Chief Technical Adviser (Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Strategies)

Major Responsibilities:

* To provide overall leadership for the ATA in setting the agency’s high-level vision, strategy, direction, program strategy, implementation plans, etc.
* To provide overall leadership in the growth and capacitation of the ATA, ensuring that the Agency has the required financial resources, staff and capabilities to accomplish its mission.
* To represent the ATA and to communicate effectively with a broad range of internal and external constituents.
* To serve as Secretary to the Agricultural Transformation Council and to provide support to the Council as directed by the Chair and Deputy Chair.
Key Functions:

* Ensuring that the ATA maintains the highest standards of integrity, effectiveness, mission-orientation, financial stewardship and transparency, thus engendering confidence in the ATA among key external and internal constituents.
* Modeling the ATA core values and the aspirational culture of the ATA; leading by example.
* Setting the high-level direction, strategy and approach of the ATA.
* Leading the development and management of ATA organizational infrastructure: identifying, hiring and orienting staff; building a high-performing team; establishing organizational culture and values; developing, implementing and overseeing management systems; etc.
* Building an aligned and effective senior leadership team.
* Empowering the senior leadership team and other staff to exercise independent judgment, to take action and to achieve mission-critical results.
* Ensuring that the ATA possesses the required human resources, infrastructure and capabilities to achieve intended results.
* Engaging Ethiopian government and external donor agencies to secure required financial resources in support of program activities.
* Evaluating overall ATA performance, developing performance indicators and systems to enable proper management, oversight and accountability within the Agency.
* Serving as the primary interface between the Agriculture Transformation Agency and the Minister of Agriculture.
* Developing effective governing and decision making systems within the Agency and for the Agricultural Transformation Council.
* Representing the ATA to key external constituencies, including the Ethiopian government, donor agencies, the business community, international organizations, farmers, the press, the Ethiopian public, etc.
* Continuously engaging key stakeholders (in government, regions, donor agencies, commercial sector, NGOs and others) to ensure that ATA programs, approach and strategy are aligned with developments in the agricultural sector.
* Adapting ATA strategy, staffing, structure and capabilities over time as needs change.

Competencies

* Extraordinary leadership capabilities.
* Ability to inspire others and to achieve breakthrough results even in a resource constrained environment.
* Ability to thrive in a fast-moving, start-up environment, with an emphasis on high-performance, teamwork, accountability and results.
* Highly collaborative leadership style.
* Results orientation.
* Excellent adaptive problem-solver.
* Ability to inspire others through personal example.
* Ability to work simultaneously at high-concept level and at program-implementation level.
* Strong set of personal values including integrity, honesty and desire to be of service.

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