Vacancy Announcement
ETHIOPIAN AGRICULTURAL TRANSFORMATION AGENCY
Position: Senior Director, CEO Office
Term of Employment:
Duty Station: Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency, Addis Abeba
Required Number: One
Application Deadline: 1 July 2018
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 the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Resources, and is Secretary to the Agricultural Transformation Council.
The programmatic focus of the Agency responds to a core set of needs identified by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Resources and the Transformation Council. Within the Agency, issues are divided into three different pillars: Production and Productivity Projects which includes projects related to Agricultural Inputs, Irrigation and drainage, Livestock, Soil, Extension, and mechanization; Agribusiness and Markets Projects which includes ICT for Agriculture, Markets Development, Private Sector in Agriculture and Rural Financial Services; Implementation Support which includes program and project management, Evaluation and Learning, Analytics, and Cross cutting initiatives. In addition, the Agricultural Commercialization Clusters Initiative is another critical focus area for the Agency. Across the verticals, the ATA engages public, private and non-governmental stakeholders to support strategic planning, manage and strengthen implementation capacity and test innovative models.
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.
PURPOSE OF THE POSITION
The Senior Director, CEO Office is a senior executive level management position within the ATA administration with the Senior Director serving on the senior management team of the Agency. His/her role will primarily involve managing and supporting the various teams in the CEO Office including, Communications, Government Relations, Special Project and others.
The Senior Director will work closely with other senior directorial staff within the ATA, in order to leverage and maximize on synergies across different program types. To this effect, he/she must possess and be able to demonstrate strong verbal and written communication skills and relationship building abilities.
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