Administrative and Finance Coordinator

We are seeking for a dynamic, and self-motivated professional with excellent organizational and people skills for theposition of Administrative and Finance Coordinator.The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, known by its Spanish acronym, CIMMYT, is a not-for-profitresearch and training organization with partners in over 100 countries, focused on increasing food security and reducingpoverty at an international scale. Please refer to our website for more information www.cimmyt.org.The position will be based in Ankara.
The main responsibilities of this position will be:
• Maintains and overviews the financial system of CIMMYT in Turkey Office
• Coordinates and administers all office related activities and corporate services in line with institutional policiesand local legal requirements
• Maintain all Human Resource procedures for both International and Local staff including payroll processing.
• Produce reporting related to the operation of CIMMYT Turkey as required by Country and HQ Managements.
• Organize and coordinate all official applications for seed exchange and custom clearance procedures
• Coordinate all logistics for CIMMYT Turkey operations including meetings, seminars, capital purchases.

The Required Qualifications:
• University degree in Finance or Business Administration departments
• Minimum 5 years of experience in financial and administration management preferably in InternationalOrganizational setting.
• Advanced coordination, planning, reporting and time management skills
• Advanced or upper-intermediate level of English.
• Advanced level competency for MS Office Programs.
• High level of responsibility and confidentiality.
• Able to be flexible in taking up tasks outside of regular job responsibilities as required.

The position is for an initial fixed-term contract of 1 year with a probationary period of 3 months. The further employmentis subject to performance and the continued availability of funds. CIMMYT offers a good remuneration package, with arange of benefits including health insurance. CIMMYT is an equal-opportunity employer and strives for staff diversity in gender and nationality candidates who are interested with the position provide their CV with a cover letter and reference list no later thanSunday, September 13th, 2020 to CIMMYT-Turkey, Email: cimmyt-turkey@cgiar.org)Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.