Contract Compliance Officer at International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is an international non-profit research-for-development (R4D) organization created in 1967, governed by a Board of Trustees, and supported primarily by the Consultative Group of International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). Our R4D is anchored on the development needs of sub-Saharan Africa. We develop agricultural solutions with our partners to tackle hunger and poverty by reducing producer and consumer risks, enhancing crop quality and productivity, and generating wealth from agriculture. We have more than 100 internationally recruited scientists from about 35 countries and 900 nationally recruited staff based in various stations across Africa. Please visit http://www.iita.org/ for more information on IITA.

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture seeks suitable Nigerian Nationals for the position of Contract Compliance Officer at the Institute’s Headquarters, Ibadan.

Job Title: Contract Compliance Officer

Location: Ibadan

Responsibilities

The ideal candidate will among other things:

• Assist the Head PAO with drafting, reviewing and negotiating agreements, MoUs, hosting agreements, more commercial agreements (for services to ‘farming companies’), licensing agreements etc.
• Provide project backstopping in relation to contractual requirements.
• Participate actively in project review/evaluation.
• Assist the Head PAO with day to day project administration.
• Assist with design of a project design manual and templates for MoUs, contract agreements, sub-contract agreements, NCEs and amendments.
• Assist with knowledge management at IITA.
• Handle IP-related issues, audits, reporting and work related to the new CGIAR ‘Intellectual Assets’, ‘Open Access’ and other related policies still to be expected.
• Retrieve information from both hard files and database to resolve queries.
• Support in ensuring that the database is kept up to date with accurate data, reports and other project documents, by forwarding relevant information and documents to the relevant staff in PAO.
• Work as part of the PAO team by closely cooperating with other team members in relation to the Project Management.
• Such other duties, properly assigned, as may be occasioned by the exigencies of the service.

Qualification, Experience and Skills

Qualifications:

Minimum of BSc. or comparable in law or related discipline or an equivalent professional qualification, but preferably an MSc. degree.

Certification in any of the following examinations would be an added advantage:

• ISEB Certificate in Programme and Project Support Office Essentials
• Certificate in IS Project Management
• APMP
• PMP
• PRINCE2 Foundation
• PRINCE2 Practitioner

Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years post qualification experience of working in a Program/Project Office preferably in a similar organization.
• Legal background, with knowledge of finance and project management.
• Experience with project management/ administration software is a must.
• Proven competence in collaborating with Senior Staff and stakeholders.
• Comfortable working in a fast paced and dynamic Project environment.
• Pro-active approach and able to multi-task.
• Advanced computer skills.
• Must have analytical skills.

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

Application Closing Date:
4th June, 2013

Method of Application
Interested applicants should forward their applications with detailed curriculum vitae, the names and e-mail addresses of three professional referees which must include either the Head of applicant’s current or previous organization or applicant’s direct Supervisor/Superior officer at work and evidence of current remuneration package and photocopies of credentials, to IITA Website.

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