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.