Associate Manager  – Coordination and Operations

ICRISAT seeks applications from highly motivated and qualified professionals for the position of Associate Manager – Coordination and Operations to provide support and to manage functional operations in Corporate Services.  The incumbent will work very closely with the Deputy Director General -“ Corporate Services and will be a direct reportee to the Deputy Director General – Corporate Services. The position is based in Patancheru, Telangana.

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 worldwide. ICRISAT and its partners help empower those living in the semi-arid tropics, especially smallholder farmers, to overcome poverty, hunger, malnutrition and a degraded environment through more efficient and profitable agriculture.

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

Responsibilities:

• Managing and providing complete administrative support to the Deputy Director General’s – Corporate Services office
• Oversee meetings, calendar and appointments, travel for the Deputy Director – General’s Corporate Services
• Assist with Monitoring Donor reporting timelines, closure of Unidentified Credits, Claims recovery filing and updation of records accordingly
• Implementation of proper control processes amongst all departments under Corporate Services
• Keeping track of respective MIS dashboards and providing details to Deputy Director General’s Corporate Services on timely basis
• Monitoring and controlling the closure of audit recommendations
• Monitoring contract renewals and probation confirmations
• Monitoring Open Purchase Orders
• Prioritizing tasks, meetings, and actions by following up on strategic decisions arrived at from time to time

Qualifications and requirements:

• A minimum of 8 – 10 years’ experience in a similar role with a Master’s degree in Business, Administration or any other related field
• Experience with handling multiple projects and in a multi-cultural environment in a similar role
• Excellent written and verbal skills
• Experience in Stakeholder management and ability to adapt to challenging situations
• Attention to detail and organizational skills
• Excellent communicator and a team player
• Strong working knowledge of MS office suite

General:

This is Contractual position initially for a period of three years (36 months) renewable based on the performance of the incumbent and the institute’s continuing need for the position.

How to apply:

Applicants should apply on or before 30 September 2023, with the 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