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: Laboratory Analyst
Ref: IITA-HR-NRS2019-041
Location: Ibadan, Oyo
Recruitment Type: National (3-year renewable contract)
Duties
Successful candidate will among other things perform the following duties:
- Carry out quality control and comprehensive physical, chemical and microbiological analysis of raw water, potable water, swimming pool water and Sewage water at Water treatment plant;
- Carry out jar test to assist the operators to determine appropriate chemical dosage of raw water;
- Assist in determining quality of chemicals before purchase;
- Initiate purchase of laboratory equipment and reagents;
- Team up with the operators to carry out operation of the plants;
- Assist in generating laboratory reports on daily weekly and monthly basis;
- Perform any their duties as may be assigned by the supervisor.
Qualifications
- B.Sc / HND in Science Laboratory Technology or related field with minimum of three (3) years working experience performing related roles.
Competencies:
The ideal candidate must:
- Have good knowledge of laboratory analysis of water.
- Have good knowledge of water treatment plant, swimming and sewage system.
- Be honest and hardworking with good interpersonal and communication skills.
- Possess a valid driver’s license and be a good team player.
Remuneration
- We offer highly competitive salary with equally attractive benefits and excellent working conditions in a pleasant campus environment.
Method of Application
Interested applicants should complete the online application below, attaching detailed Cover Letter and Curriculum Vitae saved with their names in Microsoft word. 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, a professional colleague and evidence of current remuneration package.
Job Title: Automotive Service Manager
Ref: IITA-HR-NRS2019-041
Location: Ibadan, Oyo
Recruitment Type: National (3-year renewable contract)
Duties
Successful candidate will among other things perform the following duties:
- Provide technical and administrative leadership to the Automotive and Transport units of IITA-FMS;
- Possess in-depth technical knowledge of mechanical and electrical concepts used in modern passenger and light utility vehicles, e.g. Toyota, Ford, Mitsubishi and others totaling about 300 vehicles;
- Ensure the workshop is equipped with proper maintenance tools and upgrade where necessary;
- Review existing workshop Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and update as necessary;
- Certify road worthiness checklist of all vehicles before they leave workshop after repair;
- Oversee workshop staff/supervisors’ activities to make sure correct repair procedures are followed;
- Periodically review and update inventory stock of essential spare parts needed.
- Prepare and review service history of all IITA vehicles and make sure the preventive maintenance schedules is followed on all vehicles.
- Prepare and update the Master List and particulars of all IITA vehicles used in Nigeria;
- Exercise proper budget control in the operation of automotive and transport unit to make sure expenditure and income are balanced;
- Review and advise renewal of driving licenses held by official drivers and private users at the Headquarters;
- Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor.
Qualifications
- M.Sc in Mechanical Engineering or related field with minimum of ten (10) years experience performing similar role in a structured environment
- Possession of relevant higher qualifications and membership of Council of Registered Engineering (COREN) is an added advantage.
Competencies:
The ideal candidate must:
- Be familiar with source of genuine parts and be able to identify them.
- Be familiar with correct diagnostics repair procedure for different model/makes of vehicles.
- Have excellent managerial and supervisory skills to handle the entire auto service staff.
- Have good time management and communication skills.
- Must be well versed in the use of diagnostics tools and modules used to identify faults quickly in order to keep down time to a minimum.
Remuneration
- We offer highly competitive salary with equally attractive benefits and excellent working conditions in a pleasant campus environment.
Method of Application
Interested applicants should complete the online application below, attaching detailed Cover Letter and Curriculum Vitae saved with their names in Microsoft word. 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, a professional colleague and evidence of current remuneration package.
Job Title: Project Administrative Officer
Ref: IITA-HR-NRS2019-041
Location: Ibadan, Oyo
Recruitment Type: National (3-year renewable contract)
Duties
Successful candidate will among other things perform the following duties:
- Coordinate all project technical reporting to donors;
- Liaise with scientist to ensure that project technical reports are promptly received by sending email reminders to them periodically;
- Submit technical reports to donors in a timely manner;
- Communicate technical reporting feedback from donors back to scientists and ensure they are incorporated into report as necessary;
- Develop a tracking system to track the submission of technical reports to donors;
- Ensure that all technical reports follow the correct format specified by the donor and follow up with donors on new templates as necessary;
- Maintain an updated donor technical reporting template repository;
- Facilitate, review and edit project technical reports;
- Follow up with scientists to address specific issues raised by donors.
- Upload submitted technical reports to donors and both technical/financial reports from partners on ProMIS and ensure that the database is up to date;
- Upload and update partners agreement;
- Support in data generation of project administration related information.
- Retrieve information from both paper files and database to resolve queries;
- Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor.
Qualification
- BSc / HND in Business Administration, Project Management or related field with minimum of four (4) years’ experience performing similar roles with experience working in a research environment.
Competencies
The ideal candidate must:
- Have good grasp of project management processes;
- Be able to communicate excellently in English both oral and written;
- Have good analytical skills;
- Have excellent computer skills;
- Have good sense of judgment;
- Have ability to work under pressure and with minimal Supervision.
Remuneration
We offer highly competitive salary with equally attractive benefits and excellent working conditions in a pleasant campus environment.
Method of Application
Interested applicants should complete the online application below, attaching detailed Cover Letter and Curriculum Vitae saved with their names in Microsoft word. 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, a professional colleague and evidence of current remuneration package.
Job Title: Product Manager for Clonal Crops
Ref: DDG-R4D/PM/CC/12/19
Location: Ibadan, Oyo
Details
- IITA has successful breeding programs on six very important crops in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA): cassava, yam, banana/plantain, maize, soybean and cowpea. In recent years, these have been reviewed based on the Breeding Program Assessment Tool (BPAT) (https://plantbreedingassessment.org/).
- The programs have also had extensive interaction with the CGIAR Excellence in Breeding (EiB) platform during which crop specific and cross cutting (institutional) improvement plans have been developed along with product profiles and market segmentation analyses.
- Implementing these plans will require a strong focus on step changes to improve efficiency of breeding and delivery of increased rates of variety turnover and genetic gain. This has been identified as a high priority by IITA. To achieve this, IITA seeks an experienced product development manager (product placement lead) with expertise in strategic product decision-making, including market analysis and the development of product concepts that deliver unique value based on customer demands.
- Through effective communication and dissemination of product and market information between clients and the product design teams, this position is a key component of the IITA/NARS breeding program and will ensure a continuous improvement process. It will also contribute to better targeting of variety development and supply of high quality planting materials in a timely and effective manner. The appointee will report to the Head of Breeding and work closely with leaders of the crop breeding teams.
Position Responsibilities
- The Product Manager will play a cross-functional leadership role, most notably between breeding teams, clients and market stakeholders. S/he will also be part of a network with other product managers inside and outside IITA (coordinated by the CGIAR Excellence in Breeding platform).
The Product Manager will:
- Serve as a liaison between the IITA and NARS or commercial breeding teams, overseeing strategic decision making in the product development and delivery process.
- Provide market intelligence and help with prioritization of breeding objectives to meet market needs.
- Set the roadmap for product design and delivery, in addition to the overall product strategy.
- Work with seed system partners (in the public and private sectors) to develop a strong and streamlined route to market for new varieties of cassava, yam, banana/plantain.
- Coordinate product design activities between IITA and NARS to confirm clear product concepts.
- Work to properly position products for greatest impact and uptake after release.
- Provide feedback to the breeders as to how closely products will satisfy market demand.
- Establish a continuous improvement cycle in order to better focus the breeding product design on the needs of the market.
- Contribute to resource mobilization to support crop breeding.
Educational Qualifications
- The candidate should have a finalised MBA or agri-business related degree with proven product development and marketing focus OR MS/Ph.D. degree in agricultural sciences with knowledge of product development and/or seed systems.
Core Competencies:
- This is a high-level specialist appointment requiring knowledge of breeding, seed systems and the market context for clonal crops (especially cassava, yam and plantain/banana) in sub-Saharan Africa.
The appointee will have:
- At least 10 years of experience in a similar position
- Private sector or government seed system knowledge and a proven ability to collaborate
- Demonstrated ability in product design, management, marketing, seed scaling and dissemination
- Ability to manage a cross-functional team as part of the product design process and the development of product profile contracts
- Demonstrated successful delivery of product management strategies and the development of a plan of multiple product pipelines across a multi-cultural and multi-country environment
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and organizational skills
- Skills and experience of markets and seed systems for clonal crops to complement the breeding and research expertise currently in place
- Experience in working with breeding programs
Remuneration
The contract will be for an initial period of three years. IITA offers an internationally competitive remuneration package paid in US Dollars.
Method of Application
Interested applicants should complete the online application below, attaching detailed Cover Letter and Curriculum Vitae saved with their names in Microsoft word. 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, a professional colleague and evidence of current remuneration package.
Job Title: Head of Farm Management
Ref. No: DDG-R4D / HFM / 12 / 19
Location: Ibadan, Oyo
Recruitment Type: 3-year renewable contract)
Background
IITA has successful breeding programs on six very important crops in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA): cassava, yam, banana/plantain, maize, soybean and cowpea. In recent years, these have been reviewed based on the Breeding Program Assessment Tool (BPAT) (https://plantbreedingassessment.org/).
The programs have also had extensive interaction with the CGIAR Excellence in Breeding (EiB) platform during which crop specific and cross cutting (institutional) improvement plans have been developed along with product profiles and market segmentation analyses.
IITA plans to improve the quality of its field stations, farm operations, and plant growth facilities as part of the plans for, and in support of, improving crop breeding. To achieve this, an experienced manager with a strong background in research farm management and the ability and credibility to work closely with an Institutional Head of Breeding and breeding team leads is needed. The appointee will report to the Head of Breeding.
Position Responsibilities
- The Head of Farm Management will manage the research farms and plant growth facilities of IITA in support of activities of the Institute’s crop breeding programs
- S/he will have responsibility for all IITA research farms and plant growth facilities in sub-Saharan Africa, with 70% of his/her time in West Africa (especially at Ibadan, Ikenne and Kano stations in Nigeria) and 30% for IITA stations outside West Africa (e.g. in Zambia, Tanzania, Uganda, DRC).
- With support from station farm managers/superintendents and other staff, his / her activities will include the following:
- Define an investment plan for research farms and plant growth facilities in consultation with the head of breeding and breeding team leads. Manage greenhouse equipment, fertigation, pest management, and environment controls.
- Develop and implement improvement plans for irrigation and soil and pest management.
- Ensure organization and regular maintenance and repair of farm and plant growth facilities, machinery and equipment.
- Ensure measurement and control of farm operations efficiency.
- Develop the capacity of research farm staff and raise quality of farm management at all sites, including increased level of mechanization of operations.
- Contribute to increased investment in research farm infrastructure and equipment.
- Manage the budget for the Research Farms Unit. Optimize procedures for material handling and workflow for seed processing and packaging.
- Establish a culture of continuous improvement of experimental stations and farm practices.
- Promote a culture of maintaining healthy, safe and environmentally friendly stations.
- As lead for a Western Africa support network for field operations, develop a plan for running trials (at cost) for other CGIAR centers and national research programs and identify opportunities for sharing services with them.
- Lead farm operation teams in the implementation of field plans of breeding programs.
Educational Qualifications
- The candidate should have a finalised M.Sc Degree in Agronomy or related field in Agriculture.
Core Competencies:
- At least ten years experience in management of research farms and plant growth facilities, preferably in support of crop breeding programs.
- Ability to manage change in complex, multi country operations.
- Sound understanding of agronomy and proven experience in management of soil fertility, irrigation systems, and mechanization.
- Proficient in the use of software packages for managing projects and agricultural practices on research stations and farms.
- Excellent work ethic and effective leadership, organizational, and communication skills.
- Ability to adapt to longer work schedules when seasonally required and to operate under time pressure when needed.
- Experience in research farm management in Africa will be an advantage.
General Information
- The contract will be for an initial period of three years
- IITA offers an internationally competitive remuneration package paid in US Dollars.
Method of Application
Interested applicants should complete the online application below, attaching detailed Cover Letter and Curriculum Vitae saved with their names in Microsoft word. The application must include the names and e-mail addresses of three professional referees which must include the Head of the applicant’s current or previous organization or current or previous direct Supervisor, a professional colleague and evidence of current remuneration package.
Job Title: Head of Breeding
Ref: DDG-R4D/HB/12/19)
Location: Ibadan, Oyo
Details
- IITA has successful breeding programs on six very important crops in sub-Saharan Africa: cassava, yam, banana/plantain, maize, soybean and cowpea. In recent years, these have been reviewed based on the Breeding Program Assessment Tool (BPAT) (https://plantbreedingassessment.org/).
- The programs have also had extensive interaction with the CGIAR Excellence in Breeding (EiB) platform during which crop specific and cross cutting (institutional) improvement plans have been developed along with product profiles and market segmentation analyses. Implementing these plans will require a strong focus on step changes to improve efficiency of breeding and delivery of increased rates of variety turnover and genetic gain.
- This has been identified as a high priority by IITA and the appointee will play an important role in prioritizing future investments at the Institute within the Crops to End Hunger initiative. IITA seeks a senior plant breeder with commercial plant breeding and people management experience to lead modernisation of all IITA breeding programs and to facilitate the institutional changes that will allow this to occur in an effective and efficient manner. The appointee will report to the Deputy Director General for Research-for-Development.
Position Responsibilities
The Head of Breeding will:
- Align breeding focus and operational resources to validated breeding targets.
- Establish a crop advancement agenda in partnership with breeders of the IITA mandate crops and the product manager.
- Establish specific metrics for variety and trait advancements for each crop.
- Establish metrics for population improvements within the breeding program.
- Modify breeding structure of each crop to deliver demand driven products at the lowest cost.
- Establish a culture of continuous improvement.
- Improve breeding strategy for all six mandate crops.
- Lead breeding teams to design and implement breeding strategies.
- Work closely with the product manager and cross-functional product teams to define targets for the breeding programs to develop breeding strategy.
- Work with breeders to strengthen collaboration with national breeding programs and other relevant stakeholders (e.g. seed companies, input suppliers, etc.)
- Define investment plans and mobilize increased resources for crop breeding.
- Facilitate establishment of collaborative research with advanced research institutions.
- Serve as the focal point of IITA’s interactions with the Excellence in Breeding platform.
- Connect IITA resources in design, engineering and operations to develop highly effective product development teams.
Educational Qualifications
- The candidate should have a finalised PhD in Plant Breeding, Genetics or related field.
Core Competencies:
- At least 15 years of experience in plant breeding programs (with at least 10 years in the private sector) at progressively higher levels of responsibility.
- Evidence of significant management skills including change management and management of successful breeding teams.
- Ability to work well in a diverse multicultural environment.
- Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
- Evidence of experience in resource mobilization.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to build consensus/function as part of a team.
Remuneration
The contract will be for an initial period of three years. IITA offers an internationally competitive remuneration package paid in US Dollars.
Method of Application
Interested applicants should complete the online application below, attaching detailed Cover Letter and Curriculum Vitae saved with their names in Microsoft word. 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, a professional colleague and evidence of current remuneration package.
Job Title: Accounting Assistant II
Ref: IITA-HR-NRS2019-042
Location: Ibadan, Oyo
Recruitment Type: National (3-year renewable contract)
Duties
Successful candidate will among other things perform the following duties:
- Prepare and review of financial statements;
- Check, process and report on returns and justification of funds granted to IITA;
- Raise journal for adjustments where necessary on various accounts and loading same on oracle;
- Attend to queries raised by Budget Officers on projects;
- Assist in checking of Cashiers’ cash balance as scheduled;
- Update, review and reconcile bills receivables from donors with the total grant income of projects;
- Prepare station imprest on regular basis;
- Develop, maintain and analyze budget;
- Prepare periodic accounting report;
- Contribute to team efforts by accomplishing related result as needed; Perform all other related duties as may be assigned by the supervisor.
Qualifications
- B.Sc / HND in Accounting or Business Management. ICAN skill level would be an added advantage
- The ideal candidate must have a minimum of three (3) years related experience in a related role of a large organization.
Competencies:
The ideal candidate must:
- Be honest, trustworthy and hard working
- Be friendly and be a team player.
- Be able to read and interpret MOUs from donor.
- Be willing to work for long hours as the need arises, articulate and able to work with less supervision.
Remuneration
- We offer highly competitive salary with equally attractive benefits and excellent working conditions in a pleasant campus environment.
Method of Application
Interested applicants should complete the online application below, attaching detailed Cover Letter and Curriculum Vitae saved with their names in Microsoft word. 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, a professional colleague and evidence of current remuneration package.
Job Title: Snack Bar Supervisor
Ref: IITA-HR-NRS2019-039
Location: Ibadan, Oyo
Recruitment Type: National (3-year renewable contract)
Duties
Successful candidate will among other things perform the following duties:
- Oversee all Snack Bar & Cappa Bar operations
- Ensure customer satisfaction through promoting excellent service, respond to customer complaints tactfully and professionally
- Assist management in revenue generation
- Liaise with the Head Chef to maintain quality control for all food served
- Conduct daily, weekly, monthly stock take of beverages and report accordingly
- Analyze staff evaluations and feedback to improve the customer’s experience
- Project future needs for goods, kitchen supplies, cleaning products and order accordingly with the Stores
- Supervise and be accountable for beverage service during events
- Oversee health code compliance and sanitation standards
- Seek ways to cut waste and decrease operational costs
- Generate weekly, monthly, and annual reports for the Resident Manager
- Train new employees and provide ongoing training for all staff
- Assign duties to staff and coordinate the weekly roster
- Perform additional related duties as requested by the HOSTRAS management.
Qualification
- BSc / HND in Hospitality and Management, Hotel and Catering or related fields with minimum of three (3) years’ experience performing related roles in a well-structured hospitality management environment.
Competencies
The ideal candidate must:
- Have ability to use restaurant management software,
- Have good working knowledge of food and beverage services.
- Have very pleasant personality and strong leadership skills
- Be a good team player and honest
- Have good communication skills.
Remuneration
We offer highly competitive salary with equally attractive benefits and excellent working conditions in a pleasant campus environment.
Deadline: 3rd January, 2020.
Method of Application
Interested applicants should complete the online application below, attaching detailed Cover Letter and Curriculum Vitae saved with their names in Microsoft word. 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, a professional colleague and evidence of current remuneration package.
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Note
- IITA is an equal opportunity employer and particularly welcomes applications from women candidates
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