Job ID: 311378

Program Assistant Partnerships and Data Management

Cimmyt

Location: Nairobi, Kenya

Apply by: 29 Jul 2026

Relevant Sectors

Administration, Management, Finance/Accounting, Procurement

Agriculture, Livelihoods, Microfinance, Rural

CIMMYT is a non-profit international organization dedicated to fostering improved quantity, quality and dependability of production systems and basic cereals such as maize, wheat, triticale, sorghum and millets through applied agricultural science, particularly in the Global South. CIMMYT is hosted by World Agroforestry (ICRAF), a member of CGIAR headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya.

The Program Assistant provides administrative support to enhance management of the Global Maize Program partnerships, especially in Eastern Africa.

Duties and responsibilities:
- System Administration: administration of the software system used by CIMMYT Global Maize Program (GMP) for management of intellectual assets and technology transfer; provide/coordinate technical support for internal and external users; data entry and data management including a robust data quality control scheme; support development and implementation of automated workflows, dashboards and analytical reports; proactively utilize the data to identify bottlenecks and opportunities for process improvement and business development.
- Contract & partnership management: provide administrative support for an assigned portfolio of agreements and corresponding partners, primarily users of CIMMYT maize products and services in Eastern Africa; implement contract lifecycle management including following up on leads, contract execution, monitoring/reporting, amendment and close-out; support communications and marketing campaigns, especially product announcements for Eastern Africa maize breeding pipelines.

Requirements:
- Master's degree in business administration or related field.
- Additional relevant work experience highly desirable (e.g. systems administration; data management; data analysis; business intelligence; business development/marketing; customer/partnership relationship management; monitoring, evaluation and learning; seed industry; contract management).
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
- Impeccable attention to detail.

Terms: Locally Recruited Staff (LRS) position. The appointment will be for two (2) years, inclusive of a six-month probationary period, with possibility of extension. Duty station is Nairobi, Kenya.

Application link: https://recruit.landscapealliance.org/jobs/Careers/206844000052801072/Program-Assistant-Partnerships-and-Data-Management---CIMMYT