Jobs at National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO)

Job Title: Administrative /Project Management Assistant

The National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) is established by the National Agricultural Research Act 2005 as a body corporate responsible for the coordination and oversight of all aspects of agricultural research in Uganda.

The National Banana Research Programme (NBRP) based at the National Agricultural Research Laboratories, NARL-Kawanda undertakes molecular biology and biotechnology research activities to develop standard procedures and technologies for enhancing Banana production in Uganda.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Drafts routine correspondence to respond to enquiries in respect to relevant administrative, financial, and other matters.
Responsible for the monitoring and evaluation progress of various assignments and regularly updating the supervisor on organizational deadlines and problems
Organizing and management of activities associated to information and data
Communicating to a variety of key stakeholders in biotechnology, biosafety, food safety, product development and commercialization
Managing the proper maintenance, storage, retrieval of files and documents in order to ensure that they are accessible and secure.
Organizing meetings, trainings and conferences and accurately recording proceedings of various deliberating
Preparing both local and international itineraries, confirming travel, flight and hotel reservations
Scheduling appointments and screening reports for meetings, synchronizing and updating the supervisors ‘s appointments
Offer technical support, where required for meeting programme activity timelines and milestones that are supportive to the overall project/programme goals
Performing any other duties assigned to you by the designated supervisor

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

The ideal candidate must hold a Bachelor’s of Business Administration and/or Accounting degree from recognized University
A minimum of two (2) years’ relevant experience in administrative services and accounting
Good working knowledge in ICT and data management
Effective communication and interpersonal skills with an attention to detail, along with an ability to analyze and evaluate different types of information

Communication: Speaks and writes clearly and effectively; listens to others, correctly interprets messages from others and responds appropriately; asks questions to clarify, and exhibits interest

Professionalism: demonstrates professional competence; is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results Teamwork: Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve programme goals; is willing to learn from others; supports and acts in accordance with final group decision, even when such decisions may not entirely reflect own position.

NB: Female candidates are encouraged to apply.

How to Apply for the job:
All interested candidates should send their application letters together with a detailed curriculum vitae (CV), day-time telephone numbers and names and addresses of at two referees to: The Team Leader, National Banana Research Programme, National Agricultural Research Laboratories Institute, Kawanda, P.O. Box, 7065, Kampala, Uganda.

Deadline: 13^th June, 2014 by 5PM

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