Senior Assistant
ICRISAT seeks applications from highly motivated and qualified nationals for the position of Senior Assistant – Sadore Research Station Surveillance to monitor and maintain the area in the Sadore Research Station in Niamey, Niger. The ideal candidate will need to have a strong understanding of agriculture with hands-on experience in practical applications on the field. The incumbent will be based in Niamey and will report directly to Country Representative of Niger.
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 millions 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 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 mandated crops of chickpea, pigeonpea, groundnut, sorghum, pearl millet and finger millet in the arid and semi-arid tropics. The Institute focuses its work on drylands and on 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:
Monitoring the cleaning and maintenance of building and offices of Sadore research station
Monitoring the maintenance of green spaces, collecting and computing climatic data from the weather
Management of assets mobility inside and outside the research station
Monitoring electricity and security system of Niamey Genebank Facility
General supervision of the research station security plan (in coordination with security guards and farm manager)
Required skills
Diploma in any field of Agriculture, or a Completed High School certificate with atleast 5 years of relevant experience in agri sector
A minimum of 3 years’ hands-on experience having worked in a Agriculture Research Station career. Over 5 years of similar experience would be an added advantage
Knowledge in agronomy, crops or plants in general is mandatory for the role
Good understanding of surroundings of Research stations
knowledge of local language
General:
This is a contractual position for a period of 36 months.
How to apply:
The position will remain open until a suitable candidate is identified. Applicants should apply with their 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