ICRISAT seeks applications for the position Associate Manager – FES Operations for Corporate Services, Farm and Engineering Services.

ICRISAT is a non-profit, non-political organization that conducts agricultural research for development in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa with a wide array of partners throughout the world. Covering 6.5 million square kilometers of land in 55 countries, the semi- arid or dryland tropics has over 2 billion people and 644 million of these are the poorest of the poor. ICRISAT and its partners help empower these disadvantaged populations to overcome poverty, hunger and a degraded environment through better agricultural production systems.

ICRISAT is headquartered at Patancheru near Hyderabad, India, with two regional hubs and eight country offices in sub-Saharan Africa. ICRISAT envisions a prosperous, food-secure and resilient dryland tropics. Its mission is to reduce poverty, hunger, malnutrition and environmental degradation in the dryland tropics. ICRISAT conducts research on its mandate crops of chickpea, pigeonpea, groundnut, sorghum, pearl millet and finger millet in the arid and semi-arid tropics. The Institute focuses its work on the drylands and in protecting the environment. Tropical dryland areas are usually seen as resource-poor and perennially beset by shocks such as drought, thereby trapping dryland communities in poverty and hunger and making them dependent on external aid. Please visit – www.icrisat.org

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop and manage administrative processes to ensure efficient workflows.
• Supervise an administrative team and ensure the tasks are completed seamlessly.
• Ensure the quality analysis on budget management and provide analytical data to the GM, FES for timely decision-making.
• Prepare Full Cost Recovery proposals, tariffs and reconciliation of financial reports.
• Act as focal point of contact for intra and inter-department communication.
• Assist Program in budget handling.
• Ensure operations adhere to policies and regulations
• Addressing staff concerns and maintain cordial relations among the peers.
• Facilitate program travel arrangements, arrange logistics support for Institute?s events.
• Coordinate with various research programs of the Institute.
• Engage with other service departments for information and processing transactions.
• Coordinate with NARS and hosted institutes.
• Maintain and monitor the work schedules of all personnel. Manage Janitorial Services, Mailroom Activities
• Plan & organize visitors, meetings and travels.
• Timely dispatch of inter-program bills and monitor recoveries.
• Organize and coordinate office administration and procedures to ensure organizational effectiveness.
• Ensure following the standard organization procedures developed from time to time in office management through line departments.
• Financial statements & reports to be reconciled for correctness and compliance.
• Anticipate and address program issues proactively.
• Adherence to Institute Policies.

Requirement:

• Postgraduate or equivalent.
• Minimum 12 years of experience as Officer – Administration in relevant fields.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Good knowledge of Accounting.
• Multi-skilled, highly organized, and high degree of confidentiality.
• A good team player with leadership skills.
• Good inter-personal and communication skills.

General:

This is a contractual role for a period of 36 months (3 years).

How to apply:

Applicants should apply on or before 03 May 2024, with their latest Resume, and the names and contact information of three references that are knowledgeable about their professional qualifications and work experience. All applications will be acknowledged; however only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

ICRISAT is an equal opportunity employer