Vacancy Announcement
ETHIOPIAN AGRICULTURAL TRANSFORMATION AGENCY
Position: Director- Partnerships & Resource Mobilization Director
Term of Employment: Fixed
Duty Station(s): Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Required Number: One
Salary & Benefits: Competitive
Application Deadline: August 1, 2017
BACKGROUND:
The Agricultural Transformation Agency (ATA) has been established by the Government of Ethiopia (GoE) to identify and address systemic bottlenecks to Ethiopia’s agricultural development. The Agency does this through problem-solving, implementation support, and capacity building of stakeholders involved in implementation of interventions that address the systemic bottlenecks. The Agency reports to a Transformation Council chaired by the Prime Minister and whose co-chair is the Minister of Agriculture.
The programmatic focus of the Agency responds to a core set of needs identified by the Ministry of Agriculture and the Transformation Council. Within the Agency, issues are divided into four different groups: Production and Productivity which includes Inputs and Crop Protection, Livestock, Research and Extension, Mechanization, Rural Finance & Agro-Processing Value Addition; Agribusiness and Markets including Market Services, Market Infrastructure, Commercial & Contract Farming, Domestic and Export Market Development, and Cooperatives Development; Environmentally Sustainable and Inclusive Agricultural Growth including Sustainable Irrigation & Watershed Management, Sustainable Land Management, Gender and Nutrition, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management, and Planning and MLE; and Enhanced Implementation Capacity which includes ICT, Private Sector, and Organizational and Human Capacity. Across the programs, the ATA engages public, private and non-governmental stakeholders to support strategic planning, manage and strengthen implementation capacity and test innovative models.
The Agency is financed by GOE and a range of development partners and it works with different federal and regional government organizations, development partners/donor, non-government organization and private stakeholders that operate in the agriculture sector. In line with this, delivery on some of ATA’s targets is assisted by implementing partners that are engaged in executing identified agricultural transformation agenda deliverables.
Our Culture
We have an exceptional team of highly competent employees with a proven track record of success in managing complex activities and achieving transformational results. Our culture is one where talented, dedicated and adaptable individuals are committed to doing their best and exhibit great team work to achieve excellent results.
At ATA, we provide an exceptional platform for people who want to achieve their highest potential and make a meaningful contribution in changing the country’s agricultural sector. We offer rewarding work in a young, fast-paced growing organization with passionate, committed, motivated colleagues and excellent career development and training. We recognize our most valuable assets are our staff and are committed to providing our employees with the tools, training and mentorships necessary to achieve their career goals.
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Partnerships & Resource Mobilization Director (P&RMD) will work with both the Operations and Strategic Services teams, and lead a team that works to create, maintain and facilitate effective partnerships between ATA and its collaborating partners, namely donors, GOE organizations, non-governmental organizations and the private sector. The P&RMD will serve as the primary focal person with Development Partners and Ministry of Finance and Economic Cooperation (MoFEC) to mobilize/secure fund/budget and to monitor and provide update on both technical progress and financial utilization of programs to relevant bodies. In addition, the Director is a liaison between ATA program teams and both funding and implementing partners in coordinating proposal development, partner solicitation, ensuring timely fund mobilization, budget allocation, reporting, sub-grantee selection and the entire processes management.
The P&RMD will report to the Senior Director of Operations with close collaboration with the Senior Director of Strategic Services.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
The specific duties of the Partnerships & Resource Mobilization Director will include the following:
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: