CRP Administrator/Data Manager at IITA - International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

Job Responsibilities 
Successful candidate will among other things perform the following duties:

• Assist IITA CRP-Maize Focal Person in the preparation of CRP documents including annual work plans and other project documents.
• Assist in following up with scientists on timely preparation of annual reports and submission to the lead center.
• Track and monitor CRP budget expenditures against approved budgets of IITA scientists in order to provide the CRP leader with a clear status of financial resources
• Communicate with the CRP-Maize Manager of the lead center (CIMMYT, Mexico) and assist the CRP-Maize focal person with CRP related management functions including the preparation of key performance indicators.
• Assume responsibility for other CRP functions such as hosting of visitors, responding to inquiries, planning meetings, drafting letters, scheduling appointments and coordinating travel arrangement
• Maintain coherent repository of Crop Information (genealogy, phenotype and genotype) allowing public access and secondary use for predictive breeding and comparative biology.
• Work with Data Manager/Analyst, E-Research and the Integrated Breeding Platform (IBP) on the development of a data management system for storing and retrieval of information and linking it with GIS for the maize breeding unit.
• Define and implement data standards and best practices for Research Data Management by developing ontologies, phenotyping protocols, quality standards, Trait dictionaries, templates and field books.
• Assist members of the Maize breeding program to capture data electronically and use the BMS to manage the day to day activities of their breeding programs.
• Perform any additional duties related to CRP and Data management assigned by the supervisor.

Qualification

• MSc in Computer Science, Project Management, Business Administration or any other related field.

Experience

• Minimum of Seven (7) years of relevant work experience in Project Management, Business Administration and Project Data Management.

Competencies
Ideal Candidate must possess:

• Good project management software usage knowledge
• Good project monitoring and evaluation skills.
• Excellent Written and oral communication skill.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office.