Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Senior Project Officer- Term of Employment: until June, 2012 E.C- Duty Station: Addis Ababa - Required Number: one- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: March 8, 2019ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES• Work with 8028 Farmers’ Hotline Senior Project Officer, Communication team, and consultants/vendors to manage implement the 8028 Farmers’ Hotline comprehensive marketing and outreach strategy nationwide• Develop consistent and appropriate communications materials (reports, brochures, newsletters, press releases and presentations) for various target audiences, including ATA’s partners, government institutions, media agencies, and the public.• Help organize events, such as project launches, field days, and press conferences, for priority projects or on an ad hoc basis.• Build and maintain relationships with communications/public relations teams at key partner institutions.• Identify additional approaches to create awareness and train/inform smallholders and DAs about the 8028 Farmers’ Hotline at the region, zone, and specifically with farmers and DAs at the woredas level.• Collect feedback from subject matter specialists and smallholders on how the 8028 Farmers’ Hotline can be updated to improve their experiences.• Write, edit and proofread Amharic documents, as needed.• Work with Regional ATA offices, Bureaus of Agriculture, Woreda offices of Agriculture to identify and motivate and skilled woreda agronomist, crop protection, and subject matter specialists to support future expansion of the 8028 Farmers’ Hotline Helpdesk• Support the 8028 Farmers’ Hotline team analyze the 8028 Farmers’ Hotline Helpdesk results and share with ATA SMT and relevant stakeholders• Liaise with a wide range of stakeholders to promote and popularize 8028 Farmers’ Hotline• Occasionally, support the ICT Team Lead and other ICT Project Officers on project related activities• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Bachelor's

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in communications, public relations, journalism, international relations, media relations or equivalent.
• At least 8 years of relevant professional experience, preferably in a generalist corporate communications role with a national or international focus.
• Ability to be proactive, take direction and establish ownership of projects
• Proficiency in English and Amharic
• Ability to build and maintain relationships is key is expanding this system nationwide
• Excellent communication skills
Required qualifications and experience
• Familiarity with the ATA’s 8028 Farmers’ Hotline system
• Experience working on ICT4D and/or ICT4AG related projects, preferably in Ethiopia
• Experience working with agriculture related organization is highly preferable
• Strong interpersonal skills and a demonstrated ability to work as part of a larger team
• Experience working within a fast paced organization, similar to the ATA

5-10 years

• 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 at http://apply.ata.gov.et• Also, please DO NOT submit scans of certificates with your application form.• Women are highly encouraged to apply.• Only short listed candidates will be contacted.