Project Administration and Communication Officer 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 invite applications from suitably qualified candidates for the position below:
Job Title: Project Administration and Communication Officer
Project ID No.: 210015503606
Location: Tanzania
Sector: Agriculture
Financing Agreement reference: P- Z1-A00-016
About the Project
- The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is implementing the CASSAVATAAT Compact, financed through a grant from the African Development Bank toward the cost of the Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) Program and intends to apply part of the proceeds for this grant to facilitate payments under the contracts for the following individual consultants.
Job Description
- The consultant is expected to assist the Project Manager in ensuring that activities are completed on time, within budget and meet quality standards;
- Establish and maintain project management information system;
- Develop, coordinate and implement a detailed communication strategy for the Project;
- Assist the Cassava Compact Leader in technical and financial reporting to the TAAT PMU by collating reports from partners in a timely manner.
Job Requirements
- The desired consultant is expected to possess a Master’s degree in the Social Sciences or Humanities with minimum of three (3) to five (5) years’ experience in similar roles.
Application Closing Date
26th July, 2019.
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