Position Title: Research Assistant - Research and Management Support

Job ID: RP13475

About IRRI:

The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is the world’s premier research organization dedicated to reducing poverty and hunger through rice science; improving the health and welfare of rice farmers and consumers; and protecting the rice-growing environment for future generations. IRRI is an independent, nonprofit, research and educational institute, founded in 1960 by the Ford and Rockefeller foundations with support from the Philippine government. The institute, headquartered in Los Baños, Philippines, has offices in 17 rice-growing countries in Asia and Africa, and over 1,000 staff.

Job Purpose

This position will mainly provide support to research and management including report writing, communication with team members, coordination with stakeholders, organizing meeting/workshop under the project ACI-IRRI Public-Private Partnership (PPP) for Rice Breeding and Seed in Bangladesh. In addition the position will organize all research documents and reports.

Roles and Responsibilities

Purpose

• Support project management and research
• Data entry and management
• Monitor and maintain daily calendar of activities and assignments of the team
• Facilitate administrative requests related to IT, work orders, meetings, workshops and visit
• Coordinate maintenance of equipment
• Take minutes of meetings

Engagement 

• Maintain project filing systems
• Organize research documents and reports
• Check and record files and process documents including Purchase Orders, travel documents, schedule of meetings, workshops, conferences
• Make travel arrangements and assist visitors when required
• Distribute information within the team members and others or to visitors as defined by supervisor
• Schedule meetings and visits and ensure relevant documentation
• Assist in monitoring budget and expenditure
• Process cash advance and prepare bills and charges for services

Delivery

• Assist in the coordination of events as requested by supervisor
• Provide logistic support for the participation of team members in defined events, schedule diverse appointments, meetings and travel arrangements
• Provide logistic support in organizing workshops, meetings and trainings
• Assist in liaising with partners and others by requesting additional information and sending information/invitations as necessary
• Check purchases against statements, maintain appropriate files
• Prepare statement from the established budgets
• Prepare draft for letter, documents, reports, etc. as per requirement
• Perform any other duties as assigned by supervisor from time to time

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Agriculture, Management, Communication or related field with 2 years of relevant work experience; or
• Master degree in the above fields with 1 year of relevant work experience

Skills Required

Mandatory

• Has basic knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Has excellent oral and written communication skills, communicates status of work regularly and in a timely manner
• Has good interpersonal skills
• Has good organizational skills
• Is proactive

Preferred

• Preference is given to those who has experience of working with an international organizations
• Who has qualification or experience in agricultural fields

Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh

Salary Ranges: Basic (27,083 - 52,517) BDT per Month

Other Benefits: Housing Allowance: 30% of base pay per month, Transport Allowance: 12000 BDT, Festival Bonus: 2 times each year, Retirement Fund, Returning Mother Allowance: BDT-1,000 per month for 9 months to female employees post-delivery of a baby to support return to the workplace, Medical insurance coverage: maximum US$16,000/year and other admissible benefits.

Apply Instruction

Interested & eligible candidates are requested to submit their application to the link.

IRRI regrets that only shortlisted applicants will be notified and any kind of persuasion in the selection process will lead to cancellation of candidature. Join Us to Deliver Rice Science for a Better World. Join Us to Deliver Rice Science for a Better World.

IRRI is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.

Application Deadline: September 30, 2018