The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is a not-for-profit institution that generates agricultural innovations to meet Africa’s most pressing challenges of hunger, malnutrition, poverty, and natural resource degradation. Working with various partners across sub-Saharan Africa, we improve livelihoods, enhance food and nutrition security, increase employment, and preserve natural resource integrity. IITA is a member of CGIAR, a global agriculture research partnership for a food secure future.
We are
recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Field
Assistant / Driver
Location: Ibadan,
Oyo
Employment Type: Full-time
Duties
- Carry out driving
duties courteously, maintain the unit vehicle and accompanying documents
under optimum conditions in readiness for on and off-station activities.
- Convey personnel
and visitors for airport drop-offs and pick-ups for official trips.
- Convey project
staff to implement project activities in target locations.
- Complete vehicle
logs as required for all trips and report all vehicle related costs
incurred during trips backed with original receipts.
- Ensure proper
day-to-day cleaning and maintenance of project vehicle and routine
servicing by the appropriate section.
- Report vehicle
defects, accidents or incidents to supervisors in a timely manner.
- Ensure the safety
of the vehicle, passengers and other items in the vehicle.
- Assist research
and field staff with field and laboratory activities on-station and
off-station.
- Perform any other
job-related tasks as may be assigned by the Supervisor.
Requirements
- National Diploma
in Agriculture or any other related field with a minimum of four (4) years
with research support experience performing a similar role in a
well-structured environment.
- Good knowledge of
road across Nigeria up to Ghana will be an added advantage.
Competencies:
The ideal candidate must:
- Have good
communication skills (writing, reading, and speaking).
- Have good
knowledge of defensive driving with excellent awareness of driving rules
and regulations.
- Have the ability
to work long hours.
- Must have
initiative and high moral, integrity, positive attitude and strong team
spirit.
Application
Closing Date
15th February, 2024.
Method
of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
