Everyone deserves the opportunity to build a better future. This simple idea has been at the heart of TechnoServe’s work around the world for over 50 years. TechnoServe is a pioneer in leveraging the power of business and markets to create sustainable pathways out of poverty.
The low-income communities in which we work are full of enterprising people. Their small-scale farms and businesses are the keys to economic development. But they face many challenges: low literacy, lack of access to jobs and markets, unpredictable political dynamics and, increasingly, the effects of climate change. For many women and young people, the challenges are even more daunting. Working with TechnoServe staff, people around the world are lifting themselves out of poverty. The results are amazing...when incomes increase and living conditions for families get better, they are able to access health care and education previously out of reach. Communities and even whole countries are better off.
Since 2009, TechnoServe has been working in Ethiopia to address market systems challenges, particularly the lack of integration of smallholders into commercial markets. For more than a decade, we have focused on strengthening a variety of value chains including coffee, honey, spices, staple crops, and high value commodities. We have assisted farmers to access improved inputs, adopt good agricultural practices, and link to buyers, and we have helped small and large companies and entrepreneurs increase their incomes, create jobs and grow their businesses. TechnoServe Ethiopia generates over $7M/year in additional revenue and wages for its beneficiaries, of which a third are women. Our Ethiopia country team currently spans 9 projects with an annual project budget of $8M.
Job Summary:
As a member of the Senior Management Team, the Deputy Country Director-Operations (DCD-Operations) is responsible for leading strategic and daily operations of the Ethiopia Country Platform’s Administration, Procurement, Government Relations, IT and Monitoring and Evaluation Teams. The DCD-Operations reports to the Ethiopia Country Director, and may serve as acting country director in their absence.
Position Description:
The DCD-Operations leads strategic and daily operations for the country platform through management, planning, and analysis. The DCD-Operations role is a combination of working directly to manage and solve operational issues and developing and overseeing a capable team of direct reports, many of whom will have their own teams. The DCD-Operations top priorities will be to:
Responsibilities:
Financial Planning and Reporting
Along with the Financial Controller, the DCD-Operations will:
Strategic Planning
As part of Ethiopia’s Senior Management Team, the DCD-Operations will:
Administration
Program Quality / Monitoring & Evaluation
The DCD-Operations will act as the country coordinator and point of contact on MEL matters. In particular, the DCD-Operations will:
Qualifications
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
We encourage all qualified individuals who share TechnoServe's vision of improving the lives of others through proven business solutions to apply.
With our commitment to diversity, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and affirmative action employer and do not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, color, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, HIV/AIDS status, protected veteran status, disability and all other protected classes.
We are also proud of our commitment to protecting staff, partners, and beneficiaries from abuse and exploitation and thoroughly vet all final candidates through rigorous background and reference checks.