Vacancy Announcement
ETHIOPIAN AGRICULTURAL TRANSFORMATION AGENCY
Position: Director, Project Management – International
Term of Employment: Through July 2019, with potential extension to July 2020
Duty Station(s): Addis Ababa
Required Number: One
Salary & Benefits: Competitive
Application Deadline: December 20, 2017
BACKGROUND:
The Agricultural Transformation Agency (ATA) is a strategy and delivery oriented government agency created to help accelerate the growth and transformation of Ethiopia’s agriculture sector. The ATA’s mandate is focused solely on improving the livelihoods of smallholder farmers across the country. The ATA does this through problem-solving, implementation support to government stakeholders, and direct implementation of projects that address the systemic bottlenecks. The ATA is accountable to the Ethiopia Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and is Secretary to the Transformation Council chaired by the Prime Minister.
Our Culture
At the 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 and alleviating poverty. We are a young, fast-paced, growing organization, with a proven track record of success in managing complex activities and achieving transformational results. We have an exceptional team of passionate, dedicated and talented individuals. We recognize our most valuable assets are our people, and are committed to providing our employees with the tools, training and mentorship necessary to achieve their career goals.
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Director of Project Management (DPM) will create and lead a project management team that works as a Center of Excellence within the ATA and the Ethiopian agricultural sector to ensure successful execution of the projects in the Agricultural Transformation Agenda. The DPM will support project teams and build their execution capacity to ensure that the Agricultural Transformation Agenda projects are delivered on time, on budget and with the targeted results. This execution capacity has been identified as a major bottleneck to the transformation of Ethiopia’s agriculture sector, and the DPM will be on the front lines of creating national change affecting millions of smallholder farmers.
This position will report directly to the Senior Director of Strategic Services. Strategic Services is a Vertical within the ATA formed to improve the effectiveness of the ATA and our partners’ work. As part of Strategic Services, the DPM will work closely with the Performance Management/MLE, Analytics, Partnerships, Knowledge Management and Communications teams. The DPM will be a key thought partner to the Senior Director in refining the strategy for this vertical. The position will be based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The terms of employment for this position maybe done and governed by World Food Programme and managed in accordance with the internal framework of the WFP, which provides employment contracting and related services to ATA.
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