IITA (International Institute of Tropical Agriculture) is guided by an ambitious strategy–to lift 11.5 million people out of poverty and revitalize 7.5 million hectares of farmland by 2020. We are a nonprofit organization founded in 1967, governed by a Board of Trustees, and supported by several countries.
As one of 15 research centers in the CGIAR, a global partnership for a food secure future, IITA is engaged in several CGIAR Research Programs (CRPs). Our mission is to enhance food security and improve livelihoods in Africa through research for development (R4D).
Applications are invited from interested and qualified candidates to apply for the role of Finance and Administrative assistant at IITA – International Institute of Tropical Agriculture.
Finance & Administrative Assistant
Job Specifications:
- Full Time
- Required Qualifications: BA/BSC/HND
- Location: Oyo | Nigeria. See other Jobs in Oyo
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Job Description:
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, on behalf of HarvestPlus, seeks suitable Nigerian for the position below at its country office in Ibadan.
- Responsible for the preparation of Payment Requisition Memos and obtaining the necessary approvals before presenting them to the Finance Manager for payment.
- Responsible for collation of adequate transaction/activity supporting documents from staff, partners, vendors, and collaborators to ensure completeness and accuracy.
- Assist with sourcing for quotations and raising of LPOs for the procurement of goods and materials for program delivery as per corporate procedures to ensure value for money is obtained.
- Book cash advances for staff and process the advance retirement accordingly (on Oracle Suite).
- Responsible for the coordination of travel logistics such as hotel reservations, flight tickets, and airport pickups among others.
- Maintains an up-to-date record of all inventories and regularly checks that these are secure and well maintained whilst keeping track of all receipts and issues.
- Responsible for all administrative functions to ensure smooth office operations and program implementation.
- Coordinate and collate Timesheets from all staff at the end of every month while maintaining excellent interpersonal relationships with vendors and other stakeholders.
- Ensure that assets are received, registered in the assets register, and tagged, and ensure disposal of assets is carried out according to existing policies.
- Ensure an effective maintenance system for all office equipment, including photocopiers, computers and their networks, printers, etc.
- Support the coordination of internal and external or technical meetings, workshops, and seminars, including all travel and accommodations arrangements.
- Assist in supervising the drivers and making travel arrangements for staff while ensuring the availability of office stationery and equipment at all times.
- Periodically monitor vehicle logbooks concerning maintenance and fuel consumption.
- Perform any other duties that may be assigned from time to time to support the attainment of organizational goals.
Qualifications and Requirements:
- BSc/HND in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or related field with a minimum of three (3) years’ experience performing similar role in a well-structured environment.
COMPETENCIES:
The ideal candidate must:
- Be experienced with exploratory data analysis, and/or data mining, text analytics, machine learning and big data processing techniques.
- Have excellent programming/coding skills related to data collection, data management and analytics using statistical software (e.g., R, ASReml-R, Python, etc.).
- Have good oral and written communication skills in English.
Benefits
- We offer highly competitive salaries with equally attractive benefits and excellent working conditions in a pleasant campus environment.
Senior Research Supervisor
Job Specifications:
- Full Time
- Required Qualifications: BA/BSC/HND
- Location: Abuja | Nigeria.
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Job Description:
- Support identification of traits in yam breeding lines and germplasm that are desirable for recycling as parent and advancement, such as disease resistance, increased yield, or improved food quality.
- Participate in the execution of breeding trials in different growing conditions to determine how well they perform in nature.
- Assist in monitoring and identifying yam diseases and creating strategies to prevent them from spreading to other plants.
- Support the development of new yam varieties that meet specific criteria, such as increased productivity or improved taste, color, and food quality.
- Participate in the selection of the best yam clones to breed based on desired traits and characteristics.
- Participate in the development of breeding strategies to produce yam varieties with the desired characteristics, including selecting parents with desired traits that can be passed on to offspring.
- Participate in the multiplication of planting materials for breeding trials and delivery.
- Coordinate breeding testing networks with partners including preparation of SOP, trial design, distribution of germplasm for testing networks, retrieving data, and ensure data entry to the database.
- Coordinate on-farm testing and demand creation network with producers, marketers, development practitioners, and consumers.
- Ensure timely availability of germplasm inventory reports.
- Conduct and collect necessary data for advanced breeding lines in both greenhouses and field locations.
- Maintain breeder work collections in the field, analyze data and report to the Supervisor on time.
- Supervise daily casual laborers and other subordinate staff.
- Perform any other job-related duties as may be assigned by the Supervisor.
Qualifications and Requirements:
- BSc/HND in Agriculture or related field with a minimum of four (4) years’ experience performing similar role in a well-structured environment.
- Experience in clonal breeding program and on-farm testing will be an added advantage.
COMPETENCIES:
The ideal candidate must:
- Be competent in farmer participatory activities/evaluation
- Have ability to communicate effectively with partners and farmers.
- Have ability to work under pressure and deliver quality job.
- Have excellent team work capability.
- Be competent in data analysis and report writing.
Benefits
- We offer highly competitive salaries with equally attractive benefits and excellent working conditions in a pleasant campus environment.
Method of Application
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Finance & Administrative Assistant
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Senior Research Supervisor
Deadline: July 28, 2023
