Reports to: Research Team Leader - Breeding and Scaling Improved Varieties of dryland cereals and pulses /  Morocco Research Platform Manager and Research Team Leader - Genetic Resources, Conservation, Characterization, and Use (GRS)

Location: Rabat, Morocco

Providing administrative and secretarial support to the Breeding and Genetics Teams at ICARDA.

The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) is a treaty-based international non-profit research organization supported by CGIAR.

ICARDA’s mission is to reduce poverty, enhance food, water, and nutritional security, as well as environmental health in the face of global challenges including climate change. We do this through innovative science, strategic partnerships, linking research to development and capacity development that take into account gender equality and the role of youth in transforming the dry areas. ICARDA works in partnership with governments, universities, civil society, national agricultural research organizations, other CGIAR Research Centers, and the private sector. With its temporary Headquarters in Beirut, Lebanon, ICARDA operates in regional and country offices across Africa, Asia and the Middle East. For more information: www.icarda.org 

All CGIAR Centers are currently engaged into a reform process (“One CGIAR’”) that will help ICARDA and CGIAR achieve better impact through more strategically integrated research, unified governance, an integrated structure and new research modalities across participating Research Centers. This transformation is supported by CGIAR donors who have committed to increased funding as a result of these reforms.  

• Assisting with the event management, international and local conferences, training courses, etc., preparation of minutes and follow-up (30-50% of the assignment).
• Independently manage routine correspondence of the teams and act on them.
• Maintain an open and accessible office for both teams’ staff members.
• Assisting with the schedules, travel, and logistics for the staff.
• Handling travel authorizations and expense claims for the team staff.
• Developing and maintaining a filing and MIS (Management Information System) system.
• Assisting with office supplies and equipment for the teams’ staff.
• Performing any other duties assigned by the supervisors.