Project Administrator CIMMYT

Reference number: 202448
Job status: In-progress
Job category: Local Position
Duty station: Nairobi, Kenya
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Overview

The Project Administrator will provides support to the USAID-funded “Vision for adapted Crops and Soils” (VACS ) implemented in Africa. The capacity building part of the VACS project was launched in January 2024, with the goal of VACS Global South Talent Training project being to build a critical mass of scientists to support the implementation of a VACS vision in Sub-Saharan Africa, by building a cohort of fellows. These are scientists with strengthened capacity to future proof African farming systems through improved genetics and cropping systems. The effort consolidates through the delivery of researcher sabbaticals and training opportunities, graduate student research, to build a capacitated co-hort.
The VACS Capacity Project Administrator will support in ensuring the VACS Capacity project implementation is on target and deliverables are met on time, within budget, and in scope. Key tasks are listed below; Project Activities organization, coordination & monitoring, Project Financial reporting support; and Project Technical Reports Support.

Duties and responsibilities

Project
Activities organization, coordination & monitoring

• Support
  in arranging and coordinating all VACS Capacity project meetings
• Prepare
  necessary documentation and coordinate the process for all project vendors
  and suppliers, ensuring full compliance with established CIMMYT policies
  and processes, monitor their implementation, and ensure smooth closure of
  contracts.
• Assist the VACS Capacity Project Lead
  and other project team members in organizing project workshops and training and
  follow up to ensure responsible parties follow through on the decisions related
  to project implementation activities.
• Attending meetings and taking minutes,
  then circulate to the committee members, and later file the final meetings
  minutes in a shared online folder.
• Coordinate all VACS Capacity
  Scholarships/ students events and training activities.
• Arrange Travel and Logistics support
  for all VACS Capacity staff and CIMMYT staff supporting VACs project, and any
  other project stakeholders.
• Support Visa Application for CIMMYT
  Staff and any other partners as needed.
• Support /facilitate preparation of
  Standard Service Agreements for any interns, consultants, or research
  Administrator s, institutions, breeders, supporting the project.
• Support in the VACS Capacity partners/
  grants management process when required.
• Support in the VACS Capacity project
  procurement and management of the project assets, inventory, supplies,
  utilities, and other resources, in alignment with CIMMYT’s policies and
  processes

Project
Financial reporting support;

• Provide
  support to VACS Capacity Project management team when following up on
  partners financial reporting submission.
• Support in ensuring VACS Capacity
  Project staff and consultant travel expenses and other financial transactions
  are properly documented and undergo proper institutional approval process and
  entered the Microsoft D365 system.

Project Technical Reports Support

• Support
  in project technical reports writing in consultation with the project team
  members.
• Curate,
  manage, and ensure appropriate availability of key project documents to
  project staff and partners.
• Participate
  in compiling the periodic reports as per CIMMYT and donor requirements.
• Any other duties as assigned by your
  supervisor.
  

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, in Business Administration,
  Commerce, Internal Business Relations, Education, Project Administration,
  Procurement or in a related field.
• At least 5 years’ experience in
  project administration in an international development organization.
• At least 2 years’ work experience
  working for a USAID funded organization or an international development
  organization.
• At least 1 years’ Experience working
  in the Academic or Education Section in any country in Africa.
• Experience working with PHD, MSC and
  professionals’ scholarship project is an added advantage.
• Working experience in developing,
  writing, review, compilation of technical and financial project reports.
  

Education, knowledge and experience

•Bachelor’s degree, in Business Administration, Commerce, Internal Business Relations, Education, Project Administration, Procurement or in a related field.
•At least 5 years’ experience in project administration in an international development organization.
•At least 2 years’ work experience working for a USAID funded organization or an international development organization.
•At least 1 years’ Experience working in the Academic or Education Section in any country in Africa.
•Experience working with PHD, MSC and professionals’ scholarship project is an added advantage.
•Working experience in developing, writing, review, compilation of technical and financial project reports.

Terms and conditions

•This is a Locally Recruited Staff (LRS) position and on competitive remuneration in local currency, commensurate with skills and experience.

•The appointment will be for a period of two (2) years, inclusive of a six-month probationary period, with the possibility of extension contingent upon performance, continued relevance of the position and available resources.

•The duty station will be in Nairobi, Kenya.

Application process

The application deadline is 08 Sep 2024
We will acknowledge all applications, but will contact only short-listed candidates.