The IITA seeks suitable candidate for the position of<\/p>\n
Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n Job Title: Project Officer<\/strong><\/p>\n Duties<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Manages the day-to-day operational and administrative activities of the Project Coordinator by organising the flow of work, prioritising incoming requests, maintaining the PC\u2019s agenda, paperwork and control systems, and following up to ensure timely responses Qualification Required & Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 First Degree in Business, Management, Public Administration or any business-related area \u2022 Managing Resources: Demonstrates the ability to plan and use resources (people and\/or finance and\/or physical assets) in accordance with IITA guidelines and delegated accountability so that objectives are achieved in the most effective manner possible How to Apply<\/strong><\/p>\n Applicants should send a covering letter and CV (4 pages maximum) explaining their interest in the position, relevant documents and testimonials and the names and addresses (telephone and email) of three referees who are knowledgeable about the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience. Applications should be addressed to: Dr. Richard Asare, Cocoa Scientist, IITA-Ghana, PMB LG 56, Accra-Ghana Or submit by email to: iitaghana@gmail.com<\/p>\n Closing Date: 31 January, 2018<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The IITA seeks suitable candidate for the position of Job Description Job Title: Project Officer Duties \u2022 Manages the day-to-day operational and administrative activities of the Project Coordinator by organising…..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6721,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2nO32-7so","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28668"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6721"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28668"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28668\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28668"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28668"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28668"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u2022 Provides administrative support to the Project Implementation Unit in Ghana and Project activities in Cote D\u2019 Ivoire, Cameroon and Nigeria.
\n\u2022 On behalf of the PC, maintains up-to-date files of activity reports and travel plans for the project staff
\n\u2022 Assists the PC in the elaboration of annual work plan and progress reports by consolidating the contribution of the project staff
\n\u2022 Prepares and consolidate the monthly budget forecasts in consultation with project staff and
\n\u2022 Maintains an in-depth knowledge of the respective IITA programmes\/departments, responding and or re-routing general requests for information and funding, electronic communication and facilitation,
\nliaison with other offices of IITA where the project staff is located, Monitor the submission of reports by sub-grantees and consultants as per consortium agreement
\n\u2022 Coordinates administrative and logistical arrangement for visitors, including arranging appointments for the PC and the project staff
\n\u2022 Makes necessary arrangements for meetings, workshops and conferences, drafts agenda, compiles and distributes background documentation.
\n\u2022 In liaison with the Travel service, assists the PC and all project staff in the organisation of local and international travel by requesting an itinerary, ticket price information and visas directly from the travel agent, contacts hosts and arranges hotel accommodation, appointments and processes travel expenses
\n\u2022 Supervise the project driver in Accra Office
\n\u2022 Manage all project resources in the Accra office
\n\u2022 Performs other duties in accordance with instructions from the Managing Director.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 3+ years experience in office, project \/ programme administration
\nSkills
\n\u2022 Communication: Exceptional writing and oral communication. Perfect command of an administrative writing procedure. Working knowledge of French is an asset
\n\u2022 Planning and Organising: Ability to eleborate plans of action with explicit paths and measures of accomplishment for self and\/or others and allocates. Suitable resources so that objectives are achieved. Strong administrative skills. Experience in organising workshops and conference is desirable<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Accuracy and attention to detail: High level of accuracy, attention to detail and thoroughness. Ability to maintain a timely and efficient work flow
\nLocation: Accra<\/p>\n