Technical Assistant 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: Technical Assistant

Location: Ibadan, Oyo
Employment Type: Contract
Duration: 1-year renewable

Duties

• Work in close collaboration with Monitoring and Evaluation Assistant in data recording and entry for monitoring parameters and production data to support specific research or management projects.
• Assist in compiling and filing event registers and updating data in the Monitoring Evaluation and Learning (MEL) system.
• Assist in the implementation of farm characterization survey in Nasarawa State to identify smallholder farmers as potential two to three SME GIFT hatchery operators and 100 out grower farmers Nasarawa.
• Assist Aquaculture Technology Transfer Officer to set up two to three SME GIFT hatchery operators in Ogun, Kwara and Nasarawa States.
• Assist Aquaculture Technology Transfer Officer to organize identified grow-out farmers in Ogun, Kwara and Nasarawa to start the GIFT grow-out pilots.
• Assist the finance team in the procurement of hapa nets and feeds for the GIFT SME hatchery operators and grow-out farmers.
• Raise issues with the Officer-in-Charge of Nigeria for trouble shooting.
• Perform any other job-related duties as may be assigned by the supervisor.

Requirements

• B.Sc / HND in Fisheries and Aquaculture, Animal Science or any other related field with a minimum of three (3) years’ experience in aquaculture related data gathering and recording, preferably in donor funded or not for profit set up.

Competencies:
The ideal candidate must:

• Be computer literate and have basic understanding of data processing.
• Be experience in using computerized data storage and analytical packages such as Excel, SPSS.
• Have the ability to think clearly and analytically, setting priorities, meeting deadlines, solving problems, and making timely and appropriate decisions;
• Have excellent communication skills verbal and written in English.
• Be proficient in the use of ICT packages including Windows, Word, PowerPoint, data processing etc.
• Have excellent interpersonal, networking, and negotiation skills with staff and value chain actors;
• Have the ability to work with minimum supervision.

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

Application Closing Date
29th December, 2023.