Associate Manager ? Projects
ICRISAT seeks applications from dynamic Indian Nationals for the position of Associate Manager - Projects who will be responsible for managing Project Finance and provide support to project finance team members and locations in Africa. The new incumbent will oversea projects team in the provision of result-oriented services. The reporting will be directly to General Manager ? Global Finance. This position will be based at ICRISAT?s Headquarters in Patancheru, Hyderabad, India.
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 throughout the world. Covering 6.5 million square kilometers of land in 55 countries, the semi- arid or dryland tropics has over 2 billion people and 644 million of these are the poorest of the poor. ICRISAT and its partners help empower these disadvantaged populations to overcome poverty, hunger and a degraded environment through better agricultural production systems.
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:
The successful candidate will be responsible for -
Project Accounting and Project Management
Review of Financial Reports in compliance with Audit requirements
Review of Monthly MIS Project Reports
Review of Financial Terms and Conditions and budgets for New Grant Agreements
Review of sub-grant agreements to partners
Management of receivables
Maintaining overall grants statements and provide required information to be presented in financials
Undertake other jobs assigned from time to time
Strong knowledge of accounting, in-depth knowledge of accounting standards and reporting requirements including IFRS
Liaison with Donor, Internal and External Auditors
Inter departmental liaison
Liaison with PI?s and location staff
Work closely with Business Development Unit and highlighting important issues which need special attention
Donor ? Reporting Timeline
Provide accurate and timely information to the Management for decision making purposes
Attention to detail and accuracy
Acumen for process improvement
Discipline to meet institutional policies and procedures, and set quality standards
Skills and Knowledge
The ideal candidate will have most, if not all, of the following skills, knowledge, experience, and personal characteristics:
CA / MBA with 10 years of Experience of which 3 years of Supervisory or Managerial position
Strong people management skills including team leadership and stakeholder management
Ability to deliver analytical outputs in order to address stakeholders? varying needs
Results oriented and with keen eye for details
Strong communication skills and ability to translate numbers into actionable insights Strong interpersonal skills.
Demonstrated expertise in written and oral communications in English.
Knowledge of any local/regional language may be an added advantage.
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 22 June 2024, 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.