Vacancy Announcement
ETHIOPIAN AGRICULTURAL TRANSFORMATION AGENCY
Position: Partnership Officer
Term of Employment: Fixed Term
Duty Station(s): Addis Ababa
Required Number: One (1)
Salary & Benefits: Competitive
Application Deadline: April 30, 2015
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 a Transformation Council chaired by the Prime Minister and whose co-chair is the Minister of Agriculture.
The programmatic focus of the Agency responds to a core set of needs identified by the Ministry of Agriculture and the Transformation Council. Within the Agency, issues are divided into three different verticals; Systems which includes seeds, soil health and fertility management, cooperatives, input/output markets, household irrigation, agricultural mechanization, and extension/research; high priority Value Chains including tef, wheat, maize, pulses and oilseeds, and livestock; and Cross Cutting Initiatives that include gender mainstreaming, climate adaptation and environmental sustainability, and monitoring and evaluation. Across these programs, the ATA engages public, private and non-governmental stakeholders to support strategic planning, manage and strengthen implementation capacity and test innovative models. The ATA will be financed by the GoE and a range of development partners.
Our Culture
We have an exceptional team of employees with a proven track record of success in managing complex activities and achieving transformational results. Our culture is one where talented individuals are committed to doing their best and work together 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, motivated colleagues and excellent career development and training. We recognize our most valuable assets are our people and are committed to providing our employees with the tools and training necessary to achieve their career goals.
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Partnerships Officer (PO) has the overall responsibility of building and maintaining partnerships between ATA and its partners, namely development partners, GoE organizations, non-governmental organizations and the private sector. The PO will also be responsible for making sure that annual planning and programmatic reporting are executed on time and for monitoring the performance of funded activities against objectives and targets. The PO will coordinate with all ATA Program Team to consolidate and provide comments on both the technical and cost components of project proposals and provide inputs for project appraisals to secure funding from partners. Moreover, the PO will liaise with program teams, procurement, and finance to track relevant information, such as progress of planned activities, new institutional partnerships and sub grantee processes.
The position holder will report to the Partnerships Manager.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
The specific duties of the Partnerships Officer will include the following:
a. Support partnership proposal development processes in collaboration with program teams to ensure that they are properly coordinated and consistent with internal program priorities and donors’ priorities
b. Coordinate with ATA Program teams to develop annual work plans and budgets in line with Development Partner prioritized financing allocations
c. Prepare and present quarterly, bi-annual and annual reports and updates, summarize the results of program implementation and identify potential areas of improvement
d. Coordinate with teams to gather information required for narrative reports to be submitted to Development Partners as per the agreed timeframe
e. Coordinate with finance team to keep consistency between narrative and financial reports
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: