About Employer:
IITA is one of the world’s leading research partners in finding solutions for hunger, malnutrition, and poverty. Its award-winning research-for-development (R4D) approach addresses the development needs of tropical countries. IITA works with partners to enhance crop quality and productivity, reduce producer and consumer risks, and generate wealth from agriculture.


IITA is a non-profit organization founded in 1967 in Nigeria and governed by a Board of Trustees. IITA works on the following crops: cowpea, soybean, banana/plantain, yam, cassava, and maize. It is a member of CGIAR, a global agriculture research partnership for a food secure future.

IITA is recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Finance/Administrative Assistant

Ref: IITA-HR-NRS2016-028

Location: Abuja

Recruitment Type: National (2-year renewable contract)

Responsibilities

Successful candidate will among other things perform the following duties:

Provide administrative, financial and logistical support to the Country Coordinator;

Prepare monthly cash position and bank reconciliations ;

Maintain a ledger, monitor and analyze the budget ;

Liaise with the Procurement Officer, ensure that procurements and payments to local suppliers on behalf of the project are done expeditiously;

Implement CIP financial policies and and prepare regular financial reporting ;

Make travel arrangements for the project team and any other project partners / visitors in the country;

Make arrangements for meetings, trainings and workshops for the national project team;

Handle motor vehicle maintenance, service and supervise the driver;

Keep inventory of office equipment and supplies;

Handle telephone calls/faxes, receive and assist visitors to the office;

Liaise with Senior Project Assistant to enforce partner contracts;

Maintain the office filing system (manual and electronic) including backup, archiving and storage;

Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor.


Qualification

BSc/HND in Accounting, Business Administration or other related field.

Experience:

A minimum of 3 years in finance and administration experience in a reputable organization is desirable.

Competencies

Ideal Candidate must:

Be familiar with grants and contracts administration in a non for profit organization

Have excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to write project and financial reports.

Be a team player accustomed to working in multi-cultural groups.

Have good communication skills and willingness to travel.


Remuneration
IITA offers highly competitive salary with equally attractive benefits and excellent working conditions in a pleasant campus environment.

Application Closing Date

10th June, 2016.

How to apply:

Interested and qualified candidates should apply online

For more info: http://jobafrik..com.ng/2016/05/international-institute-of-tropical.html

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gate233:
Thanks OP. Was in church praying my head out for job. I pray it works this time.

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avec10:
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The direct link is on my blog. That's is why it is called job and opportunity listing blog. We fetch job openings from companies and publish them on Job Afrik adding the official application link to the post. This is the practice everywhere among professional bloggers and job listing portals

this op self

www.iita.org/careers/

All the best y'all. It's one of the best companies to work with. Been there for a few years on contract. Still hoping to join them again soon.

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