Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency (ATA)Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Senior Project Portfolio Manager, PPMO- Term of Employment: Through July, 2020- Duty Station(s): Addis Ababa- Required Number: 1- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: April 13, 2019POSITION SUMMARY:• The Senior Project Portfolio Manager (SPPM) is responsible to manage the establishment of Project Portfolio Management Office (PPMO) within ATA and support PPM regional senior project managers in leading regional PMOs. The SPPM will facilitate and coordinate the identification and prioritization of projects and programs within the Agricultural Transformation Agenda Deliverables (TAD) and Agricultural Commercialization Cluster (ACC) initiatives. The SPPM will support project/program team and build their project/program/portfolio management capacity. She/he monitors projects/programs performance and promote the alignment of projects/programs with the organizational strategy.• This position will report directly to the Director of Project Portfolio Management Office. The Project Portfolio Management team sits within the Implementation Support (IS) Vertical, which strives to standardize project/program/portfolio management practices in the agency and elevate project management skill of ATA project teams that drive the impact and effectiveness of the ATA’s and partners’ work with smallholder farmers. As part of the PPM senior management team, the SPPM will closely collaborate with senior PPM team, project team leaders and senior members within IS vertical. The position will be based in ATA Head Office.Essential Duties• Ensure the successful establishment of PPMO that will add measurable value to the ATA• Support and engage with senior leadership team in aligning projects and programs to ATA’s strategic goals• Develop and maintain effective and innovative project/program/portfolio management culture across ATA• Evaluate projects and programs across ATA, identify common trends, collaboration areas, potential bottlenecks and opportunities for refocus• Coordinate dependencies and risks across the projects and programs in ATA, advise on risk mitigation techniques and escalate unresolved risks promptly• Perform regular performance checks on projects and programs in ATA and make recommendations for improvements when required• Develop project portfolio governance framework• Develop project selection criteria• Create a platform for efficient collaboration and coordination of federal and regional PPMO teams and facilitate experience sharing among them• Support and train project team in collaboration with senior PPM team on project management processes, tools and techniques• Create/develop simple and powerful project/program/portfolio management processes, tools in collaboration with the PPM senior staff and regional PMO project managers• Hire, manage and develop PPM team members• Regularly seek feedback from ATA and partner project teams for improvements to project management tools, training and support• Continuously strive for improvement by introducing effective and flexible tools and processes in collaboration with the senior PPM team based on feedback.• Evaluate and select best suit PPM software solution• Follow international trends in project/program/portfolio management and share knowledge with PPM team and ATA project leaders when important• Perform additional tasks when assigned by the Director

Bachelor's

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• Master’s/Bachelor Degree in project Management, Engineering, Agricultural Economics, Business, Economics, or other relevant field. Master’s degree in one of the above supplemented with a formal project/portfolio management trainings.
• At least 8 years professional experience for MSc/MA candidates, and 10 years relevant experience for BA/BSC holders among which 6 to 4 years’ experience in the direct management of large, complex, long-term projects/portfolios in government and the private sector or in international development, including responsibility for people management, goalsetting, budgeting, work planning, meeting targets, and capacity building
• Highly structured thinker and communicator – who can quickly and clearly envision and explain a system that makes people’s jobs easier
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships and influence people without authority
• Highly adaptive and resourceful problem solver in rapidly changing environments
• Energized by a fast-moving environment with an emphasis on high performance, accountability and results – who has a drive for excellence and enjoy being around others with the same drive
• Strong set of personal values, including integrity, honesty
• Team builder – who provides the element that holds the team together in common purpose toward the right objective
• Previous Project Portfolio management and PMO experience is advantageous
• Experience working in developing countries is highly preferred
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification or equivalent required
• Program Management Professional(PgMP) certification advantageous
• Portfolio Management Professional (PfMP) certification desired
• Fluency in English required

10-15 years

• We invite all candidates meeting the required qualifications to submit (i) a cover letter, (ii) CV (maximum 5 pages), and (iii) a completed ATA Application Form at https://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.