Project Administrator (2-year renewable) at IITA - International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

Duties

Successful candidate will among other things perform the following duties:

• Assist the Project Manager with day to day project administration.
• Monitor timely completion and reporting of the project’s product delivery and annual milestones.
• Follow up with IITA scientists, Project Administration Office, and project partners to ensure high quality reports are submitted in timely manner.
• Assist in implementation of evaluations/ impact assessments.
• Assist with monitoring the project burn rate.
• Reviewing and crosschecking of partner agreements and similar documents.
• Responsible for stock keeping of project assets.
• Such other duties, properly assigned, as may be occasioned by the exigencies of the service.

Educational, Experience and Other Requirements

• Master’s degree in Business Administration, Project Management or other related fields.
• Minimum of Four (4) years’ experience in Project Administration.

The ideal candidate must possess:

• Good understanding of budgeting and financial management procedures.
• Excellent computer skills with good grasp of spreadsheets, word processing and other MS office applications, and ability to learn new applications quickly.
• Excellent English reporting, writing and oral communication skills.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word and Power Point).
• Strong ability to co-ordinate, prioritise and organize workload; take initiative and work under pressure.
• Good team spirit and also participate as a team member in accomplishment of duties.