Vacancy Announcement
Are you interested in joining an international organization with a long term commitment to fighting poverty? Would you like to work in a challenging environment and develop a career focused on demonstrating shared core values that achieve results?
SNV Ethiopia is looking for specialists on different technical areas based in Addis Ababa.
About SNV:
SNV, Netherlands Development Organization, has worked in Ethiopia since the 1970s and currently operates in SNNPR, Oromia, Amhara and Tigray regional states, providing capacity strengthening support in three sectors – Agriculture, WASH and Renewable Energy. Through its work in agriculture, SNV in Ethiopia supports the development of number of value chains such as milk and milk products, honey and bees wax, oil seeds and edible oil, fruit and pulses, livestock and horticulture. This takes a value chain development approach, with special focus on improving access to sustainable markets for smallholder farmers and by developing business-to-business relations and improving business development services.
Position Summary:SNV is currently seeking applications from qualified candidates for senior technical specialist positions on an anticipated USAID funded Feed the future agricultural development project in Ethiopia. The technical areas include value chain development specialists for crops and livestock/ dairy, cooperative development, climate change adaptation, nutrition, Women empowerment, Agricultural extension, financial service linkage and agri-business.
· 8+ years of experience in a relevant field;
· Bachelor’s degree in related field is required, Master’s degree is preferred;
· Experience working on a large donor funded preferably USAID-funded projects;
· Fluency in English and Amharic is required;
· Demonstrated expereince providing advisory services and coaching