Administrative Assistant at The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is a non-profit organisation that develops agricultural solutions to address Africa’s most serious issues of hunger, malnutrition, poverty, and natural resource depletion. We promote lives, improve food and nutrition security, boost employment, and protect natural resource integrity by collaborating with numerous partners across Sub-Saharan Africa. IITA is a member of the CGIAR, a worldwide agriculture research alliance dedicated to ensuring food security in the future.

Title: Administrative Assistant

Location: Ibadan, Oyo

Job type: Contract

Contract: 2-year renewable contract

Duties

• Support as building wardens for three (3) buildings and report issues within the building to the Head, West Africa Hub.
• Carry out logistics, and prepare travel plans, accommodation plans and other related logistics for events that have been assigned to the Hub Administration Office.
• Develop travel advances and expense claims for Scientists and other team members working in the building.
• Perform oracle input for requests for purchase (RFP), etc.
• Perform any other job-related duties as may be assigned by the Supervisor.

Qualifications

• BSc / HND in Business Administration, Public Administration or related field with a minimum of three (3) years’ experience performing a similar role in a well-structured environment.

Competencies:
The ideal candidate must:

• Be fluent in English Language.
• Have the ability to work under pressure
• Have the knowledge of Oracle EBS.
• Have good communication and organizational skills.
• Be experienced and familiar with a multicultural environment.
• Be experience with MS Office.
• Have the ability to multi-task and eye for detail.

Benefits

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

Deadline: 12th December, 2023.

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