Project Coordinator

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) invites applications for the internationally recruited position of Project Coordinator.

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 http://www.iita.org/ for more information on IITA.

The Project Coordinator will support the coordination of work planning, reporting, activity and event implementation aimed at delivering outputs and impact under the Sustainable Farming Program, Area of Work 5 and for IITA’s efforts with the Digital Transformation Accelerator. The position will also assist coordination of activities under the African Union Soil Observatory (AUSO).

Position Responsibilities

A.     Sustainable Farming Program

·       Assist with AoW5 work plan development, validat