Administrative Assistant - Nigeria Job at International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

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Job Title: Administrative Assistant (2 year renewable contract)

Employer: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture seeks suitable Nigerian Nationals for the position below at the Institute's Station in Kano

Duties:

Successful candidate will among other things perform the following duties:

•   Assist in day to day office administration

•   Handling correspondence, photocopying, binding and other paperwork

•   Assist with keeping travel schedules and hotel reservations

•   Assist in the preparation of requests for internal purchases and purchases order of office stationery and vehicle parts

•   Taking minutes at of meetings

•   Handle confidential matters

•   Assist in the preparation of requests for internal purchases and purchases order of office stationery and machineries

•   Assist in updating assets list

•   Any other duties, properly assigned, as may be occasioned by the exigencies of the service

Qualification and Experience:

•   HND/BSc Business Management, Secretarial Studies and any other Social Science related discipline

•   Minimum of 1 year post qualification experience in a similar role.

The ideal candidate must:

•   Excellent computer skills with good grasp of spreadsheets, word processing and other MS Office applications with good knowledge of Oracle Applications

•   Excellent communication skills and be able to keep confidential information

•   Strong ability to co-ordinate, prioritise and organize workload; take initiative and work under pressure

•   Good team spirit and also participate as a team member in accomplishment of duties

Remuneration:

We offer highly competitive salary with equally attractive fringe benefits and excellent working conditions in a pleasant campus environment.

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