Company Profile

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. Please visit www.iita.org for more information on IITA.

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture Ghana, seeks a suitably qualified Ghanaian National to fill the position of an Administrative and Accounts Assistant in its Accra Liaison Office

Job Description

Job responsibilities

• Train and support partners in establishment of agronomic trials.
• Develop templates for collection of data from agronomic and demonstration trials,
• Develop templates for collection of quality data from socio economic studies.
• Data entry analysis and synthesis and summary.
• Draw correct conclusions from analyzed data.
• Store and share entire project research data and share it with the senior project data
• analyst.
• Write summary reports from the data outputs.
• Assist with writing of technical reports and manuscripts.
• Assist with dissemination of project results to IITA and other project partners.
• Ensure timely output and feedback from partners.
• Any other duty as assigned by the Country Coordinator.

Required Skills or Experience

• MSc or MPhil in Biometrics, Statistics, Soil Science and Agronomy.
• A minimum of two (2) years experience in agronomic field experimentation and research data management.
• Capability of organising, managing, and participating in agricultural and socio- economic research including design of experimental and socioeconomic research protocols.
• At least two years experience in analysis and general management of research data.
• Knowledge of qualitative and quantitative data analysis
• Knowledge and ability to use statistical data analysis packages, e.g. Genstat, R, SAS and SPSS.
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team and multi-cultural environment.
• Ability to work with farmers
• Good communication skills
• Ability to speak one or more of the native local languages in Northern Ghana