS office applications.

 

Application Deadline:

September 29^th, 2020.

 

Application Guidelines:

To apply, click on the link below. 

https://bit.ly/3kqMD9P