Job Purpose
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) on behalf of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) invites applications for this position.
Under the supervision of the Senior Admin Assistant – Administrative Coordination, the Assistant will provide overall day to day secretarial and administrative support to the Senior Admin Assistant – Administrative Coordination and to all unit employees. The assistant is also responsible for the daily activities needed to run the IRRI cash offices and process all cash transactions accurately and efficiently in accordance with established policies and procedures.
This position will be based at the IITA Mikocheni Offices in Dar es Salaam.
Skills Required
Mandatory
- Knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Good oral and written communication skills, communicates status of work regularly and in a timely manner
- Must be scrupulously honest and always foster an atmosphere of trust and integrity.
- Ability to perform fast, efficient and maintain discretion and confidentiality
- Have basic knowledge of accounting
Preferred
- Good interpersonal skills and Good organizational skills
General Information
The duration of the contract is two years renewable subject to performance and availability of funds. These are nationally recruited position and IITA offers a competitive remuneration package.
The application pack should include an application letter, copies of certificates, and a curriculum vitae which contains a telephone number, email address, and contact details of two referees. Applications should be sent by email to IITA-Tanzania@cgiar.org and addressed to:
The Country Representative, IITA-Tanzania,
Plot No. 25, Mwenge – Coca-Cola Road,
Mikocheni Industrial Area,
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Applicants are requested to include the reference number for the position (IITA-TZ-2024 – IRRI-010-NRS-DSM) in the subject of their application letter, as well as in the subject of their email. Please note that any applications without the reference number indicated will be automatically disqualified.
Closing date for applications: Friday 13th September 2024. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.