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Vacancy Announcement
ETHIOPIAN AGRICULTURAL TRANSFORMATION AGENCY
Position: Project Officer – Cluster Analytical Support, Regional ACC Secretariat
Term of Employment: Project-based – 1 Year Term
Duty Station(s): Amhara (Bahir Dar)
Oromia (Addis Ababa)
Tigray (Mekelle)
Required Number: 1 per Region
Application Deadline: July 10, 2015
BACKGROUND:
The National Framework for Agricultural Commercialization Clusters (ACCs) is being introduced in Ethiopia by the Agricultural Transformation Agency (ATA), public partners at the Federal and Regional levels, and development and private sector partners across the country. ACCs apply a geographically-focused approach to enhancing and supporting existing structures to address systemic as well as commodity- and geography-specific bottlenecks across priority commodity value chains. This Framework builds on previous federal and regional efforts for value chain development and advocates for a more focused and market-driven solution with significant coordination between diverse public, private and development sector actors.
To support implementation of ACCs, Regional teams (including Regional ACC Secretariats and the cluster-level ACC Support Teams) are being established by Regional Governments with the active support of the ATA. These bodies have the following main responsibilities:
· Provide effective upward reporting to the Regional President and the Regional ACC Board, chaired by the Regional President and co-chaired by the Head of the Bureau of Agriculture, as well as to the National ACC Coordination and Capacity-building Unit
· Support effective stakeholder coordination and problem-solving of issues at the Regional level, including alignment with other national and regional policies, strategies and programs
· Oversee stakeholder coordination, planning, reporting, problem solving and implementation support activities by ACC Support Teams in clusters across the Region
· Coordinate planning and program management including strategic and operational planning at the cluster level, through supporting establishment of public-private Value Chain Alliances, day-to-day coordination of value chain actors, and other activities
· Facilitate private sector investments by ensuring timely and efficient investment support (e.g. registration, certification) and ongoing problem-solving support
· Prepare performance and financial reporting utilizing standard tools and templates
POSITION SUMMARY:
Project Officer – Cluster Analytical Support (Project Officer) will be key members of the Regional ACC Secretariat in each Region, reporting to the Secretariat Leads and working closely with the Program Manager and other team members. Project Officers are expected to provide effective support in areas such as strategy development, strategic and operational planning, program management, problem solving around implementation issues, stakeholder coordination and reporting.
Project Officer – Cluster Analytical Support position is therefore very fast-paced and varied, and often quite challenging but also very rewarding. This is a fantastic opportunity for a very motivated individual with strong analytical skills, and ideally also some experience with strategy development, program planning and management.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
Support strategy development, strategic and operational planning, including:
· Identify and structure problems, develop and apply appropriate analytical frameworks and approaches, collect data and complete high-impact analysis for robust recommendations
· Prioritize assigned tasks and manage workstreams from start to finish, including timelines, content, and stakeholder input and validation
· Identify key required resources, including budgetary, human resources, etc. to ensure execution
· Proactively identify risks and issues affecting work stream delivery, support problem solving on overcoming implementation obstacles, promptly communicate upward with solution options
· Organize and conduct interviews with junior-to-mid level stakeholders
· Deliver high-quality analyses, documents and presentations and communicate key insights
Support program management, stakeholder management and coordination, implementation problem-solving, and reporting, including:
· Present ideas and respond to queries clearly and concisely in team meetings and externally
· Prepare and engage in regular briefings and update with stakeholders
· Prepare performance and financial reporting utilizing standard tools and templates
· Synthetize implementation lessons learned for future refinement / best practice sharing
· Bachelor’s or Master’s degree with focus on Business, Economics, Agriculture, Public Policy, International Development and other relevant subject areas
· At least 3 years (for Bachelor’s) or 1 year (for Master’s) relevant work experience in management consulting or other strategically and analytically focused roles in public, private or development sector organizations
· Interest in and familiarity with Ethiopia’s agricultural sector, agricultural and rural development
· Genuine intellectual curiosity and desire to innovate and bring large-scale change
· Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and data gathering skills
· Experience with project and stakeholder management preferred
· Ability to thrive in a fast-moving, entrepreneurial environment, with an emphasis on high-performance, results and accountability
· Strong personal values including integrity, honesty and desire to be of service
We invite all candidates meeting the required qualifications to send (i) a cover letter, (ii) CV (maximum 5 pages), and (iii) a completed ATA Application Form (Download Application Form Here).
Please note that CVs, cover letter and other application materials WILL NOT be considered unless accompanied by a fully completed ATA Application Form. Also, please DO NOT submit scans of certificates with your application form.
Please email (i) cover letter, (ii) CV (maximum 5 pages) and (iii) the completed application form to Recruitment@ata.gov.et and include “Project Officer – Cluster Analytical Support” and your preferred duty station (Amhara, Oromia or Tigray) in the subject line.
Women Candidates are highly encouraged to apply.
NB. Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
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