Recent Vacancies at The International Potato Center, May 2018

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The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) on behalf of the International Potato Center (CIP), seeks suitable Nigerian for the position below at the CIP project location:     Job Title: Program Assistant Ref:IITA-HR-NRS2018-0015 Locations: Jigawa and Yobe Recruitment Type: National (1-year renewable contract) Background

• International Potato Center (CIP) is a not-for-profit international agricultural research-for-development organization with a focus on potato, sweetpotato, and Andean roots and tubers. Its vision is roots and tubers improving the lives of the poor. CIP is dedicated to achieving food security, improved well-being, and gender equity for poor people in root and tuber farming and food systems of the developing world.
• CIP works with partners to contribute high quality science, technology, and capacity strengthening for sustainable science-based solutions. CIP is headquartered in Lima, Peru, with staff and activities in over 30 locations across Asia, Africa, and Latin America. CIP is a member of the CGIAR Consortium, a network of 15 Research Centers and 16 Research Programs mostly located in the developing world and supported by more than 50 donor members.

The WINNN Program

• WINNN is an eight-year (September 2011-March 2019) program funded by the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) to improve maternal and child nutrition in five states of northern Nigeria namely Jigawa, Zamfara, Kebbi, Katsina, and Yobe.
• WINNN is designed to support the piloting of a set of evidence-based nutrition-specific interventions; micro-nutrient supplementation, community management of acute malnutrition (CMAM), infant and young child feeding (IYCF) counselling, and to support institutionalization of the interventions within routine healthcare.

The Project

• The overall goal of this orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) led garden product project is to improve food and nutrition security and livelihoods for women and children, especially improved diet diversity in two of the five WINNN states implementing during the cost extension period.
• The project seeks to catalyze broad support for OFSP and its use in strategic initiatives including Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) program (first cohort), mothers/care givers of recovered Severe and Acute Malnourished (SAM) clients in small scale food processing, school feeding, and wheat import substitution in commercial food processing in this region.

Job Description

• The International Potato Center (CIP) is seeking to recruit an agronomist/seed system specialist Project Associate (PA) to implement ‘Nutrition Sensitive Kitchen Garden Interventions with Orange-fleshed Sweetpotato (OFSP) and Other Vegetables under ‘Working to Improve Nutrition in Northern Nigeria (WINNN) Program’.
• This PA will be based in Jigawa State, with occasional training and supervision duties in Yobe State.
• She/he will work under the supervision of the CIP Country Manager (WINNN-Kitchen Garden Coordinator) and co-report to the WINNN Deputy Chief of Party.

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

• Provide administrative, financial and logistical support to the WINNN Kitchen Garden Coordinator;
• Prepare monthly cash position and bank reconciliations;
• Maintain a ledger and monitor and analyze the budget;
• Liaise with the Procurement Officer, ensure that procurements and payments to local suppliers on behalf of the project are done expeditiously
• Implementation of CIP policies and procedures and also prepare regular financial report;
• Make travel arrangements for the project team and any other project partners / visitors in the country;
• Make arrangements for meetings, trainings and workshops for the national project team;
• Keep inventory of the project equipment and supplies;
• Handle telephone calls/faxes, receive and assist visitors to the office
• Organize and maintain the office filing system (manual and electronic) including backup, archiving and storage;
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications

• HND/B.Sc in Business Administration, Marketing, Accounting or other related with minimum of three (3) years’ experience performing finance and administrative roles.

Competencies:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including ability to write reports.
• Must be a team player accustomed to working in multi-cultural groups with good organizational skills.
• Fluent in English and Hausa language is an added advantage
• Willingness to travel when needs be.

Remuneration We offer highly competitive salary with equally attractive benefits and excellent working conditions in a pleasant campus environment. Interested applicants should complete the online application attaching detailed cover letter and 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. Click here to apply     Job Title: Research Associate Ref: IITA-HR-NRS2018-0015 Locations: Jigawa & Yobe Recruitment Type: National (1-year renewable contract) The WINNN program

• WINNN is an eight-year (September 2011—March 2019) program funded by the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) to improve maternal and child nutrition in five states of northern Nigeria namely Jigawa, Zamfara, Kebbi, Katsina, and Yobe.
• WINNN is designed to support the piloting of a set of evidence-based nutrition-specific interventions; micro-nutrient supplementation, community management of acute malnutrition (CMAM), infant and young child feeding (IYCF) counselling, and to support institutionalization of the interventions within routine healthcare.

The Project

• The overall goal of this orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) led garden product project is to improve food and nutrition security and livelihoods for women and children, especially improved diet diversity in two of the five WINNN states implementing during the cost extension period.
• The project seeks to catalyze broad support for OFSP and its use in strategic initiatives including Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) program (first cohort), mothers/care givers of recovered Severe and Acute Malnourished (SAM) clients in small scale food processing, school feeding, and wheat import substitution in commercial food processing in this region.

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

• Facilitate increased adoption and diffusion of OFSP among the WINNN project beneficiaries;
• Develop OFSP seed system and establish kitchen gardens;
• Facilitate capacity development of the key direct beneficiaries of the project;
• Empower the WINNN project IYCF support group members and recovered SAM mothers/care givers to use OFSP and other selected nutritious crops to process bioavailable nutritious foods for improved nutrition and livelihoods;
• Create awareness, sensitize, and educate communities and the beneficiary groups on OFSP and nutritious foods in the two selected states;
• Create demand, identify and link markets for OFSP in the two selected states for improved livelihoods of the beneficiaries;
• Promote Triple S and Double S technologies for own-seed conservation and root conservation;
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications

• MSc in Agronomy or related field with minimum of five (5) years’ experience in crop knowledge.

Competencies:

• Sound in report writing in English.
• High level of computer literacy, accuracy and attention to detail.
• At least five years of experience in project management in rural areas with a good understanding of planning and budgeting of activities.
• Excellent organizational, presentation and communication skills, (with a good command of English, both oral and written).
• Experience in or willingness to learn and conduct community-level nutrition trainings, in addition to agriculture work.
• Excellent interpersonal and networking skills, with the ability to effectively communicate with a range of individuals through e-mails and in person
• Fluent in Hausa language.
• Highly proactive and consistently approaches work with energy and a positive constructive attitude.

Remuneration We offer highly competitive salary with equally attractive benefits and excellent working conditions in a pleasant campus environment. Interested applicants should complete the online application attaching detailed cover letter and 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. Click here to apply   Application Deadline 22nd May, 2018.

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