Key skills

Computer skills

Good command of the English language

Strong interpersonal

Strong communications and interpersonal skills

Courtsey

Tact and ability to establish for team work

Well-developed skills in personal organization

Additional/Preferred Skills

Priority Setting

Problem Solving

High attention to details

• Ability to work with significant independence

Dynamic and self-motivated character

willingness to upskill

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree

Senior Research Technician

ICRISAT seeks applications from dynamic and motivated Indian nationals for the post of Senior Research Technician. The incumbent will be responsible for overall work on Project Management Unit (PMU) and coordinating activities under the overall supervision of CROPS4HD/CFI/HAI Grant Manager and Technical Advisor and in coordination with other Alliance staff based in India office or elsewhere. This is a nationally recruited position for The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), New Delhi.

ICRISAT is a non-profit, non-political organization that conducts agricultural research for development in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa with a wide array of partners throughout the world. Covering 6.5 million square kilometers of land in 55 countries, the semi- arid or dryland tropics has over 2 billion people and 644 million of these are the poorest of the poor. ICRISAT and its partners help empower these disadvantaged populations to overcome poverty, hunger and a degraded environment through better agricultural production systems.

ICRISAT is headquartered at Patancheru near Hyderabad, India, with two regional hubs and eight country offices in sub-Saharan Africa. ICRISAT envisions a prosperous, food-secure and resilient dryland tropics. Its mission is to reduce poverty, hunger, malnutrition and environmental degradation in the dryland tropics. ICRISAT conducts research on its mandate crops of chickpea, pigeonpea, groundnut, sorghum, pearl millet and finger millet in the arid and semi-arid tropics. The Institute focuses its work on the drylands and on protecting the environment. Tropical dryland areas are usually seen as resource-poor and perennially beset by shocks such as drought, thereby trapping dryland communities in poverty and hunger and making them dependent on external aid. Please visit www.icrisat.org


Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Plan, coordinate all logistic arrangements and successful organization of Annual conference/National Conference in consultation with the Executive Committee (EC) and with inputs from the Advisory Board (AB) and the Scientific Committee (SC).
  • Prepare and disseminate conference announcements through various platforms to attract a wider audience.
  • Organize project-related consultation workshops, inviting a range of stakeholders to discuss.
  • Organize EC, AB and SC meetings, as necessary, to discuss and identify key research themes for annual conference and research grants.
  • Assist in project-related procurement, travel reports, expenses, and general tasks.
  • Overall responsible for project budget management and timely submission of technical and financial reports and preparation of draft LoAs.
  • Assist in any other tasks related to the successful implementation of all projects and related work as directed by the Country Representative.

 

 Requirements: 

  • Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience, preferably in an international working environment.
  • Good computer skills, especially with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Windows, and internet-based communications.
  • Good command of the English language, both written and spoken is desirable.
  • Strong interpersonal, communications and teamwork skills; courtesy, tact and ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with people of different cultural and national backgrounds.
  • Well-developed skills in personal organization, priority setting, problem solving, accuracy, high attention to detail. 
  • Ability to work with significant independence within assigned areas.
  • Dynamic and self-motivated character, willingness to upskill as required by the tasks to be performed.  

General: 

This is a contractual role for a period of 12 months (01 year), renewable based on the performance of the incumbent and the institute’s continuing need for the position.


How to apply:

If this position interests you, please follow the instructions below to apply. The position will remain open until a suitable candidate is identified. Shortlisting will start from 10 August 2026. All Applicants should apply with their latest resume and the names and contact information of three references that are knowledgeable about their professional qualifications and work experience. All applications will be acknowledged; however, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

ICRISAT is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to increasing diversity and maintaining a progressive and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, marital status or whether they have a disability.

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