Project Administration Specialist At IITA

Duties

Successful candidate will among other things perform the following
RESEARCH PROJECT PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
•    Develop and maintain plans to support research projects including task analyses, schedules, and resources needed
•    Establish and maintain cost, schedule, and technical performance standards for projects and proposals
•    Ensure activities are completed on time, within budget, and meet quality assurance standards
•    Develop and implement plans for evaluating project progress.
•    Coordinate group-writing processes and deadlines.

RESEARCH REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
•    Communicate status offunded activities to the principal investigators and research team.
•    Maintain positive relationships with all internal and external stakeholders.
•    Track expenditures and report on the status ofthe budget.
•    Write financial and project progress reports as required by funder.
•    Collaborate with Pis and project leads to develop, write, and submit annual progress and summative project reports

ORGANIZE PEOPLE AND RESOURCES
•    Plan for resources needed to support project and proposal implementation
•    Provide leadership for support team members, use participative Core Competencies: management and/or consensus decision making as appropriate
•    Conduct periodic evaluation of project procedures and assess
•    Experience with budget preparation and resource allocation Schedule and conduct project meetings as monitoring, project activity monitoring needed    
•    Demonstrated project management skills
•    Participate in strategic planning for project staffing    
•    Ability to meet tight deadlines for various COMMUNICATION     activities
•    Establish and maintain project management information system    
•    Assist in writing public awareness materials, including social media tasks; keen attention to detail
•    Keep aflasafe website up-to-date and initiate a mechanism of regular
•    Ability to communicate complex research updates of project activities for communicating to relevant results in a concise and engagingfashion stakeholders    
•    Excellent spoken and written communication
•    Keep principal investigators informed of'the status of the projects skills in English
•    Collaborate with principal investigators to develop, write, and submit budget and authorize allocations to various budget  
• Conversant in social networking tools

Qualification and Experience
• M.A/M.Sc. Degree in Management, International Development Studies, Biological Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Natural
Resources Management, Social Sciences and Natural Science or related qualification from a recognized University;
• Project management qualification, ideally Prince 2 Practitioner level or APMP Level 7 with Microsoft Project. Having porttolio or program management experience is an advantage.
• Specialization in the area of programming and coordination is an advantage.
• At least 7 years of professional experience in managing large-scale projects with a strong programming approach in an international research development organization
• Extensive international experience in working with governments, multilateral and bilateral development agencies and civil society organizations;

REMUNERATION:
We offer highly competitive salary with equally attractive fringe benefits and excellent working conditions in a pleasant campus environment.