responsibilities:
• provide administrative cum accounts support to agribusiness and innovation platform (aip) & its programs - innovation & partnership (inp), nutriplus knowledge (npk), agribusiness incubator (abi) and intellectual property facilitation cell (ipfc).
• handling the aip & its programs budgets billing accounts and project budgets in coordination with the finance department.
• coordinate activities related to preparation purchases, facility maintenance, coordinate with institutes support departments like hr, finance, transport, housing, security etc.
• support in preparing invoices, payment collections, funding follow-ups and financial reports preparation.
• raising request for advance for on-ground project team and settle the same with finance division.
• prepare travel expense reports of staff as per travel policy.
• handle correspondence for the in-house & external clients along with donor agencies, on need basis.
• inter-departmental liaising for smooth operations with various departments in icrisat.
• perform additional duties as and when required by the supervisors.
requirements:
• postgraduate with 7 or more years of relevant experience.
• female candidates will be preferred.
• expertise in preparation of project budgets / mis reports.
• ability to deal tactfully under pressure situations, deliver under tight schedules, and maintain high degree of confidentiality as per project requirements.
• good computer skills in ms office, especially ms word & ms excel.
• good computer skills especially in ms office with typewriting expertise competencies
• good writing & communication skills (english - written and spoken) and networking skills
• experience working in a multicultural team will be preferred.
• good interpersonal and communication skills with good personality.
• should be a good team player and adaptable to working in multicultural team.