Intern - Tropical Forages
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Internship based in Nairobi providing administrative, logistical, travel, procurement, and coordination support to the Tropical Forages Program at the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, part of CGIAR. The role suits candidates with strong organizational and communication abilities seeking hands-on experience in research program operations.
- Internship located in Nairobi with a CGIAR research organization
- Supports the Tropical Forages Program with travel, logistics, and procurement tasks
- Requires a Bachelor's degree in Administration, Procurement, Logistics, Accounting, or related field
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Internship based in Nairobi providing administrative, logistical, travel, procurement, and coordination support to the Tropical Forages Program at the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, part of CGIAR. The role suits candidates with strong organizational and communication abilities seeking hands-on experience in research program operations.
- Internship located in Nairobi with a CGIAR research organization
- Supports the Tropical Forages Program with travel, logistics, and procurement tasks
- Requires a Bachelor's degree in Administration, Procurement, Logistics, Accounting, or related field
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office is expected
- Hands-on exposure to research program operations and international event logistics
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Original source description
INTERN-
TROPICAL FORAGES
THE ORGANIZATION
The Alliance of Bioversity International
(
www.bioversityinternational.org
) and the International Center for Tropical
Agriculture (CIAT) (
www.ciat.cgiar.org
) delivers research-based solutions that harness agricultural
biodiversity and sustainably transform food systems to improve people’s lives.
Alliance solutions address the global crises of malnutrition, climate change,
biodiversity loss, and environmental degradation.
With novel
partnerships, the Alliance generates evidence and mainstreams innovations to
transform food systems and landscapes so that they sustain the planet, drive
prosperity, and nourish people in a climate crisis.
The
Alliance is part of CGIAR, a global research partnership for a food-secure
future.
About the position
The
Intern will provide administrative, logistical, travel, procurement, and
coordination support to the Tropical Forages Program. The role will assist
research and program staff with day-to-day operational requests, including
travel arrangements, meetings and events, procurement processes, payment
follow-ups, and task tracking. The Intern will work closely with relevant
internal teams to ensure requests are processed accurately, efficiently, and
within agreed timelines, while maintaining clear communication and appropriate
records.
Key Accountabilities
- Process all travel requests, ticket flight
- options, ticket requests, monitoring of the trip (departures/arrivals on time,
- advance travel processing, insurance, visas, requirements, legalization and
- reimbursement of expenses.
- Make logistical arrangements for meetings,
- conferences, and other events (including invitations, air tickets, hotels,
- etc.) and relevant follow-ups.
- Support research staff in the hub in raising
- requests for the acquisition of goods and services and following up with the
- person responsible for implementation, liaising with accounting staff about
- payments.
- Process assigned tasks from requests sent by
- Tropical Forages staff.
- Collaborate with relevant teams to fulfil
- requests within agreed deadlines, maintain internal task-tracking spreadsheets,
- and communicate status / completion to requesters by email.
- Carry out other administrative duties as
- required.
- Education and Requirements
- Bachelor's
- degree in Administration, Procurement, Logistics, Accounting, or related
- discipline.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
Knowledge and Skills
- Attention
- to detail.
- Results-oriented.
- Strong
- communication and teamwork skills.
- Proactivity
- and autonomy.
- Planning
- and time management.
- Terms of employment
- This is a
- nationally recruited position based in
- Nairobi, Kenya
- . The initial
- contract will be for up to Six (6) Months, subject to a probation period
- according to local legislation, and is renewable depending on the performance
- and availability of resources.
- The Alliance Bioversity-CIAT offers a
- multicultural, collegial research environment with competitive salaries and
- excellent benefits. We are an equal opportunity employer and strive for gender,
- diversity, and inclusion in our staff, without regard to race, color, religion,
- gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age,
- disability, marital status, or any other characteristic.
- At Impactpool we do our best to provide you the most accurate info, but closing dates may be wrong on our site. Please check on the recruiting organization's page for the exact info. Candidates are responsible for complying with deadlines and are encouraged to submit applications well ahead.
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- Summary by Impactpool
- The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture is seeking an Intern for the Tropical Forages Program in Nairobi, Kenya. The intern will provide administrative, logistical, travel, procurement, and coordination support to the program. Responsibilities include processing travel requests, making logistical arrangements for events, supporting research staff with procurement, and maintaining communication with internal teams. This position offers a multicultural research environment with opportunities for professional growth.
- Candidate Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Administration, Procurement, Logistics, Accounting, or related discipline
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office
- Attention to detail
- Results-oriented
- Strong communication and teamwork skills
- Proactivity and autonomy
- Planning and time management
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