Digital Communication Assistant Job at International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), is a not-for-profit institution that generates agricultural innovations to meet Africa’s most pressing challenges of hunger, malnutrition, poverty, and natural resource degradation. Working with various partners across sub-Saharan Africa, we improve livelihoods, enhance food and nutrition security, increase employment, and preserve natural resource integrity. IITA is a member of CGIAR, a global agriculture research partnership for a food secure future. 

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Digital Communication Assistant

Ref:IITA-HR-NRS2017-0026B
Job Location: Ibadan
Recruitment Type: National (3 year renewable contract)

Responsibilities
Successful candidate will among other things perform the following duties:

• Organize and manage the media asset bank and archiving both in Communication Unit and Data and Information Management Unit;
• Take a logical approach to image management and supply the image database repository with meta tagging information using prescribed tools;
• Process, upload, store, retrieve and manage research images in compliance with Open Access Policy
• Provide support, respond to enquiries and requests for images from researchers, colleagues, clients and other databases on media assets;
• Assure copyright compliance for images and other media assets;
• Conduct training on image management, metadata tagging, and related topics;
• Prepare periodic reports on IITA image repository;
• Perform any other duty assigned by the Supervisor.

Required Qualifications

• B.ScHND in Agriculture, Science, Communication, Library Science, Management or related field with at least three (5) years’ experience, preferably performing same role.

Competencies:
The ideal candidate must:

• Be proficient in using computers, archiving and some graphic and imaging applications.
• Have good communication skill.

Remuneration

• We offer highly competitive salary with equally attractive benefits and excellent working conditions in a pleasant campus environment

• Application Deadline
  16th June, 2017.
  
  Method of Application
  Interested and qualified applicants should complete the online application below attaching their cover letters with detailed curriculum vitae saved in a single file in Microsoft Word format. The application must include the names and e-mail addresses of three professional referees which must include the applicant’s current or previous direct Supervisor, professional colleague and evidence of current remuneration
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