Vacancy Announcement
ETHIOPIAN AGRICULTURAL TRANSFORMATION AGENCY
Position: Project Officer II-Regional Business Development
Term of Employment: One year with possible extension
Duty Station(s): Bahir Dar
Required Number: 1
Salary & Benefits: Competitive
Application Deadline: May 26, 2019
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 mentor-ships necessary to achieve their career goals.
POSITION SUMMARY:
Working under the supervision of the Project Lead, the Regional Project Officer II will work on all aspects of promoting the One Stop Shop Centers (OSS) opportunity, identification of potential OSSs, and assessment of inputs demand and supply in selected potential areas. Business management counselling, clear guidance on development and implementation of presentable accounting systems, business development initiatives at the OSSs. In collaboration with the Senior Project Officer (SPO) at the Head Office, the POII will provide guidance on Business Plans preparation by candidate OSSs in the course of grant application processes. The PO will be a key player in providing all aspects of business management capabilities to candidate OSSs through business profitability assessment and analysis. In collaboration with SPO at the Head Office, s/he will provide periodic and need based business management skill enhancing trainings; grant utilization and reporting in compliance with donor’s policies to OSS staff. The PO will seek, guide & recommend on alternative access to credit financing to the OSS. As a multi-faceted position, the PO will review & monitor clients accounting reports, business performance progress & provide timely technical support wherever necessary. She /he will oversight regional crop and livestock project officers, organize regional plan and compile weekly, monthly quarterly and annual regional project reports.
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