Office Assistant at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) – Borno & Adamawa

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: Office Assistant

Ref: IITA-HR-NRS2019-029
Locations: Borno (1) & Adamawa (2)
Recruitment Type: National (2-year renewable contract)

Duties
Successful candidate will among other things perform the following duties:

Perform clerical services
Support administrative assistants and provide janitorial services
Perform any other duties as may be assigned from time to time by the supervisor.

Qualification

O’level with minimum of Five (5) year’s experience performing similar role in a structured organization.

Competencies
The ideal candidate must:

Have ability to communicate in one or more of northern Nigeria’s major languages is an advantage
Be honest and have integrity
Have good interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a team-oriented multicultural environment

Remuneration