Marketing and Visitors Service Officer at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (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. 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.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Marketing and Visitors Service Officer

Ref: IITA-HR-NRS2017-0026
Location: Ibadan
Recruitment Type: National (3 year renewable contract)

Responsibilities
Successful candidate will among other things perform the following duties:

• Maintain and promote the institute’s image and brand through a positive and proactive awareness campaign;
• Organize, coordinate, conduct visits, excursions and tours including logistics support for institutional events, exhibitions, conferences, seminars and workshops as needed;
• Promote IITA and its work by providing up-to-date and adequate information about IITA activities and projects among various publics;
• Ensure positive visitor experience for all IITA visitors, i.e. students, farmers, partners, VIPs, media, and other groups/ individuals;
• Liaise with IITA units, including Security, Facilities Management Services FMS), Hospitality and Travel Services (HOSTRA), General Directorate, Western Africa Hub and other offices to arrange visits and schedules within and outside the Institute with other logistic requirements;
• Manage the Corporate Store and assist in marketing corporate/institutional and promotional products;
• Provide support for internal communication, inductions and orientations for new staffs;
• Contribute to knowledge sharing and information dissemination efforts of the IITA Communication team;
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications

• BSc./HND in Mass Communication, Agriculture, Psychology or related disciplines with minimum of three (3) years’ experience in print or digital media house preferably in an international organization

Competencies:
The ideal candidate must:

• Have exceptional customer relations and interpersonal and communication skills.
• Have proficiency knowledge of computer applications skills.

Remuneration
We offer highly competitive salary with equally attractive benefits and excellent working conditions in a pleasant campus environment.

Application Closing Date
16th June, 2017.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified applicants should complete the online application below attaching their cover letters with detailed curriculum vitae saved in a single file in Microsoft Word format. The application must include the names and e-mail addresses of three professional referees which must include the applicant’s current or previous direct Supervisor, professional colleague and evidence of current remuneration package.

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