The
African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) is an international
not-for-profit organisation that facilitates, and promotes public / private
partnerships to access, develop, adapt and deliver appropriate agricultural
technologies for sustainable use by smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Background: AATF wishes to recruit two Programme Assistantsfor its Technical Operations and Projects Deployment Unit.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support
program operations, administrative duties, including office and field
work, and monitoring activities to ensure timely delivery of milestones.
- Assist
in prioritizing project activities in the annual work plan
- Assist
in formulation and implementation of detailed project work plans,
including clearly defined milestones and timelines.
- Facilitate
collection and analysis of project information and data as per the
assigned work plan as well as generating quality project reports
- Prepare
and submit quality technical reports when required, clearly detailing the
program status in appropriate format.
- Assist
with preparation of manuscripts for publications, power point
presentations and undertake literature search for articles and
presentations
- Provide
logistical support essential for scheduling and conduct of program
meetings
(For detailed job description refer on the AATF website)
Qualifications:
Suitable
candidates must have a minimum of Bachelor’s degree in Agricultural or related
sciences from a recognized university.
Holders
of a Master’s degree in Agricultural or related sciences will have added
advantage.
Two
years’ experience in implementation of projects in the agricultural sector,
experience in field work, data collection, analysis and report writing is
essential.
The
candidate must be highly proficient in the use of computer and relevant
softwares used in research and development.
She/he
should have great capacity to learn and capable of working under pressure.
Compensation
and Tenure:
AATF
offers a competitive salary and benefits package, and a collegial and
gender-sensitive working environment.
The
employment contract is for an initial period of 2 years, renewable subject to
performance and availability of funding.
Application Procedures:
Qualified
candidates are invited to submit their applications together with a detailed
Curriculum Vitae (CV) to the Human Resource Head aatf-hr@aatf-africa.org on or
before 20th August 2014.
Your
CV should include details of your qualifications, experience, current position,
telephone contact, email address, names and addresses of three referees.
AATF is an equal opportunity employer.
AATF is an equal opportunity employer.
See
our website www.aatf-africa.org