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Program Assistant – Seed Systems And Technology Transfer
Closing: Mar 19, 2023
This position has expiredPublished: Mar 15, 2023 (10 days ago)
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This role offers administrative support to the Global Maize Program’s seed systems teams globally, with a focus on technology transfer, contract management, and monitoring and evaluation.
Education, knowledge and experience:
- Bachelor degree in Business Administration or related field.
- 3-5 years of work experience
- 2-3 years’ experience in monitoring and evaluation or project management.
Personal attributes and competencies:
- Excellent written communication skills (English).
- Impeccable attention to detail.
- Strong computer skills, with demonstrated experience using a wide range of computer applications (e.g., MS Word, MS Excel, Outlook, project management software, conferencing software such as Zoom, and SharePoint or other collaborative workspace tools).
- Strong analytical and data visualization skills.
- Demonstrated experience with contract management.
- Ability to communicate in French and/or Portuguese is an added advantage.
- Desirable: experience working in institutions focused on research, agriculture, and/or of a donor-funded nature, and experience working in a multicultural environment.
Responsibilities
This role offers administrative support to the Global Maize Program’s seed systems teams globally, with a focus on technology transfer, contract management, and monitoring and evaluation.
Education, knowledge and experience:
- Bachelor degree in Business Administration or related field.
- 3-5 years of work experience
- 2-3 years’ experience in monitoring and evaluation or project management.
Personal attributes and competencies:
- Excellent written communication skills (English).
- Impeccable attention to detail.
- Strong computer skills, with demonstrated experience using a wide range of computer applications (e.g., MS Word, MS Excel, Outlook, project management software, conferencing software such as Zoom, and SharePoint or other collaborative workspace tools).
- Strong analytical and data visualization skills.
- Demonstrated experience with contract management.
- Ability to communicate in French and/or Portuguese is an added advantage.
- Desirable: experience working in institutions focused on research, agriculture, and/or of a donor-funded nature, and experience working in a multicultural environment.
1.Technology transfer
- Support administration of the software system used for management of licenses, including provision / coordination of technical support for internal and external users of the licensing management system, data entry, and maintaining the integrity of data.
- Provide administrative support for processes related to allocation of CIMMYT maize products developed in eastern Africa, including product announcement, reviewing applications, processing license agreements and amendments.
- Support the annual licensee reporting cycle for eastern Africa through the online system, including review of reports and following up with partners to ensure reports are submitted on time.
- Monitor licensee’s compliance with their contractual obligations for reporting and diligence towards commercialization of licensed products.
- Extract and analyze data for use in various reports, especially for purposes of monitoring and evaluation.
2. Project Management (Seed Equal)
- Assist with coordination of processes related to work planning, monitoring, and reporting for CIMMYT Global Maize Program (GMP) activities under the One CGIAR Seed Equal Initiative (SEI).
- Collect and compile information from CIMMYT GMP staff under SEI for use in technical reports and other deliverables.
- Support internal communications and collaboration among the GMP-SEI team through appropriate software and communications tools.
- Support administration of GMP subgrants under SEI.
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