Fresh Vacancies at International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) June 2017

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: Marketing and Visitors Service Officer 
Ref: IITA-HR-NRS2017-0026 
Location: Ibadan
Recruitment Type: National (3 year renewable contract)

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

• Maintain and promote the institute’s image and brand through a positive and proactive awareness campaign;
• Organize, coordinate, conduct visits, excursions and tours including logistics support for institutional events, exhibitions, conferences, seminars and workshops as needed;
• Promote IITA and its work by providing up-to-date and adequate information about IITA activities and projects among various publics;
• Ensure positive visitor experience for all IITA visitors, i.e. students, farmers, partners, VIPs, media, and other groups/ individuals;
• Liaise with IITA units, including Security, Facilities Management Services FMS), Hospitality and Travel Services (HOSTRA), General Directorate, Western Africa Hub and other offices to arrange visits and schedules within and outside the Institute with other logistic requirements;
• Manage the Corporate Store and assist in marketing corporate/institutional and promotional products;
• Provide support for internal communication, inductions and orientations for new staffs;
• Contribute to knowledge sharing and information dissemination efforts of the IITA Communication team;
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications

• BSc./HND in Mass Communication, Agriculture, Psychology or related disciplines with minimum of three (3) years’ experience in print or digital media house preferably in an international organization

Competencies:
The ideal candidate must:

• Have exceptional customer relations and interpersonal and communication skills.
• Have proficiency knowledge of computer applications skills.

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


Deadline: 16th June, 2017.



How to Apply




Interested and qualified applicants should complete the online application below attaching their cover letters with detailed curriculum vitae saved in a single file in Microsoft Word format. The application must include the names and e-mail addresses of three professional referees which must include the applicant’s current or previous direct Supervisor, professional colleague and evidence of current remuneration package. 

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Job Title: Communication and Media Assistant

Ref:IITA-HR-NRS2017-0026
Locations:  Oyo, Ibadan
Recruitment Type: National (3 year renewable contract)

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

• Regularly produce communication materials, such as the weekly newsletter with CO team of writers, editors, and designers in a timely manner.
• Write online content, updates, features, and articles for IITA communication outlets, including the weekly newsletter (IITA News), monthly staff newsletter (Talking Drums), IITA social media outlets, IITA website, other IITA online sites, and other communication channels
• Prepare copy for other communication materials, calendars, posters, flyers, slide presentations, other communication products: as needed.
• Conduct interviews with scientists, staff, and visitors for institutional events, official functions, human interest and science stories: at least four interviews per month.
• Document institutional events, meetings, workshops, conferences, and training through stories and photos: as needed
• Organize media briefings and events for IITA: as needed
• Provide communication backstopping for other programs/projects and other communication focal points on institutional and project events and other related initiatives: as needed
• Assist in undertaking communication research and M&E activities: research on newsletter readership and assessment of other publications.
• Perform all other related duties that may be assigned from time to time by the supervisor.

Qualification

• HND/BSc. in Bachelor’s degree in communication, journalism, or related field with minimum of three (3) years’ experience performing same role.

Competencies
The ideal candidate must:

• Be experience in science writing and in writing copy/stories and posts for various media: newspapers, blogs, flyers, briefing materials, social media platforms, etc.
• Have excellent writing and verbal and oral communication skills.
• Have ability to simplify and translate technical concepts into clear, understandable language
• Proficiency in use of social media and Web tools, including mobile applications
• Have good photographic skills
• Have knowledge of editing.
• Have working knowledge of layout and graphic software such as InDesign is desirable.

Remuneration

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

How to Apply




Interested and qualified applicants should complete the online application attaching detailed curriculum vitae saved with their names in Microsoft word format, the application must include the names and e-mail addresses of three professional referees which must include the applicant’s current or previous direct Supervisor, professional colleague and evidence of current remuneration package.

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Job Title: Digital Communication Assistant

Ref:IITA-HR-NRS2017-0026B
Location: Ibadan
Recruitment Type: National (3 year renewable contract)

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

• Organize and manage the media asset bank and archiving both in Communication Unit and Data and Information Management Unit;
• Take a logical approach to image management and supply the image database repository with meta tagging information using prescribed tools;
• Process, upload, store, retrieve and manage research images in compliance with Open Access Policy
• Provide support, respond to enquiries and requests for images from researchers, colleagues, clients and other databases on media assets;
• Assure copyright compliance for images and other media assets;
• Conduct training on image management, metadata tagging, and related topics;
• Prepare periodic reports on IITA image repository;
• Perform any other duty assigned by the Supervisor.

Qualifications

• B.ScHND in Agriculture, Science, Communication, Library Science, Management or related field with at least three (5) years’ experience, preferably performing same role.

Competencies:
The ideal candidate must:

• Be proficient in using computers, archiving and some graphic and imaging applications.
• Have good communication skill.

Remuneration

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

How to Apply




Interested and qualified applicants should complete the online application below attaching their cover letters with detailed curriculum vitae saved in a single file in Microsoft Word format. The application must include the names and e-mail addresses of three professional referees which must include the applicant’s current or previous direct Supervisor, professional colleague and evidence of current remuneration package. 

Click here to apply online

Click here for more information (PDF)

Deadline: 16th June, 2017.