Project Administrative 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: Project Administrative Assistant

Ref: STS2022-022
Location: Ibadan, Oyo
Recruitment Type: STS- National (6-months renewable contract)

Duties

• Make logistical arrangements for meetings, seminars, conferences, and duty travels (booking of flight and hotel, preparation of travel authorization (TA) requests, processing visa requests, and helping with payments of travel advances in case of need.
• Develop and maintain an efficient filing system and database on project activities and stakeholders.
• Provide general project administrative support.
• Participate and document deliberations during project meetings.
• Provide support for meetings, workshops, and training.
• Perform clerical duties.
• Perform any other job-related task as may be assigned by the Supervisors.

Qualifications

• B.Sc / HND in Business Administration, Public Administration, International Relations and Diplomacy or any other related field with a minimum of two (2) years’ experience performing a similar role in a well-structured environment.

Competencies:
The ideal candidate must:

• Have good communication skills (writing, reading, and speaking).
• Ability to use basic Microsoft software (word, excel, PowerPoint).
• Have strong multi-tasking abilities and problem solving skills.
• Have proven experience as an executive assistant or other relevant administrative support experience.
• Have the ability to work with little or no supervision.

Remuneration

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

Application Closing Date
30th December, 2022.