Administrative Assistant at Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture (CNFA)

Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture (CNFA) is an international non-profit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. and Brussels, Belgium with offices in 16 countries throughout Africa, Asia and Eastern Europe.

We work with businesses, foundations, governments and communities to build customized local and global partnerships that meet the world’s growing demand for food. Since our inception in 1985, we have designed and implemented enterprise-based, agricultural development initiatives to facilitate market access, enhance agribusiness competitiveness, increase productivity and improve access to inputs and credit across 45 countries worldwide.

We are recruiting to fill the vacant position below:

Job Title: Administrative Assistant

Location: Nigeria

Position Description

• Working under the direct supervision of the Director of Finance and Operations, the Administrative Assistant will provide administrative support to the Operations Unit.

Program Description

• The USAID/Nigeria Agribusiness Investment Activity is a 5-year year, $15 million-dollar project implemented by CNFA as part of the United States Government’s Feed the Future Initiative. 
• The project’s goal is to strengthen the business enabling environment to promote private sector investment in agriculture. Activities will encompass three broad but interrelated components. First, the Agribusiness Investment Activity will improve the ease of doing business in the agricultural sector; second, the Activity will expand access to finance by mitigating the credit risks of agribusinesses; and third, the Activity will promote investment opportunities for agribusinesses to strengthen their readiness to expand and scale up their operations. Taken together, these efforts will increase the volume, added value, and diversification of agribusiness investments.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide day to day administrative support to HR/Administrative Officer
• Assist with filing, organizing, reception, and other administrative duties as requested.
• Prepare Purchase Request and Purchase Order for Office Supplies
• Assist in arranging project meetings.
• Arrangements of meetings and trainings
• Stationery items updating
• Assist Admin Officer in IT
• Other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications/Requirements

• At least 7 years of relevant, professional experience
• Experience supporting donor-funded projects is required, USAID experience preferred;
• Experience working in or with relevant public and private sector actors strongly preferred;
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, or a related field required; master’s degree preferred;
• Additional skills in IT will be plus
• Fluency in English is required.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online