Regional Finance Manager- Africa CIMMYT

CIMMYT seeks an ambitious finance professional to oversee its financial operations and services in Africa. High-quality and high-performance finance operations as an integral part of the African Operations Chapter will support CIMMYT’s primary process of supporting the Science and Innovation for a Food and Nutrition Secure World. • This position will lead effective decentralized financial accounting processes and respective finance country staff for CIMMYT’s African operations. The candidate develops, implements, and maintains financial policies, procedures, and systems in the Regions and oversees and leads a high-performing team of finance professionals. • This position will support the Regional Director and Management by providing strategic leadership, aligning country/ regional activities with institutional goals, facilitating coordination between HQ and country/regional offices, and making localized decisions to address specific challenges and opportunities. Oversight, monitoring/ assurance and compliance are essential aspects of this function. • Collaborate closely with other Regional Managers and focal points of the Operations Chapter to ensure the seamless adaptation and implementation of policies, procedures, and new system architecture (e.g., ERP and contract systems), focusing on process improvement while maintaining business continuity during the transition

Student Administration Assistant – CIMMYT

Implement and support the current processes of the CIMMYT Academy. Support the implementation of new strategies to welcome students from diverse backgrounds and reinforce the branding of CIMMYT Academy in educational institutions globally. The candidate must have knowledge of datasets management and reporting. This role requires good interpersonal skills for working closely with others across the different departments in CIMMYT.

IT support Officer – CIMMYT

To ensure efficient IT system operations by providing technical support and resolving user issues.

Regional Knowledge Management and Information Technology Manager Africa- CIMMYT

CIMMYT seeks a hands-on, service-oriented and detail-oriented professional with relevant experience in Project Management or Project Coordination, to oversee, coordinate, and ensure compliance in the Knowledge Management and Information Technologies areas to all CIMMYT staff based in Africa. This position is key to ensure continued operations in Africa’s offices by coordinating activities with the HQ office, and also overseeing that Knowledge Management and Information Technologies products and services are properly delivered in the region, according to rules and regulations. This also includes interacting with end users to monitor the quality of the products and services provided, and to ensure that end users are in compliance with all requirements related to the Knowledge Management and Information Technologies Department. This position will support the Regional Director and Management by providing strategic leadership, aligning country/ regional activities with institutional goals, facilitating coordination between HQ and country/regional offices, and making localized decisions to address specific challenges and opportunities. Oversight, monitoring/ assurance and compliance are essential aspects of this function. Collaborate closely with other Regional Managers and focal points of the Operations Chapter to ensure the seamless adaptation and implementation of policies, procedures, and new system architecture (e.g., ERP and contract systems), focusing on process improvement while maintaining business continuity during the transition. This position will report directly to the Regional Director and work closely with various functional leads at HQ to ensure alignment and consistent support to country offices. Regular updates and ad-hoc reports will be expected to inform regional leadership of key developments, challenges, and progress. This KMIT staff will work in a network of experts to guarantee high quality service provision across CIMMYT’s Regional Offices and Stations.