Station Administrator recruitment at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is a not-for-profit institution that generates agricultural innovations to meet Africa’s most pressing challenges of hunger, malnutrition, poverty, and natural resource degradation. Working with various partners across sub-Saharan Africa, we improve livelihoods, enhance food and nutrition security, increase employment, and preserve natural resource integrity. IITA is a member of CGIAR, a global agriculture research partnership for a food secure future. We are recruiting to fill the position below:     Job Title: Station Administrator Ref: IITA-HR-NRS2019-008 Location: Abuja Recruitment Type: National (3-year renewable contract) Duties Successful candidate will among other things perform the following duties:

• Assist the Head of station in managing Station financial and operational strategies;
• Coordinate the overall function of the station support systems and ensure logistics back-up;
• Assure timely financial reporting and posting of charges back to the station cost recovering budget;
• Ensure implementation of regulations and procedures for local purchases, procurement and logistics management
• Organize the preparation and implementation of the Station work program;
• Maintain efficient information flow between the station, hosted institution and projects operating within the Station;
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the Supervisor.

• MBA in Management/Administration, Social Sciences or related fields with minimum of eight (8) years’ experience performing similar or related role in a structured organization.

• Have good computer and ERP usage skills
• Have good negotiation, mediation and excellent communication skills.
• Have good financial management and reporting skills.

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