Vacancy Announcement
ETHIOPIAN AGRICULTURAL TRANSFORMATION AGENCY
Position: Project Officer-Vertical Support
Term of Employment: Project based
Duty Station(s): Addis Ababa
Required Number: One
Salary & Benefits: Competitive
Application Deadline: August 29, 2017
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 the Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources Development and is Secretary to the Transformation Council chaired by the Prime Minister.
The programmatic focus of the Agency responds to a core set of needs identified by the Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources Development and the Transformation Council. Within the Agency, issues are divided into four different pillars: Crops & Natural Resources which includes Inputs and Plant Protection, Livestock, Soil Health & Fertility, Irrigation and Drainage, and Mechanization; Cross Cutting Initiatives, which includes Inclusive Growth, Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation, and Planning and MLE; Livestock, which includes Animal Health and Genetic Improvement and Feed & Feeding; and Agribusiness and Markets including Market Development, Rural Finance, ICT, Private Sector, and Organizational and Human Capacity. In addition, the Agricultural Commercialization Clusters Initiative is another critical focus area for the Agency. Across the programs, the ATA engages public, private and non-governmental stakeholders to support strategic planning, manage and strengthen implementation capacity and test innovative models..
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 Project Officer-Vertical Support (PO) will support the ACC Program Manager and ACC team.
The PO will work closely with the Program Manager and ACC Senior Director and ACC Crop and Horticulture Value Chain Directors. His/her responsibility is to ensure implementation activities remain within the context of already developed cluster strategies. The PO will support the operational and annual planning process, maintain budget master file and ensure actual spend is according to plan. The PO will provide support to the mentioned directors in developing implementation strategies, developing presentation material for different audience including that of PM, ATA SMT upon request.
The PO will oversee Junior Project Officers (JPOs) and be responsible to develop capacity building measure to ensure JPOs will perform their task at the highest level. The PO will also act as a liaison with regional program manager and is expected to provide up-to-date information on status of deliverables of each cluster. In addition, internal coordination with ATA program team, planning with external stakeholders and ensuring interventions are aligned is within the responsibility of this position. The PO will provide detail analysis on interventions status, provide analysis why there is a gap in implementation and plan while incorporating all new findings into the monthly performance measure and annual planning. He/she will report to the ACC Program Manager.
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