{"id":6958,"date":"2021-03-23T11:38:37","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T10:38:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobnetworknigeria.com\/?post_type=job_listing&#038;p=6958"},"modified":"2021-03-23T11:38:40","modified_gmt":"2021-03-23T10:38:40","slug":"administrative-and-liaison-officer-at-iita","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/jobnetworknigeria.com\/job\/administrative-and-liaison-officer-at-iita\/","title":{"rendered":"Administrative and Liaison Officer at IITA"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is a not-for-profit institution that generates agricultural innovations to meet Africa\u2019s most pressing challenges of hunger, malnutrition, poverty, and natural resource degradation. Working with various partners across sub-Saharan Africa, we improve livelihoods, enhance food and nutrition security, increase employment, and preserve natural resource integrity. IITA is a member of CGIAR, a global agriculture research partnership for a food secure future.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Job Position: <\/strong>Administrative and Liaison Officer<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reference No.:<\/strong> IITA &#8211; HR &#8211; NRS2020 &#8211; 012<\/li>\n<li><strong>Job Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Ibadan, Oyo<\/li>\n<li><strong>Recruitment Type:<\/strong> National (11 months contract)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Job Responsibilities<\/strong><br \/>\nSuccessful candidate will among other things perform the following duties:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Develop and maintain plans to support the project including analyses of task, schedules, and resources needed;<\/li>\n<li>Assist the Project Coordinator to ensure activities are completed on time within budget and meet the quality standard;<\/li>\n<li>Schedule and plan project meetings;<\/li>\n<li>Liaise with Finance Office to prepare, review and edit project financial reports;<\/li>\n<li>Liaise and follow up with project stakeholders;<\/li>\n<li>Facilitate the implementation of project activities in the project area and participate in the monitoring of progress made towards achieving project set goals and outputs in collaboration with the M&amp;E Unit;<\/li>\n<li>Ensure that technical and financial project reports are prepared and submitted to the Project Coordinator;<\/li>\n<li>Document lessons learned and best practices on the project development, implementation, and oversight activities;<\/li>\n<li>Proactively take responsibility to ensure the safety of humans and property at all times;<\/li>\n<li>Support in data generation of project administration related information and work with the Communication Unit to produce communication and PR products for the project;<\/li>\n<li>Make travel arrangements for the project team and any other project partners\/visitors;<\/li>\n<li>Organize and maintain the office filing system (manual and electronic) including backup, archiving, and storage;<\/li>\n<li>Keep an inventory of the project equipment and supplies;<\/li>\n<li>Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Job Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>B.Sc \/ HND in Project and Business Administration, Social Sciences, Agricultural Sciences or related fields with minimum of five (5) years\u2019 experience in project management, administrative assistance and stakeholder engagement with a well-structured structure organization.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Competencies:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe ideal candidate must have:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In-depth understanding of the entire MS Office suite.<\/li>\n<li>Experience as a virtual assistant and ability to organize a daily workload by priorities.<\/li>\n<li>Ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced quickly changing environment.<\/li>\n<li>Proactive approach to problem-solving with strong decision-making skills, being results-oriented.<\/li>\n<li>Professional level of verbal and written communications skills.<\/li>\n<li>Excellent interpersonal, planning, and organizational skills.<\/li>\n<li>Ability to work in a team and independently with little to no supervision.<\/li>\n<li>Fluency or professional proficiency in both English and French (Part of the interview will be conducted in French), also knowledge of Yoruba and\/or Hausa is an added advantage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Remuneration<\/strong><br \/>\nWe offer highly competitive salary with equally attractive benefits and excellent working<br \/>\nconditions in a pleasant campus environment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Closing Date<\/strong><br \/>\n5th April 2021.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>How to Apply<\/strong><br \/>\nInterested and qualified candidates should complete the online application attaching detailed Cover Letter and Curriculum Vitae saved with their names in Microsoft word format to IITA.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jobs.iita.org\/eRecruit\/RecApplication\/Create?vid=2738\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Click here to apply online<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jobs.iita.org\/eRecruit\/Home\/GetDocument\/2738\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Click here for more information<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(PDF)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The application must include the names and e-mail addresses of three professional referees which must include the applicant\u2019s current or previous direct Supervisor, professional colleague and evidence of current remuneration package.<\/li>\n<li>IITA is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to building a diverse workforce, particularly welcoming applications from women. 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