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:

• To take charge of the shift for which the staff is scheduled along with the keys/vehicles/property held at the main Gate.
• Coordination and supervision of the security arrangement in the campus
• Inspection of all the security equipment for serviceability
• Assign of work areas and shift timings to security assistants
• Carry out regular patrolling of the property during the shift
• Vigorously lead any emergency situations
• Carry out regular checks and ensure that all security assistants are alert at their posts and fully conversant of their area of responsibility
• Ensure that the relevant rules and regulations of the Institute are adhered at all times
• Supervision of sub-ordinates during shift and provision of logistic support to security assistants
• Ensure that the firefighting equipment deployed is in a ready to use condition at all times
• Carry out investigation as directed by the CSO and Any other job that the Chief Security Officer assigns
• Supervise and ensure readiness of the Fire Engine, CCTVs and security patrol vehicles

Qualifications and requirements:

• Retired Ex. Service Men from the Armed Forces/ Paramilitary Force with at least 10 years experience in security services
• Good interpersonal, written and communication skills
• Should be a good team player and have experience working in a multicultural team
• Hands-on problem-solving with strong analytical abilities.
• Fluency in written and spoken and written English is mandatory.  Knowledge of other local language will be an added advantage
• Strong problem-solving skills
• 2-wheeler/4-wheeler valid driving license
• 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