The Role
Provide system administration, technical support, and data entry for CIMMYT GMP software; implement data quality controls, automated workflows, dashboards, and reports; analyze data to improve processes; and administer contract lifecycle and partner communications for maize programs in Eastern Africa.
Summary Generated by Built In
1. System
Administration: Administration of the software system being used by CIMMYT
Global Maize Program (GMP) for management of intellectual assets and technology
transfer.
- Provide / coordinate technical support
for internal and external users of the system
- Data entry and data management,
including implementation of a robust data quality control scheme.
- Support development and implementation
of automated workflows, dashboards, and analytical reports
- Proactively utilize the data in the
system to identify bottlenecks and opportunities for process improvement and
business development
2. Contract &
partnership management.
- Provide administrative support for an
assigned portfolio of agreements and the corresponding partners, primarily
being users of CIMMYT maize products and services in Eastern Africa.
- Implement contract lifecycle
management for assigned portfolio of agreements, including following up on
leads, contract execution, monitoring/reporting, amendment, and close-out.
- Support
communications & marketing campaigns, especially product announcements for
Eastern Africa maize breeding pipelines.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in business
administration or related field
- Additional relevant work experience highly
desirable (e.g., systems administration; data management; data analysis;
business intelligence; business development / marketing; customer / partnership
relationship management; monitoring, evaluation and learning; seed industry;
contract management; etc.)
- Excellent written and verbal
communication skills in English
- Impeccable attention to detail.
Skills Required
- Master's degree in business administration or related field
- Relevant work experience (systems administration; data management; data analysis; business intelligence; business development; marketing; customer/partnership relationship management; monitoring, evaluation and learning; seed industry; contract management)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
- Impeccable attention to detail
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The Company
What We Do
CIFOR-ICRAF is a collaborative research organization and a global leader in using trees, forests, and agroforestry to tackle global challenges such as climate change, biodiversity loss, food insecurity, and inequality, by enhancing landscape resilience.
