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 PSNP Livelihoods TSS provides specialized expertise to support the Food Security Coordination Directorate (FSCD) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Resources (MoANLR). His/her role includes: providing technical advice that can help to improve the quality and efficiency of program delivery for the livelihoods component of PSNP4; assist with and lead processes that can help generate/document evidence of program performance and impact to inform future design; support capacity development efforts through provision of training to federal and regional livelihoods staff; and, devise and implement livelihoods-specific information management tools for Development Agents (DA) and woreda level experts. The Livelihoods Technical Support Specialist will be assigned to the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Resources (MoALR), in support of the Food Security Coordination Directorate, in Addis Ababa.
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Term of Employment: This is a full-time position with a maximum 260 paid days per year as an employee of the TASC consultancy.
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