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Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Senior Technical Expert II - Markets Linkage and Contract Farming (ACC Support)- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station(s): Addis Ababa- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: November 07, 2019ESSENTIAL DUTIES:• Support and drive ATA’s contract farming and market linkage initiatives and engagements, and provide high quality strategic and implementation support for contract farming arrangements within the Agricultural Commercialization Clusters (ACCs)• Provide high caliber support for the design and roll out of contract farming arrangement and market linkage activities• Provide effective support to strengthen the institutional capacity of public institutions supporting contract farming arrangements and market linkage efforts• Engage in day-to-day stakeholder’s management in enhancing markets for ACC commodities and ensure gender and youth is mainstreamed during market linkages• Ensure standard target-setting, planning, management and reporting processes and tools are effectively applied across all levels in day-to-day activities• Ensure use of best practice analytical and problem-solving tools and approaches• Provide capacity building and training to National, Regional and local ACC teams and partners• Drive identification, design and coordination of implementation of critical policy and other interventions to promote agri-business through the Clusters and create market linkages across the Clusters• Identify systemic issues affecting the priority value chains across the clusters• Facilitate market linkages among producer groups, private sector and public sector• Provide content direction and input to other members of the team• Collect data on the performance of contract farming arrangements, identify challenges, best practice and share to the partners.

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Senior Transformation Agenda Specialist - Horticulture- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station(s): Addis Ababa- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: November 07, 2019ESSENTIAL DUTIES:The roles and responsibilities of the Senior TA Specialist in each focus area of the Delivery Unit and with respect to the specific TA Sub-Deliverables noted above, are as follows.Planning and execution effectiveness• Provide input and overall support to ensure effective annual planning, budgeting and target setting activities for all Sub-Deliverables.• Provide close support to implementation coordinator/s in prioritization of interventions along the Horticulture value chain.• Provide advises on enhancing the effectiveness of the private, cooperative and public sectors in the horticulture industry both at Federal & regional levels with a focus on meeting GTP II targets set for the sector.• Provide support for the enhancement of policy and institutional capacity along the value chain, including prioritization of investments in the sector.• Provide support in linking federal and regional horticulture institutions in effective implementation of interventions.• Provide additional support as may be demanded by the TA advisor for agricultural development the reporting Director (implementation coordinator (and the DU head pertinent to the TADs or as needed to other relevant assignments.Tracking, reporting and escalation• Undertake regular follow-up and monitoring of all activities of the Sub-Deliverables, engaging with relevant Activity and Task Owners to ensure activities are on track and reporting online or/ and other tools is timely and accurate.• Support data collection for timely and accurate reporting.• Identify and escalate challenges around implementation and reporting, as well as solutions, options and recommendations, to Sub-Deliverable Implementing Coordinator and/or Owner, as appropriate.Problem solving and light analytical support• Identify critical technical issues directly related to Sub-Deliverable design and/or implementation.• Analyze and develop solution options and recommendations for these critical issues and engage with relevant staff within the Ministry and external partners to align on adjustments required.• Proactively engage other DU staff and/or external partners for heavier or more analytical problem-solving support where needed.• Support the creation of range of producers and multiple channels for the delivery of seeds timely, efficiently and accountably to farmers through introducing more efficient systems.Technical support• Contribute to ToRs, concept notes, studies, workshops, and training materials, directly related to Sub-Deliverable and areas of technical expertise.• Review policies, strategies, directives, guidelines and other technical relevant documents in area of assignment to identify technical gaps and develop recommendations.• Technical support to maintain and improve coordination platforms across the horticulture value chain.• Provide other technical advisory and input needed for effective Sub-Deliverable implementation.

International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Deputy Project Coordinator Job Description• Serves as deputy project coordinator on sectoral areas (apiculture and sericulture) matters of the project and manage project teams working in these areas;• Provides technical leadership to the apiculture and sericulture development activities of the project, from site selection, recruitment of youth, organization of training programs, delivery of starter kit through to facilitating market linkages;• Coordinates the direction, implementation, execution, control and completion of beekeeping and sericulture development activities of the project in all project areas in the four regions (Oromia, Amhara, Tigray and SNNP);• Facilitates collaborations in beekeeping and sericulture development sites with project teams working on market development and microfinance services;• Manages interactions with key stakeholders, including private sector actors, engaged in apiculture and sericulture development works of the project;• Manages financial resources and central and regional project teams implementing beekeeping and sericulture development;• Prepares and submits regular technical progress reports in apiculture and sericulture development• Participates in project performance review meetings and discussions• Ensures the project’s compliance with the terms of agreement with the donor, local implementing partners and icipe;• Keeps abreast of developments within project implementations and policy changes in the country/region;• Contributes to the development of new proposals when opportunities arise;• Supports the project coordinator in the development, maintenance and strengthening of key strategic partnerships with the donor, local public and private partners;• Assists the project coordinator in identifying, mitigating, and managing project risks.- Duty Station: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.- Position level: HG 17- Minimum Base salary: Birr 57,880 per month (Negotiable depending on salary history of the selected candidate)How to Apply• Applicants should provide a cover letter, a detailed curriculum vitae including names and addresses (including telephone and email) of three referees and a letter providing a point by point response to the essential and desirable person specifications. The position titles, duty stations and reference numbers should be clearly indicated in the subject line of the cover letter. All applications to be submitted online on our recruitment portal: http://ilri.simplicant.com/ on or before 30 October 2019.• To find more about ICIPE, visit our Website at http://www.icipe.org

Catholic Relief ServicesVacancy Announcement Position: Project Officer - Response & Recovery Job Description: • As a member of the WASH project team, you will monitor and report on all project activities in support of Catholic Relief Services’ (CRS) work serving the poor and vulnerable. Your thorough and service-oriented approach will ensure that the project consistently applies best practices and constantly works towards improving the impact of its benefits to those we serveJob Responsibilities:• Coordinate and lead the overall project start up, implementation, monitoring, evaluation reporting and phase out strategy for the assigned projects in line with CRS program quality principles and standards, donor requirements, and good practices.• Ensure beneficiary participation, accountability and protection in designing and implementing project interventions.• Coordinate within CRS sector teams on technical support provision to implementing partners to efficiently and effectively provide support to implementing partners in planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of project activities.• In collaboration with CRS MEAL team coordinate with CRS sector team and implementing partners in developing project data collection and reporting formats.• Coordinate with CRS sector team and implementing partners and participate in doing different project related lead assessments and studies.• Ensures quality of program implementation by conducting regular field visits and providing necessary technical support to implementing partner(s).• Collate project data, analyze and write monthly project progress update and quarterly and annual reports or per established reporting schedule. Support project implementing partner(s) to prepare reports per established reporting schedule and ensures that partners submit required reports as per the agreed reporting calendars.• Support program manager in managing project budget. Reviews advance requests and liquidation documents from partners for accuracy and ascertain that project expenses are in line with approved budget line items and reflects implementation plan. Submit project liquidation and advance request documents to Finance for further processing and follow up advances and liquidation are processed. Review and prepares quarterly cash forecasts to meet spending needs of project. Ensures all financial resources managed as per donor and CRS regulations guidelines.• Assist in establishing, strengthening and maintaining partnership with implementing partners, government, UN agencies, private sector and NGOs• Monitor projects progresses through regular field visits, reports and discussion with partners and beneficiaries. Monitor and report any challenges and/or gaps identified to inform adjustments to plans and implementation schedules. Assist partners in their efforts to reflect on project experiences.• Contribute to the development and documentation of best practices and their dissemination to a variety of internal and external audiences.• Support accountability through coordinating project evaluation activities and assisting partners in their efforts to collect and analyze project data per specified mechanisms and tools.• Ensure that effective M&E and accountability mechanisms are in place and that relevant information, statistics and analysis are provided in a timely way for donor reports, situation reports, project proposals, case studies and communications.• Collect information on staff capacity needs and technical assistance needs of partner organizations, assist partners in conducting and facilitating trainings, and monitor capacity building and technical support activities to ensure effective impact.• Develop training modules on IPM, irrigation agronomy and other improved crop production technologies to cover the specials needs of farmers and field workers and carry out in-house refresher courses for farmers and the field agents.• Complete project documentation for assigned activities. Assist with identifying information for case studies and reports on promising practices.• Performs other related tasks given by line manager

Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency (ATA)Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Senior Transformation Agenda Specialist - Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: September 12, 2019ESSENTIAL DUTIES:Planning, execution effectiveness, tracking, reporting and escalation• Provide input and overall support to ensure effective annual planning, budgeting and target setting activities for all Sub-Deliverables• Identify and escalate challenges around implementation of and reporting on prioritized sub-deliverables, as well as providing solutions, options and recommendations for effective implementation.• Undertake regular follow-up and monitoring of all activities of Sub-Deliverables, engaging with relevant Activity and Task Owners to ensure reporting through key reporting systems and tools is timely and accurate• Support data collection for timely and accurate reportingProblem solving and technical support• Identify critical technical issues directly related to implementation and/or design of prioritized Sub-Deliverables• Analyze and develop solution options and recommendations for these critical issues, and engage with relevant staff within the Ministry and external partners to align on adjustments required• Proactively engage other DU staff on problem solving and with ATA’s crosscutting team on Climate and Environment and/or external partners for heavier or more analytical problem-solving support where needed• Contribute to ToRs, concept notes, studies, workshops, and training materials, directly related to prioritized Sub-Deliverable and areas of technical expertise• Provide other technical advisory and input needed for effective Sub-Deliverable implementation, as necessary.

Yergacheffe Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union Ltd (YCFCU)Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Lead Coffee RoasterSalary: As per the company scaleBenefit• house allowance 20% of the gross salary and transport allowanceJob Description• The Lead Roaster is responsible for quality and efficiency in roasting and packing of coffee, as well as a key aid to the green coffee selection among the available stock. Scope of work starts at the cupping table, as a green coffee selection assistant, and ends as the roasted, packed coffee is handed off to relevant party.• The ability to collaborate, mentor and teach are prerequisites with working in tight spaces in perspective. This role will report to the Production Manager.Duties and Responsibilities:• The main responsibility is to ensure each store has the appropriate levels of roasted coffee• The Lead Roaster will be responsible for training all relevant staff on proper production operations, including roasting, stamping, heat sealing, weighing and shipping.• The Lead Roaster will be responsible for tracking and maintaining inventory levels of both green and roasted coffee as well as utilizing store staff to accomplish all roasting needs.• The Lead Roaster will manage the Roasting Schedule and ensure it is adhered to and updated with any changes.• The Lead Roaster will place green coffee orders to store manager for weekly delivery.• The Lead Roaster is expected to serve as a resource for all roasted coffee questions from customers, serving as an in-house expert.• The Lead Roaster will be responsible for roasting samples and hosting cuppings related to the green coffee buying program.• Running the coffee grinder to prepare the grind type the customer wants• Weighing the whole beans or ground coffee to package them in appropriate weight packages• Labeling the packages appropriately• Placing the orders in the appropriate places for final delivery to the customer• Perform other duties as required, such as cleaning the roaster before and after the roasting process and keeping the work area cleanHow to Apply• All interested applicants can submit their CV along all necessary documents with in 10 (Ten) working days in person• Address: Akaki kality Sub city around Kality Square behind CCRDA, Next to Oromia Water Works Construction Bruea, on the road of Hana MaryamYergacheffe Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union LtdTEL: 0114-71-70-19/18/17

Ethiopian Village Vacancy Announcement ETHIOPIAN VILLAGE is a village composed of 1192 households constructed by Ethiopian Airlines Group for its employee as part of the retention program. The VILLAGE has a mix of apartments, Villa and Multi-family houses. Currently, it is administered by the Association created from the villagers. ET Village wants to attract and recruit qualified candidates for the following posts.Position: Cleaner/Gardner - ET Village- Registration Date: Until July 30, 2019- Registration place: Recruitment & Placement Office Head Office- Terms of Employment: 6 Months Contract with possibility of extension based on performance- Salary: Negotiation

International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)Vacancy Announcement Position: Research Project Coordinator - Rangeland Health Key Responsibilities:• Coordinate the ‘rangeland health’ component of a large-scale, ‘One Health’ research and development project, focused on improving the health of people, livestock, and the land;• Coordinate implementation pastoral community land management according to demonstrated and documented approaches, in multiple sites in 3 countries (Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia);• Train partners and communities in implementing rangeland management, including participatory monitoring of rangeland condition;• Supervise collection and management of primary field data and secondary data pertaining to pastoral community land management, including both social and biophysical data;• Analyze data to document rangeland restoration successes and challenges;• Work closely with development partners (especially government), and pastoral communities to maintain relationships and forge effective multi-stakeholder collaboration;• Contribute to resource mobilization, including proposal development;• Oversee project logistics related to fieldworks and other activities as relevant;• Communication of research results to partners, including pastoral communities.- Duty Station: Addis Ababa, EthiopiaJob Grade: HG16- Monthly Base Salary: Birr 50,801 (Negotiable depending on salary history of the candidate).- Terms of appointment: This is a Nationally Recruited Staff (NRS) position, initial appointment is for one year with the possibility of renewal, contingent upon individual performance and the availability of funding. The ILRI remuneration package for nationally recruited staff in Ethiopia includes very competitive salary and benefits such as life and medical insurance, offshore pension plan, etc. The ILRI campus is set in a secure, attractive campus in Addis Ababa. Dining and sports facilities are located on site.

Kerchanshe Trading PLCVacancy AnnouncementPosition: Quality Control Officer (Coffee Cupper)- Other Requirements: Good discipline, Cooperation, Commitment to work, good computer applications- Place of Work: Addis Ababa or Kality - Salary: As per the scale but negotiable Place of registration:1. Near Bisrate Gabriel Church, in Bayne Building Room No. 7022. Kality/Kerchanshe Coffee Supplier PLC (Industrial Village)- Registration Date: 10 consecutive days with non-returnable copy of documentsTel: 0113-716370, P.O.Box 19891, Addis AbabaEmail: info@kerchanshe.com

Kerchanshe Trading PLCVacancy AnnouncementPosition: Quality Control Officer (Coffee Cupper)- Other Requirements: Good discipline, Cooperation, Commitment to work, good computer applications- Place of Work: Addis Ababa or Kality - Salary: As per the scale but negotiable Place of registration:1. Near Bisrate Gabriel Church, in Bayne Building Room No. 7022. Kality/Kerchanshe Coffee Supplier PLC (Industrial Village)- Registration Date: 10 consecutive days with non-returnable copy of documentsTel: 0113-716370, P.O.Box 19891, Addis AbabaEmail: info@kerchanshe.com