Administrative Associate I - Internal/External

• 04 Jan 2020
• Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
• Full-time
• The World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)
• ilr-02607

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The Position:The World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) seeks to recruit Administrative Associate I at Addis Ababa office.

General: The World Agroforestry Centre (also known as the International Centre for Research in Agroforestry-ICRAF) is an independent research institution which generates science-based knowledge about the complex role trees play in agricultural landscapes and rural livelihoods. As part of the Centre’s work to bring tree-based solutions to bear on poverty and environmental problems, researchers – working in close collaboration with partners – are developing new technologies, tools and policy recommendations for increased food security and ecosystem health. The Centre’s headquarters are located in Nairobi, Kenya, and research is conducted in more than 30 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. We are supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) and receive funding from over 50 different donors. To learn more about our organization, please visit our website: www.worldagroforestry.org.

JobPurpose: To provide financial and administrative support to ICRAF team and handle/assist in recurring daily finance and administrative activities of the center.

Key Responsibilities:

• Handles advance payment to staff including ensuring staff advances are liquidated on time
• Handles in preparation of cash payment vouchers and follow-up approval with appropriate staff
• Handles preparation of cash receipts for all advance liquidation
• Assist in travel and logistics for staff, visitors from ICRAF HQ as well as stakeholders
• Assist in workshop organization including M&I payment for participants
• Assists in preparation of technical and financial reports and submissions
• Liaises closely with all available ILRI staff and services to obtain the services need by ICRAF
• Assists in communications with partners on project implementation
• Sets up and maintains computer and hard copy filing system for correspondence, technical and financial information
• Provides administrative/accounting support to research staff of ICRAF
• Arranges visas and other travel documents
• Other duties as necessary

Minimum Requirements:

Education:

• Diploma in accounting/Management

Skills:

• Good understanding and experience in general financial and accounting matters;
• Efficiency in computer programs (MS office)
• Good verbal and written English and Amharic
• Ability to interact positively and maintain good relations with projects and staff as well as national collaborators.

Experience:

• A minimum of two years of related work experience in accounting and office management.

Duty Station: Addis Ababa

Job Grade: HG 10

Monthly Base Salary: Birr 9,610 (Negotiable depending on salary history of the candidate)

Terms of appointment:This is a Nationally Recruited Staff (NRS) position, initial appointment is for two year with the possibility of renewal, contingent upon individual performance and the availability of funding. The ILRI/ICRAF remuneration package for nationally recruited staff in Ethiopia includes very competitive salary and benefits such as life and medical insurance, offshore pension plan, etc. The ILRI campus is set in a secure, attractive campus in Addis Ababa. Dining and sports facilities are located on site.

Applications:Applicants should provide a cover letter and curriculum vitae; names and addresses (including telephone and email) of three referees who are knowledgeable about the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience to be included in the curriculum vitae. The position and reference number: REF: AA/62/19 should be clearly indicated in the subject line of the cover letter. All applications to be submitted online on our recruitment portal:http://ilri.simplicant.com/ on or before 4 January 2020.

To find more about ICRAF, visit our Website at www.worldagroforestry.org.

To find out more about working at ILRI visit our website at http://www.ilri.org/

Suitably qualified women are particularly encouraged to apply.

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