Assistant to Project Manager

Responsibilities

Proposal Development
Support in tracking project proposal documentation, including logging all project documents in the OCS system.

Project Planning

Work closely with the rest of the project administration team and ILRI support units to ensure project procurement plans are in place to avoid delays in acquiring project consumables, consultants, staff etc as needed.

Project Execution

Inputting various project requests on the OCS system these includes procurements, RFPs, consultant requests, payment requests, raising various requisitions on the OCS system.
Assist in ensuring effective communication within administrative team
Gather inputs for the preparation of project reports
Arranging for fieldwork by ensuring all the logistics are in place; travel arrangements, accommodation, meeting venues ,etc.
Take minutes for all project meetings and share these in good time
Procurement support: Collating all RFQs, following up for quotations from procurement, Creating suppliers on the system, Raising Pos, and payment requests.
Field work support: work closely with Field assistant to arrange fieldwork by ensuring all the logistics are in place; travel arrangements, accommodation, meeting venues, Requisition of funds for Government perdiems and ensuring timely & accurate surrenders with all the support documents in place
Request funds for Fellows activities in line with approved forecasts and coordinate the surrender of these funds, and assist in reviewing the receipts to support fellow expenses, putting these on OCS.
Consolidating all support documents for all expenses as per the monitoring meetings and reports. All these are put on one shared folder in a manner that is easy to link the support document with the expense.
Booking dummy flights and accommodation to facilitate Visa applications for various fellows/staff and eventually fully confirming these bookings depending on Visa outcomes
Support in partner support documentation consolidation

Project Closing

Create a list of electronic project documentation/repository including reports, approvals and any other relevant documentation for donor support documentation and archiving these as needed.
Coordinate knowledge sharing activities at the close of the project
Update and maintain all project databases and filing systems
Perform any other related duties as may be required

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of two years relevant experience
Or Diploma in relevant field with five years of relevant experience
Technical training in project management – desirable
Good understanding of methods, techniques and procedures
Effective administrative skills
Effective communication and writing skills
Experience in facilitating teamwork and collaboration across multiple functions
Experience working in an international organization

Applicants should send a cover letter and CV expressing their interest in the position, what they can bring to the role, and the names and addresses (including telephone and email) of three referees who are knowledgeable about the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience to the Director, People and Organizational Development by clicking on the “Apply Now” tab above on or 26 April 2024 The position title and reference number REF: AHH/1366/2024 should be clearly marked on the subject line of the cover letter.

Apply via :

www.ilri.org