Vacancy Announcement
ETHIOPIAN AGRICULTURAL TRANSFORMATION AGENCY
Position: Manager, Internal Communications
Term of Employment: Fixed
Duty Station(s): Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Required Number: 1
Salary & Benefits: Competitive
Application Deadline: September 9, 2018
BACKGROUND
The Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency (ATA) is a strategy and delivery oriented government agency created to help accelerate the growth and transformation of the country’s agriculture sector. The ATA envisions that, by 2025, smallholder farmers are commercialized with greater incomes, inclusiveness, resilience and sustainability, contributing to Ethiopia’s achievement of middle-income country status.
The agency focuses on two primary national approaches to catalyze agricultural transformation. First, we support the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Resources (MoALR), its affiliate institutions, and other partners to identify and address systemic bottlenecks within an Agricultural Transformation Agenda. Second, we support Regional Governments to accelerate development of high-priority commodity value chains in clearly defined geographic clusters, through the Agricultural Commercialization Clusters (ACC) Initiative.
Our major activities include conducting strategic and analytical studies, providing technical implementation support, coordinating platforms to better integrate partners and projects, and designing and directly leading a number of implementation projects. Our headquarters are in Addis Ababa, and we have regional offices in Amhara, Oromia, SNNP, and Tigray regional offices, allowing us to work closely with a wide range of public, private and development sector partners across the country.
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 Internal Communications Manager works across all areas of the organization as a communications generalist, focusing on running internal communications platforms, developing ATA-led publications, and building the communications capacity of ATA staff. S/he will also work with the External Communications Manager to provide operational support and assistance to the ATA senior management team and program/project teams in their visibility initiatives.
The successful applicant will have a passion for strategy coupled with the entrepreneurism and pragmatism to execute at a tactical level. S/he should also demonstrate a genuine commitment to assisting the organization to achieve broad-based social impact through the Agricultural Transformation Agenda and the Agricultural Commercialization Clusters initiative.
The Internal Communications Manager will manage the Internal Communications Officer, and report directly to the Communications Director. The Communications team sits within the CEO Office. This role presents a unique opportunity to work directly with the ATA Communications Director and Senior Management Team to build the capabilities and culture of the ATA team.
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