The Basel Convention Coordinating Centre for the African Region (BCCC-Africa) invites applications for the position of Project Assistant the BCCC-Africa. The position is project-based and may last for several years.

ORGANISATIONAL CONTEXT

BCCC-Africa is a regional Centre of the Basel Convention, hosted by the government of Nigeria, and is located within the University of Ibadan campus, Nigeria. The core mandate of BCCC-Africa is to support African Parties to the Basel Convention in meeting their obligations to implement the provisions of the convention. This is achieved through capacity building, information dissemination, technology transfer, and projects. The Centre is involved in national and international development activities in the African region, related to the provisions of the Basel convention, and other multilateral environmental agreements (especially the Rotterdam convention, Stockholm convention and the Minamata convention). The activities are mainly funded with grants received from donor organisations.

DUTIES OF THE PROJECT ASSISTANT

The Project Assistant will provide support for the conduct of project activities by:

• Contributing to overall collective success of project activities
• Supporting project managers with administrative and logistical tasks.
• Supporting other team members in completing their tasks to ensure they meet milestones
• Using various skills to update and organize documents,
• Scheduling meetings, conference calls, and project-related events with team members, and taking detailed notes,
• Assisting in the preparation of project presentations and reports for senior managers
• Conducting literature searches and reviews on topics as may be assigned by the project manager
• Tracking team progresstowards projects milestones
• Gathering and evaluatingdata for project monitoring and evaluation
• Fostering effective collaboration among team members
• Monitoring, updating and maintaining institution’s website
• ManagimgBCCC- Africa social media handles
• Assisting in risk identification, tracking, management, mitigation and resolution
• Liaising with the organization’s project’s stakeholders as may be required
• Supporting preparations for and participating in project workshops as may be required.

ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS

A first degree, and a Masters degree in chemicals-related sciences (e.g. chemistry, industrial chemistry, biochemistry, environmental chemistry, chemical toxicology, etc), and at least two years post-graduation experience in project management.

SKILLS REQUIREMENTS

• Excellent communication skills (writing, speaking, presentation) in English language.
• Good note taking and report writing skills.
• Good public relations skills.
• Good mastery of desktop publishing software and tools (for writing, spreadsheets, presentations, data analysisandproject management).
• Good computational skills.
• Good knowledge andmanagement of social media platforms(Whatsapp, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X, etc. for organizational promotion).
• Knowledge of content management systems (CMS), joomla, or wordpress.

SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION

To apply to this position please send a cover letter and resume, stating the job title in the subject line, by email only to:

The Executive Director

Basel Convention Coordinating Centre for the African Region

Ibadan, Nigeria

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CLOSING DATE

Applications should be sent by email only on or before 09 December 2024.