Administrative Assistant / Front Desk

Reports to : Travel and Administrative Officer

Location : Cairo, Egypt

Main purpose of the position

The Administrative Assistant will provide clerical and administrative support to ensure the smooth functioning of the Cairo Office. The role focuses on front desk operations, routine office administration, logistical coordination, and basic support for meetings, travel, and office supplies. The position requires good organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to follow established procedures accurately.

About ICARDA

The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) is a treaty-based international non-profit research organization supported by CGIAR.

ICARDA's mission is to reduce poverty and enhance food, water, nutritional security, and environmental health in the face of global challenges, including climate change. We do this through innovative science, strategic partnerships, linking research to development, and capacity development that consider gender equality and the role of youth in transforming the dry areas. ICARDA works in partnership with governments, universities, civil society, national agricultural research organizations, other CGIAR research centers, and the private sector. With its temporary Headquarters in Beirut, Lebanon, ICARDA operates in regional and country offices across Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. For more information : www.icarda.org .

Main responsibilities

Front Desk :

• Operate as the front desk focal point, including handling all incoming phone calls and welcoming visitors and staff.
• Oversee incoming mail and courier deliveries, maintaining a reliable tracking system.
• Provide assistance in organizing and tracking meeting room reservations at the office.

Office Administrative Support :

Event & Meeting Support :

Finance & Petty Cash support :

Requirements

Education, qualifications, and experience

Benefits

Terms of appointment, salary, and benefits

This is a nationally recruited staff position open for Egyptian nationals for which ICARDA offers an attractive compensation package including a competitive salary, medical insurance, 30 days of annual leave, five months’ maternity leave, 15 days’ paternity leave. The successful candidate will be offered an initial contract of 3 years, renewable subject to continued need for the position and satisfactory performance. The first year will be a probationary period.

Please be advised that ICARDA accepts applications only in English, as per the organization's standard communication language. Applications in other languages will not be considered.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.