Description de l'offre
Call for Applications for the position of STATION ADMINISTRATOR (Nationally Recruited Staff) The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is a non-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. The incumbent will have to generally oversee and organize the functioning of IITA Cameroon administration and support services and ensure that the logistical and administrative support required for research activities is effectively and efficiently provided. Duties The job covers the following areas: Administration and management of Nationally Recruited Staff; procurement of goods; supervision and monitoring of construction and maintenance of office buildings, laboratories and roads; supervision, monitoring and maintenance of station general equipment, management of budgets, supervision of the information technology unit, liaison with Cameroon Administration; supervision of administrative and management staff. Duties and Responsibilities Lead Administrative team Implementation IITA-Cameroon administrative and management policies and procedures including the overall IITA policies and procedures, and ensure compliance; Assist and advise the Country Representative and scientists in all administrative and management matters; Ensure effective maintenance of records on all administrative functions and services at IITA Cameroon Station; Coordination and monitoring of all liaison activities; Assist the Country Representative in the liaison with Cameroon Government Authorities, diplomatic missions, and international organizations; Supervise administrative staff (Personnel and Administrative Assistant, Station Accountant, IT Specialist & Network Administrator, Procurement-Stores & Farm Supervisor, Administrative Secretary, Physical Plant Service (PPS) Supervisor and the Human Resource Assistant) and divide responsibilities to ensure performance. ICT and Telecommunications Oversee the management of IITA Telephone lines; Manage IP-PBX Telephone system supervision; Follow-up IITA Internet services performance; Propose in collaboration with IT Specialist ICT Network Security and servers Innovations. Finance …