The Productive Safety Net Program Phase Four (PSNP4) is an integral component of the rural development policy of the government of Ethiopia, to support Ethiopia’s chronically and transitory food insecure rural households. The program is implemented in the eight regions of Afar, Amhara, Dire Dawa, Harari, Oromia, SNNPR, Somali, and Tigray. The program provides cash and/or food transfers to the chronically and transitory food insecure households.
In support of PSNP4 implementation, Technical Support Specialists (TSS) are needed to work within the Government of Ethiopia’s PSNP implementing agencies. TSSs provide specialized expertise to the implementing agencies and to the Directorate to which they are assigned. Their role is to perform PSNP4-related services which government-funded staff are not currently in a position to perform, and to provide guidance to government staff as they learn new skills related to the implementation of PSNP functions.
The recruitment of TSSs to support PSNP4 implementation is managed by the Technical Assistance to Strengthen Capacity Development for PSNP4 consultancy, which is known by the acronym TASC.
The Procurement Officer TSS provides expertise to support the Procurement Coordinator TSS as well as the Commodity Management, Logistic and Finance Directorate (CMLFD) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Resource (MoALR) for the implementation of PSNP4. The core objective of this assignment is to collaborate with the Procurement Coordinator TSS and facilitate and support the Directorate in the planning and implementation of the PSNP4 Procurement and Asset Management functions. The Procurement Officer TSS also provides capacity development support to colleagues, co-workers and counterpart government staff towards transferring and institutionalizing the required skills and tools for sustainability of the project functions. The Procurement Officer TSS will be assigned to the MoALR, in support of CMLFD, in Addis Ababa.
Specific objectives:
The PSNP Procurement Officer TSS will, among other activities, carry out the following specific tasks:
Term of Employment: This is a full-time position with a maximum 260 paid days per year as an employee of the TASC consultancy.
Qualification and Experience:
Language skills required: